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September 13, 2007
Chavez Censors Babies' Names
Under socialism, pretty much everything is dictated by the government, including what you name your children:
As if Hugo Chávez doesn't have enough ways to repress his countrymen, a new parliamentary edict has been introduced to prohibit Venezuelan parents from naming their newborns anything other than 100 officially sanctioned Spanish names. Fed up with whimsical, hard-to-pronounce, or politically incorrect monikers such as Haynhecht, Yornaichel, Hochiminh, or (¡horrores!) Kennedy, officials want to go back to basics, according to The New York Times. Supporters of the legislation say it will protect children from ridicule. But efforts to purify cultures have not gone well historically. And what's next? Venezuela itself is said to have been named by an Italian, Amerigo Vespucci, who in 1499 christened it "Little Venice." Could "Chavezuela" be far behind?
On a tip from Mike.
Posted by Van Helsing at September 13, 2007 6:51 AM
Comments
That asshat should change his own name to Captain Asshat Chavez.
Posted by: Anonymous at September 13, 2007 7:28 AM
Part of me wants to agree with this, as I find the trend for ridiculous names here to be obnoxious. But I don't want the government involved!
Posted by: Pam at September 13, 2007 8:49 AM
I am agreed with president Chavez on the name issue , I have seen babies with ridicules name like Ronald Reagan Hernandez, Winngate Fernandez
Schwazernager Gutierrez ,or Katherine khroancia Martinez, there are tousands of beautiful spanish names, why ridicule your son or daughter.
Posted by: simancas at September 13, 2007 10:46 AM
Here in America we have moonbat kids named "Truth", "Rainbow", and "Apple". But that's free choice for you.
Posted by: KHarn at September 13, 2007 6:21 PM
