And nowhere is this more true than with the particular case of names given to African-Americans. But with creative names, as with all creative enterprises, there is wheat and there is chaff all too often, the former is cast aside with the latter. And a New Mexico court in June prevented a man from legally changing his name to 'Fuck Censorship!'
More recently, a New Zealand judge made the poor 9-year-old Talula Does the Hula From Hawaii a ward of the court, just so she could change her name. In some places, the severity of the names has provoked government action: In Venezuela, a 2007 bill tried to limit names to an approved list of 100, with the intent of putting an end to names like Hitler Adonys and Batman. Ridiculous names: Sure, we all joke about them, but they're real, and sometimes they're illegal. Others born into the tiny victimized class of the celebrity baby have not been so lucky, and the wee Jolie-Pitts will surely be grateful if they ever share a sandbox with Freedom and Reignbeau, Ving Rhames' children, or Pilot Inspektor, Jason Lee's child, or Jermajesty, Jermaine Jackson's son. Considering they were born to a celebrity couple, namely Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, these little ones dodged a serious bullet. A twin brother and sister entered the world on July 12 and were bestowed these names: Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline.
