• DragonTypeWyvern
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    3 months ago

    Naming children after the mythical figures of a culture is perfectly acceptable.

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      3 months ago

      True and fair, but what do you think when you hear that someone’s name is Loki (who isn’t from a Scandinavian country)?

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      3 months ago

      And Jedi is actually recognised as an official religion in the US. And there’s plenty of people who identify as Jedi in the UK as well. So one could certainly argue that it’s violating someone’s religious beliefs by not allowing that name. At least Luke Skywalker has some evidence of existing…

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        3 months ago

        At least Luke Skywalker has some evidence of existing…

        Both are book fairy tales that had movie adaptations. They are more similar.