But she IS an idiot.

That's it! Damaris.

AW, now that's cute.

I really like her real name, Emilia. I also find it kind of odd that so many are complaining that Khaleesi is a title. Don't most names have an etymology?

I love those names you mentioned! Also, I think Arya sounds too Aryan Nation.

They would probably completely mispronounce it all the time (like I do in my head when I read it) and that would be annoying for your poor kid.

I was thinking that too. I'm sure there was a Daneris or Danerys in my grammar school. Or Yaneris :)

Some immigrants do that on purpose. They may not be aware that it's a diminutive, like the name, and think it sounds "American." I know an Asian Betsy and a Latino Danny.

Didn't George Foreman name all of his sons George Foreman?

What if you spell it Kei$ha?

Is that really how it's pronounced in French? Lol, that would be cool though.

I know, everyone looks really plain next to her!

NO BODY SHAMING!!!! No nuance allowed! Oooh look, cute cat videos! Yay!

She kind of looks like Paris Hilton to me. Who I can see saying some of the same things.

I know, I was worried that I agreed with her about something.

Yes, but I don't think this post was intended for mature adults. Sad to see grown women mooning over and dissecting the life and times of a Hollywood heartthrob. Sorry, but get a life ladies.

I know, it's actually quite invasive, I would think.

I took a bus in Oakland. Got on, asked the driver a question, and went to sit down in the back. The person I was with (also white) told me when we got off that there were a bunch of Black women sitting closer to the front that were loud-whispering talking shit about me the whole time we were on the bus. I was…

Yes, and when Isabella was chosen it was also a bit groundbreaking because her look was not a typical beauty look. They do a good job of picking women whose backstory also reads as cosmopolitan, sophistication, individualism.

He teaches at NYU.