Posted on 01/09/2015 8:36:06 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
In the basement of a Portland hotel Friday, a room full of members of the American Name Society gathered for their big annual event: voting on the name of the year for 2014. They nominated and spoke for and against the names of people, places and things that mattered last year before a decisive vote. By a 15-vote margin over the other finalists, “Ferguson” became their name of the year.
Ferguson, of course, is the name the St. Louis suburb where a police officer shot and killed teenager Michael Brown last year, setting off weeks of racially charged unrest around the country. Others also spoke up in favor of the eventual winner. “We can use our voice for social good and also for a movement that has some political weight to it,” said one member.
Iman Laversuch Nick, the incoming president of the society, gave a short speech in support of Ferguson right before the vote. “It’s the amount of power that it evokes,” she said. “It’s a name like Columbine. This name will always have that meaning.…
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“Has this society lost it’s collective mind? “
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Yes !
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Considering the incoming president of this “society” is an “imam” why am I not surprised by this idiocy?
Also narrowly beating out “Convicted Felon” for first and middle name combos.
“By a 15-vote margin over the other finalists, “Ferguson” became their name of the year.”
They must be planning to open a real estate business there.
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