Suitable Names For The Century

Dean Obeidallah wrote an article for CNN published on Sunday, December 7th, about the practicality of giving your children "unusual" names. Obeidallah begins the article with an extremely sarcastic tone, and pokes fun at some families in the 21st century who have named their children "siri", "mac" and "apple" in honor of the technology achievements of the Apple computer company.  Obeidallah's opinion is made very clear through his use of voice in his article as he states "Baby Siri? Seriously, who would name their bundle of joy after a frustrating Apple product that hardly ever works?". The article moves on to talk about unusual names from the authors personal life, and he predicts how his life may have been different had he been given a more ethnic first name by his parents, particularly during the 9/11 crisis. The article discusses how in the past it seemed to be only the celebrities who gifted extremely unusual names to their children. Now, in the 21st century, obeidallah states that the "condition" is spreading to the rest of society. Obeidallah furthers his argument that people should avoid naming their children unusual names, particularly ones relevant to technology, by using his mocking tone, and using examples that make naming children weird things seem to be a major disadvantage for the future well-being of their children. 

http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/01/opinion/obeidallah-baby-name/index.html?hpt=op_t1