Whatâs in a name? Well, one concerned mom thinks a lot is riding on her childâs unfortunate name, and now sheâs seeking advice.
By some estimates, 77% of employers will Google an applicant before hiring them, so itâs understandable that Mom is concerned her 17-year-old son coincidentally shares a name with a prominent adult film performer.
But is it really that big of a deal?
âWe first realized this about two years ago,â she writes, âand the problem has only gotten worse, as the star has become more ⌠prolific.â
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âThereâs no shortened form or nickname, and our son has no middle name, so we donât have options but to legally change it.â
A legal name change does seem a tad extreme, and it seems her son agrees.
âThe problem is our son does not want to do this,â she explains. âHe doesnât care about the overlap, itâs the only name he and everyone else has ever known him by, and a change will likely highlight the underlying reason.â
âShould we play the parent card and force a legal name change?â she asks.
The advice columnist comes back with a resounding: âAbsolutely not.â
They elaborate a bit, but is that even necessary? Case closed.
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Very few porn names are blatantly sexually suggestive. So unless he’s strutting around
Puttin Inmarse he’s good…
rabbit
Puttin Inmarse has to be the greatest name ever. Thank you for the laugh!
Curtispsf
Who wants that Russian dicktator in his but?
maleficent
shut up idiot ignorant fool
Chrisk
What the eff. What’s his name John Holmes? Jeff Stryker? I think it would be kind of cool.
Grandolphrz
It could be Charles Payton?
alterego1980
Weâll probably have to wait until he turns 18 before we get an update to this story!! And That didnât stop me from Googling âprolific adult film starsâ haha
Doctor Benway
It’s alright, there’s no shame about being named Johnny Rapid.
nitejonboy
Not even Johnny Rapid wants to be named Johnny Rapid,lol.
nitejonboy
Well thatâs what you get for naming your kid the hole punisher. Oh wait thatâs my kids name..
jgoo
Be proactive and tell a potential employer of the situation. Also, anyone googling the name will get a picture associated with the name and will know it’s not him. Awkward maybe but have fun with it.
Grandolphrz
So what’s the name? Even if we searched the name, we would get the porn star, not the kid. How did they know the kid’s name is the name of a porn star? Is it Ron Jeremy?
Doug
What a stupid thing to be concerned about.
Dymension
They never said the name!
Juanito malo
so all your and your kid’s friends watch porn????? How else would they know the name?
Brian
You’ve never heard of the internet? There are a zillion ways that this could have been discovered.
tjack47
At that age, I wouldn’t have thought a thing about it, unless I had an identity crisis. I would simply point this out to a potential employer. My question is, “Are they so similar in looks, they’re doppelgangers?” It’s understandable for a parent to be concerned, but is this parent a tiger or helicopter Mom and/or Dad, or same-sex parents either?
JromeGervais09
Give him a family middle name, FCS!!! You stupid woman.
Miles Crown
First, who doesn’t give their child a middle name? That’s just lazy.
Either she skipped ahead to a diminutive name like Ken, Jake, or Cam without bothering with their proper root names, or she went with something cute, like Colby.
Oh Mrs. Keller, you really screwed up.
KW1969
I know it’s not the popular opinion but I understand her concerns. There is someone with my same name who even looks a little like me and his court case is one of the first things that comes up when I google myself. I suppose it could be a funny ice breaker in an interview.
boymikefl
Why tell a story about a name and not say the name? Her husband’s Mr. Ed, BTW.
cubcmh
There’s benefits to keeping the name:
1. Buried Identity: He do whatever he wants and never have to worry about future employers doing an internet search. Any results will be BURIED after all the entries for the porn star.
2. Mistaken Identity: He could meet people who recognize the name – but don’t know what the porn star actually looks like – and thinks he’s a celebrity!
2a. If it’s woman, she’ll be feelin’ great thinking’ she made him switch teams đ
sonic_source
What’s his name? Jack Mioff?
rock9221
The parents should have thought of this when they named the kid “Long Dong Silver.”
Doug
LOL!
nm4047
Unless the guys name is Gina or Jessica, I really don’t think any ‘googling’ employers is going to think this is ‘him’ what a fluff story
RexRed
Well, if his name is something like Kok Ryder, maybe a name change might be wise. đ
RyanMBecker
Stormy Daniels…???
ShiningSex
LOL!!! That mom is dumb. First off the name is awful to begin with. Colton? Awful. Get over it redneck.
joeboyle49
I DON’T UNDERSTAND HOW IT IS THEY DIDN’T COME UP WITH A MIDDLE NAME WHEN THEY WERE NAMING HIM? WHAT PARENTS DON’T GIVE THERE KIDS A MIDDLE NAME??
Andy
Hey Joe
My birth mother never bothered giving me a middle name and for that matter, I decided to dump the first name she gave me and add a middle name and so to top it off, I dumped the last name. That dude wasn’t even my father. So there are birth vessels out there who don’t give a crap about what they name their kids. I think worrying about my kid having a porn name is ridiculous myself. I’d be more worried if his name was Jeffrey Dahmer or Ted Bundy.