His parents used his real name.

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[–]Gaslov 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

I don't agree that people have that right.

[–]Spotted_Lady 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (4 children)

I believe every person should have the right to work hard to be whoever they want within reason. I mean, if you desire to be a rapist, terrorist, murderer, or anything that directly harms others, you shouldn't have that right.

[–]Node 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

There's really no such thing as a 'right'. Either you can do, or you cannot do. Consequences may never be the same, but that is secondary to the ability to act.

[–]Spotted_Lady 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Again, every person has an inherent right to work hard to be whoever they want to the extent it doesn't harm others.

Now, should I have the right to have a nose job if I so decide? Probably not, since Mom always said it was rude to pick your nose.

[–]Node 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

It's probably easier to see in other mammals. What 'rights' does a squirrel have? They can collect as many nuts as they're able, while avoiding predators, finding a mate, and all that. There's no right to a certain allotment of nuts, not becoming prey, or finding a cute female squirrel to share a nest. Squirrels can do or not do, to their abilities.

Rights are an imaginary construct, used to describe and influence power dynamics between different segments of our species. Real in that sense, but with no basis in actual reality.

Your mom was right. haha. Not sure about nose jobs, but I saw someone with an eyebrow job when I walked through a mall a few years ago. She was using 'thread' on her customers.

[–]Spotted_Lady 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Rights are inherent to the person, at least as I see it. So I guess we can agree to disagree.

I was only joking. My mom never said that.