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My sister wants to give her baby a stripper’s name – I’m scared she’ll never be able to get a real job

A MAN has revealed he is concerned that his sister is going to give her baby a "stripper's" name.

The sibling is a 24-year-old older brother to his sister, who he identified as Hailey, 23.

A brother claimed that his sister's baby names were too reminiscent of a stripper's stage name to be appropriate for a "mainstream job"
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A brother claimed that his sister's baby names were too reminiscent of a stripper's stage name to be appropriate for a "mainstream job"Credit: Getty
The baby's mother allegedly works as a dancer at a club nearby the family's home
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The baby's mother allegedly works as a dancer at a club nearby the family's homeCredit: Getty

According to the brother's recent post in a thread called "Am I the A**hole" on Reddit, in which users ask others anonymously if they should feel like the bad guy in any given situation, Hailey is pregnant with her very first child.

The unnamed brother began the post by explaining that Hailey is a "very free spirit person."

"She definitely has her own taste in music, clothes, art et cetera," he wrote.

"Unfortunately, this extends to baby names."

The older brother continued that the baby was a girl, and therefore Hailey selected definitive names.

"She wants to name my niece either Redemption Cosmos or Venus Kali Cosmos — for real," the 24-year-old wrote.

"She posted the names in our family WhatsApp group, and she asked us to vote for our fave."

He added: "My relatives were just going along with it, but honestly, my sister is young and I felt like an a**hole for not saying anything."

The brother was very unhappy with Hailey's chosen names and decided to message his sister privately, which didn't end well.

"I messaged her privately on the side and said that the names are bad and would be a burden on my niece’s life," he said.

However, according to the Redditor, Hailey's full-time work is as a dancer at a local club.

So, his comments that the baby's name may not be suitable for "a more mainstream job" seemingly didn't sit well with his younger sibling.

"I really wasn’t trying to be mean, I just care about my niece and want to help," the brother professed.

"Well, my sister forwarded my private messages to the [groupchat] and told my family I was a judgemental duck."

The brother continued: "She shared that the names were personally meaningful because this baby is her redemption, and pregnancy has helped her make peace with her body and accept her flaws."

He also added a disclaimer that he didn't have "any negativity towards strippers" but just wanted his sister to consider "that she’s naming an actual human person, not a fun alter ego or something."

Ultimately, the Redditor asked other users if he was at fault for not wanting the names "Redemption Cosmos" or "Venus Kali Cosmos" for his niece.

CRITICAL RESPONSE

Several users responded by defending the brother's apprehension toward the names his sister offered.

"100% this. The parent is always just thinking about themselves, like it’s a test of their creativity and individuality. Way too much main character energy for me," one user wrote.

"For real, that’s a huge burden to put on a baby," another said.

A third added: "I hate to say it, but Redemption sounds like some kind of baby name Nick Cannon would come up with. Venus isn't too bad though."

Others even went as far as to argue that parents like Hailey should change their names to something "obscure" instead of their child's.

"Oh interesting! Tell her to try the name out herself and go around for a few weeks calling herself by it to see how strangers react and how big of a pain it is," a Redditor commented.

"I will never understand why these parents who like obscure names won't change their own names instead of pushing them on their child," another noted.

However, several others said the brother missed an opportunity to be more respectful about his opinions on the baby names.

"Those names are pretty intense, but you definitely could have expressed your concern in a way that didn’t invalidate and insult your sister’s lifestyle and life choices," one person said.

"Agree. The stripper comment was [judgey] and unnecessary," another echoed.

"Telling a stripper that stage names are largely not acceptable for babies is not an insult or an attack," a third agreed.

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