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[–] blarghly@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago (2 children)

They're riffing off of traditional masculine naming conventions. Gunner is associated with the traditional male role of aggressor (compare, Hunter, Victor, Dominic), and is also a job (compare, Carter, Taylor, Mason).

Honestly, I think it'll age better than Baylor or Kyson.

[–] AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 week ago (4 children)

I mean... I get it. But in a country where mass shootings are the norm, calling your son gunner is... a bit out of touch?

Baylor on the other hand is just plain horrible.

[–] MrStankov@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

Yeah, 'a bit out of touch' is a good starting point when talking about conservatives usually...

[–] blarghly@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I mean, a gunner is a job in the military. Not much different than naming your kid Gunars, which means warrior. Gunman would be more on the nose. I'm just saying, when I hear Gunner's mom yelling at him not to spill his soda in the car in the grocery store parking lot in 15 years, I'll be like, "yep, that's a normal name."

Also, mass shootings arent the norm. They are extremely rare.

But yes, naming your kid "gun" to "own the libs" is indeed cringe as fuck.

[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Naming your kid after a job is cringe.

[–] blarghly@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Naming your kid Taylor is cringe

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

It's a cultural thing. In some red areas guns are seen as a cultural signifier. It's straight up the same as naming a kid Christian or after a virtue or any other name that's on the nose religious, but with rural cultural values instead of just Christian ones.

[–] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago

hey, Baylor is a good hard-working children's name

those hay bales won't make themselves once all the farm hands are in concentration camps

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

My half-brother is named Ranger. 🙄

[–] blarghly@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Please tell me he lives in Texas