So Apparently Nothing Can Be Named Isis Anymore

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People can't be named Isis on Facebook

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/ontario-teen-fed-up-with-hassles-about-being-named-isis-1.3005014

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Ontario teen fed up with hassles about being named Isis

Latest incident saw Facebook ask her to change the name on her account

A high-school student from Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., is fed up with harassment she's received about her birth name, which hit a new low when she got barred from using it on Facebook.

Her name is Isis King and she's been taking undeserved flak because of the similarities her first name has to the Islamic State extremist group.

King said some people have told her they find her name offensive, that it's horrible or that she shouldn't have it at all.

Some of this has come from people at her high school, but she's also been served with a heavy dose of online abuse.

"They'll call me a terrorist, or a freak, and say I don't belong and stuff like that," King told CBC News in an interview this weekend.

Archer can't use Isis

http://www.avclub.com/article/archer-drops-isis-name-suddenly-finds-itself-bunch-210378

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Archer drops ISIS name, suddenly finds itself with a bunch of unsellable t-shirts

or reasons we won�t get into here because, c�mon, read a drat newspaper, FX�s Archer has suddenly found itself in an uncomfortable position due to the show�s focus on an organization that operates under the acronym �ISIS.� Speaking at New York Comic-Con�which is like San Diego Comic-Con but everyone�s a bit pushier�Archer�s cast and crew revealed how the show would respond to real life�s sudden intrusion on the ISIS name. According to co-executive producer Casey Willis, the show is going to drop ISIS as quickly and quietly as it can, with the name being addressed in a �very smart and subtle way� right in the first episode. That comes from the New York Daily News, but The Daily Beast has an actual description of the scene for anyone who doesn�t mind spoiling a little visual gag.

The Daily Beast also reports that the show has scrubbed any mention of ISIS from its upcoming season, and Jessica Walter even re-recorded some of her lines for the first episode to explain that the spy organization now works for the CIA. Matt Thompson, one of Archer�s executive producers, referred to the real ISIS as �the most awful thing,� and he said the show�s staff �didn�t want to have anything to do with it.� He also notes that South Park would�ve done a whole arc about it, going after the terrorist organization for stealing their name, but in the Archer universe that version of ISIS simply doesn�t exist.

Hell ISIS can't be called Isis

http://theweek.com/speedreads/446139/france-says-name-isis-offensive-call-daesh-instead

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France says the name 'ISIS' is offensive, will call it 'Daesh' instead

What's in a name? When it comes to how to refer to the extremist group that has terrorized Syria and northern Iraq and violently imposed a caliphate, a lot.

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is a bit of a misnomer, says France, as it lends the imprimatur of Islam to a group that the vast majority of Muslims finds despicable. "This is a terrorist group and not a state. I do not recommend using the term Islamic State because it blurs the lines between Islam, Muslims, and Islamists," France's Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said in a statement. "The Arabs call it 'Daesh' and I will be calling them the 'Daesh cutthroats.'"

The name Daesh, according to France24, is a "loose acronym" for "Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant" (al-Dawla al-Islamiya al-Iraq al-Sham). The name is commonly used by enemies of ISIS, and it also has many negative undertones, as Daesh sounds similar to the Arabic words Daes ("one who crushes something underfoot") and Dahes ("one who sows discord").

gently caress people, just because an evil terrorist organization is named ISIS doesn't mean we have to gently caress everything named Isis. Like if a terrorist group calls itself "Apple", are we going to burn down apple stores and change the name of the fruit apples to "red oranges" or something stupid?

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d0s: Jun 28, 2004

wow, lets debate and discuss this

# ? Mar 23, 2015 12:33

FreshCutFries: Sep 15, 2007

Shadoer posted:

King said some people have told her they find her name offensive, that it's horrible or that she shouldn't have it at all.

"They'll call me a terrorist, or a freak, and say I don't belong and stuff like that," King told CBC News in an interview this weekend.

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open container: Sep 16, 2008

nuke silicon valley

# ? Mar 23, 2015 12:38

Fredrik1: Jan 22, 2005; Gopherslayer; Fallen Rib

Rename Something Awful to ISIS.com

# ? Mar 23, 2015 12:41

goatse.cx haver: Oct 17, 2010; precious metals

Fredrik1 posted:

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# ? Mar 23, 2015 12:41

Riot Bimbo: Dec 28, 2006

why can't the name just go back to being an egyptian god and roman mystery cult?

# ? Mar 23, 2015 12:42

Mr. Pumroy: May 20, 2001

daesh

# ? Mar 23, 2015 12:42

lorn Wayne: Jan 7, 2006

soo what you're saying is that I can finally open my bar 'AlQaedaholics Anonymous', now that the spotlight's off them? been sitting on this loving business plan for too long, need to take my shot...

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Ratjaculation: Aug 3, 2007

have we found bin laden yet?

# ? Mar 23, 2015 12:44

XMNN: Apr 26, 2008; I am incredibly stupid

the terrorists pretty much always win in the lamest way possible ie by causing massive personal inconvenience to every single westerner who eg goes through an airport, is named isis

# ? Mar 23, 2015 12:46

Tokamak: Dec 22, 2004

the terrorists won OP.

# ? Mar 23, 2015 12:47

Shadoer: Aug 31, 2011; Zoe Quinn is one of many women targeted by the Gamergate harassment campaign.

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hemophilia posted:

why can't the name just go back to being an egyptian god and roman mystery cult?

Yeah, I don't understand how a whole bunch of people just forgot about that.

The news media really should have gone with Daesh though, it actually makes more sense and would have been less problematic

# ? Mar 23, 2015 12:48

Mr. Pumroy: May 20, 2001

don't daesh me bro

# ? Mar 23, 2015 12:52

I Said No: May 21, 2007; jesus dude ur gonna kill someone with that av

one of the cats that lives next door is named isis
am i going to get blown up/beheaded

# ? Mar 23, 2015 12:52

FreshCutFries: Sep 15, 2007

i cant wait for good Americans to picket the cats owners for being the terrorists they obvy are

# ? Mar 23, 2015 12:53

Constant Hamprince: Oct 24, 2010; by exmarx; College Slice

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Anf-Z0sajtA

# ? Mar 23, 2015 12:54

Kempo Yellow Belt: Jan 5, 2012; Fun Shoe

d0s posted:

wow, lets debate and discuss this

Atypical nomenclatures are not of the :words:

# ? Mar 23, 2015 12:56

Jesus Christ: Jun 1, 2000; mods if you can make this my avatar I will gladly pay 10bux to the coffers

I Said No posted:

one of the cats that lives next door is named isis
am i going to get blown up/beheaded

u already dead

# ? Mar 23, 2015 12:56

Bloody Hedgehog: Dec 12, 2003; 💥💥🤯💥💥
Gotta nuke something

If they start calling it Daesh, that'll just cause problems with a lot of young african-american girls.

You know, presumably, I guess.

# ? Mar 23, 2015 12:56

Funky See Funky Do: Aug 20, 2013; STILL TRYING HARD

This is a dark time to be nervous or have a stutter.

# ? Mar 23, 2015 12:57

burritolingus: Nov 6, 2007; by Ralp

Isis "OBAMA" Hilter

# ? Mar 23, 2015 12:59

quakster: Jul 21, 2007; by FactsAreUseless

and isis is such a good name, too. what a shame. let's petition them to change the group's name to "anus"

# ? Mar 23, 2015 13:00

SMILLENNIALSMILLEN: Jun 26, 2009

I had this problem years ago with my first daughters name, "the US deserved 9/11"

# ? Mar 23, 2015 13:01

Shadoer: Aug 31, 2011; Zoe Quinn is one of many women targeted by the Gamergate harassment campaign.

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quakster posted:

and isis is such a good name, too. what a shame. let's petition them to change the group's name to "anus"

I'd sign it.

# ? Mar 23, 2015 13:01

Second Sun: Apr 6, 2009; by FactsAreUseless

The real victims here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sopiG1Qhlh8

# ? Mar 23, 2015 13:01

circ dick soleil: Sep 27, 2012; by zen death robot

quakster posted:

and isis is such a good name, too. what a shame. let's petition them to change the group's name to "anus"

this is what im goign to be calling them from now on.

thanks quakster.

# ? Mar 23, 2015 13:02

burritolingus: Nov 6, 2007; by Ralp

"Honey, we're boring white suburban trash. Let's name our kids something interesting and 'exotic!' I know, how about Isis? That'll never backfire on our dumb asses."

Quick, some terrorist group name yourself Aiden.

# ? Mar 23, 2015 13:02

ashgromnies: Jun 19, 2004

france is loving retarded

"ISIS is offensive, let's rename it to something that literally means the same thing"

# ? Mar 23, 2015 13:02

Tokamak: Dec 22, 2004

quakster posted:

and isis is such a good name, too. what a shame. let's petition them to change the group's name to "anus"

the asslamic state

# ? Mar 23, 2015 13:03

burritolingus: Nov 6, 2007; by Ralp

ashgromnies posted:

france is loving retarded

"ISIS is offensive, let's rename it to something that literally means the same thing"

France just wants all words to be French.

# ? Mar 23, 2015 13:03

circ dick soleil: Sep 27, 2012; by zen death robot

burritolingus posted:

"Honey, we're boring white suburban trash. Let's name our kids something interesting and 'exotic!' I know, how about Isis? That'll never backfire on our dumb asses."

Quick, some terrorist group name yourself Aiden.

# ? Mar 23, 2015 13:04

PassTheRemote: Mar 15, 2007; Number 6 holds The Village record in Duck Hunt.

The first one to kill wins.

What do we change the name of that Egyptian goddess to?

# ? Mar 23, 2015 13:09

circ dick soleil: Sep 27, 2012; by zen death robot

PassTheRemote posted:

What do we change the name of that Egyptian goddess to?

Jesus

# ? Mar 23, 2015 13:10

TheMostFrench: Jul 12, 2009; Stop for me, it's the claw!

Shadoer posted:

People can't be named Isis on Facebook

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/ontario-teen-fed-up-with-hassles-about-being-named-isis-1.3005014

Archer can't use Isis

http://www.avclub.com/article/archer-drops-isis-name-suddenly-finds-itself-bunch-210378

Hell ISIS can't be called Isis

http://theweek.com/speedreads/446139/france-says-name-isis-offensive-call-daesh-instead

gently caress people, just because an evil terrorist organization is named ISIS doesn't mean we have to gently caress everything named Isis. Like if a terrorist group calls itself "Apple", are we going to burn down apple stores and change the name of the fruit apples to "red oranges" or something stupid?

Really want to start a terrorist cell named Apple to see how people deal with it.

# ? Mar 23, 2015 13:11

Butch Otter: Jan 24, 2003

https://www.avid.com/US/products/family/ISIS

still a thing

# ? Mar 23, 2015 13:14

Kempo Yellow Belt: Jan 5, 2012; Fun Shoe

burritolingus posted:

"Honey, we're boring white suburban trash. Let's name our kids something interesting and 'exotic!' I know, how about Isis? That'll never backfire on our dumb asses."

Quick, some terrorist group name yourself Aiden.

i don't think white trash would know anything of Egyptian mythology. i could be wrong.

# ? Mar 23, 2015 13:15

WAY TO GO WAMPA!!: Oct 27, 2007

this is bullshit cause Isis Taylor still has a career

the problem is this girl isnt an attractive, racially ambiguous woman who spreads her rear end

# ? Mar 23, 2015 13:20

burritolingus: Nov 6, 2007; by Ralp

Unhinged Vulcan posted:

i don't think white trash would know anything of Egyptian mythology. i could be wrong.

Nah they got the Internet. When they have kids they use it to look up "interesting names." It's how a coworker of a friend wound up naming her kid Freyja.

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A Stupid Baby: Dec 31, 2002; lip up fatty

Let's rename it to Creating Power Vacuums In The Middle East is Fun

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