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mysidIs it just me, or is the name "Renesmee"--the name of the vampire baby in Twilight--one of the most hideous names ever bestowed on a baby girl? I think it's supposed to be a mash-up or Renee and Esme, but I can't seem to pronounce it any way other than "Renee-Smee", calling to mind images of a fat pirate in a striped shirt.
Smee
Perhaps Bella gave her daughter such a horrible name in revenge for her difficult birth. After all, having your spine broken during labor and then being bitten and ripped open probably doesn't leave you feeling all warm and fuzzy about your fanged offspring. "Let's name her Renee-Smee! Mwahahaha!"
So, I'm going to give Bella pass on this one. Usually when I hear an atrocious name, I think, "Those parents deserved to be slapped for doing that to their kid." But given the bloody slasher movie scene that was this kid's birth, I think Bella's been punished enough by her own baby.
We should probably still stake Bella for being an insipid, weak, pathetic excuse for a book/movie "heroine". And let's do Edward while we're at it, because, "He's a creepy manipulative controlling overprotective stalker".
Smee
Perhaps Bella gave her daughter such a horrible name in revenge for her difficult birth. After all, having your spine broken during labor and then being bitten and ripped open probably doesn't leave you feeling all warm and fuzzy about your fanged offspring. "Let's name her Renee-Smee! Mwahahaha!"
So, I'm going to give Bella pass on this one. Usually when I hear an atrocious name, I think, "Those parents deserved to be slapped for doing that to their kid." But given the bloody slasher movie scene that was this kid's birth, I think Bella's been punished enough by her own baby.
We should probably still stake Bella for being an insipid, weak, pathetic excuse for a book/movie "heroine". And let's do Edward while we're at it, because, "He's a creepy manipulative controlling overprotective stalker".
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Date: 2012-06-14 12:17 am (UTC)Perhaps Bella gave her daughter such a horrible name in revenge for her difficult birth. After all, having your spine broken during labor and then being bitten and ripped open probably doesn't leave you feeling all warm and fuzzy about your fanged offspring. "Let's name her Renee-Smee! Mwahahaha!"
That would make sense, but unfortunately she came up with the horrible name well before the Demon Spawn's birth.
And if you look at Mormon names, you'll see that Renesmee was a pretty conservative one. Meyer could have named the Chestburster:
DuWhitVandeeOn
LaVeDrienne
NaLa'DeLuhRay
Phakelikaydenicia
Zaragrunudgeyon
Tugdick
Tosser
Saunsceneyouray
Qedrin
Merzaydee
Jarna Nazhalena
Hereditary
Superstar Five
Desdedididawn
Ara-Om
Chinchilla Zest
Leviathan
And yes. These are all real names given to real kids by real Mormons.
You should totally read Das_Mervin's chapter-by-chapter funny, intelligent and detailed critiques of Meyer's work, in which Mervin explains WHY these books fail so hard. She's finished Twilight, New Moon and Eclipse and is now doing Bree Tanner. After that--on to Breaking Dawn.
Here are the links:
Twilight
New Moon
Eclipse
The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner (Ongoing)
The Twilight Illustrated Guide (Not yet done--will be picked up again after Breaking Dawn)
And you might also like the sporking done by Mervin's sister, Mrs. Hyde:
Midnight Sun
Go read. You'll be glad that you did.