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  2. Reclaiming my birth name as a Black woman made me a ... - AOL

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    Regardless of how others may perceive me based on my identity characteristics, I have the power to define who I am. The way you communicate your story matters. Your self-definitions, your voice ...

  3. Stacey Abrams: Why I'm reclaiming my name after writing ... - AOL

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    The name Selena Montgomery was inspired by Bewitched actress Elizabeth Montgomery, who played both Samantha on the hit 1950s sitcom as well as her evil cousin Serena, according to the New York Times.

  4. Strawman theory - Wikipedia

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    A "Legal name fraud" billboard in the United Kingdom. A variation of the strawman theory is found in the "legal name fraud" movement, which believes that birth certificates give the state legal ownership of a personal name and that refusing to use this name removes oneself from the state's authority and a court's jurisdiction. [17] [18]

  5. James Roday Explains Decision to Reclaim His Birth Name ... - AOL

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    They said, 'You might want to give some real consideration to changing your name.'" "Now imagine someone giving that advice to an actor out loud today, with the climate and cancel culture," he ...

  6. Reappropriation - Wikipedia

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    Washington University in St. Louis conducted an extensive study on reappropriation based on the band name and found that reclaimed words could be an effective tool for neutralizing disparaging words: "Reappropriation does seem to work in the sense of defusing insults, rendering them less disparaging and harmful."

  7. Narrative identity - Wikipedia

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    Narrative identity has been explored in the stories of incarcerated individuals. For example, narratives have been used to understand the conversion experience among prisoners. [55] Through these narratives, prisoner converts have been able to integrate their negative self (the one who committed the crime) into their larger sense of self.

  8. Miley Cyrus explains how her parents came up with her birth name

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    Miley Cyrus is sharing the story about how her parents came up with her birth name, Destiny Hope Cyrus. The "Flowers" singer, 31, opened up about the inspiration behind the name on a recent ...

  9. Know My Name: A Memoir - Wikipedia

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    Turner case and released her book with the title, Know My Name: A Memoir, on September 24, 2019. [4] [5] [6] She first began work on the book in 2017. [7] [8] [9] The book was an attempt by Miller to reappropriate her narrative identity and describe the trauma she went through, after being referred to in the press as "unconscious intoxicated ...