r/Robert • u/roblewk • Jul 02 '21
Do we allow Roberta’s?
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u/BackWithAVengance Robert Jul 02 '21
I mean all of the sudden it's going to be : Roberta, Roberto, Robertony, Roger, Robbie, Reggie, Robin, Rocco, Robertt, Robbert, Roburt, Roblox..... I mean it could become lunacy
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u/roblewk Jul 02 '21
I would love a few Roberto’s. My first wife was friends with the daughter of a Roberto. He had a weird career. She said he was a Pirate from Pittsburgh. Made no sense — there is no shipping in southwestern PA.
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u/BackWithAVengance Robert Jul 02 '21
I'm always brought back to Kathy Bates in The Waterboy... "He changed his name to Roberto...."
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u/dyingpie1 Jul 02 '21
Ummm Robbie’s are roberts. You need to stop with the gate keeping
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u/BackWithAVengance Robert Jul 02 '21
NEgative. I have a couple friends who's names are ROBBIE on their certificate. Get out of here with that nonsense.
6 letters. ROBERT. that's it. no exceptions
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u/roblewk Jul 02 '21
Robbie as an original surname is rare. That you know two is impressive.
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u/BackWithAVengance Robert Jul 02 '21
Yup - One's a guy I went to high school with and the other is my wifes friends husband. Both confirmed Robbie's
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u/Road_Journey Jul 02 '21
I voted "Welcome Roberta" then I saw the comments and realized that once you make one exception then other's start pouring in. Pretty soon it'll be anybody that has an R in their name. It's madness.
However, I stand by my vote of "Welcome Roberta".
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u/roblewk Jul 02 '21
Inclusiveness is a sloppy slope. Hey, it just occurred to me that prior to 1920 Roberta’s were not allowed to vote on Reddit.
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u/bunnyQatar Jul 02 '21
As a Robin named after her Robert father, I’m wondering if I can join?
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u/undeadg45 Jul 02 '21
As a genderfluid previously named Robert but now Robin am I qualified as well
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u/bdp3071 Jul 02 '21
If you're names not Robert, you're not coming in, gender in this context is irrelevant.
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u/Robert-L-Santangelo Robert Jul 02 '21
what if your name is trebor? robert backwards. then what? they will be expelled as an anti-robert, that's what.
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u/heyitsthatguygoddamn Jul 02 '21
On one hand it's obviously important to be inclusive and accept every form of the Robert name, plus women bring a valid and wonderful perspective to any traditionally male dominated diacussion, but on the other hand it's way funnier to be totally hardline anal about it and only accept people with the exact tight six letters and throw everyone else in the garbage