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Assignment 4
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The boy named Courtney is…
insecure
fragile
alone
sensitive about his name
tries to act strong
hides his anxiety over his name/identity
out of reach
longing to be seen for his masculinity
tired of the girl jokes
worries about his image
resents his parents for giving him a girl’s name
wonders if he is being punished by having this name
wishes he had a name like Brian, Ryan, or Mike
looking for a fresh start on his big first day
wondering, “Did his parents wish for a girl?”
shy
anti-social due to the insecurity due to his name
has negative feelings towards girls due to the teasing from his name
out to prove his masculinity
hopes maybe no one will notice
hopes there are no girls named Courtney in his class
hopes maybe there is another boy with a “girl’s” name
hopes maybe there is another boy named Courtney
a microcosm of his problems arise on this day
doesn’t understand what’s so wrong about his name
wants to be accepted for himself not his name
socially withdrawn
tired of hearing from his parents “it’s a nice name”
overly cautious to not do anything that could be considered girly
simply, a boy named Courtney
jd34n nj, January 07
I took the professor's advice in this assignment and just pictured what it would be like to be in the position of Courtney. I tried to see this day through his point of view. Of course to understand that, I had to imagine what events would have to occur in order for him to be so sensitive about his name being mistaken for a girl. Also I pictured how young children would, and often do, tease other kids for reasons like this. I focused on that and made Courtney feel like a victim of teasing and how that can affect a young child.
jd34n nj, January 07
I liked this piece a lot. I thought it was nice how you went from all these worries and things that made Courtney anxious to his hopes and wishes for the future. I think all of the speculations that you brought up were valid ones. You are probably right that this boy tries to make up for his name by trying to be more masculine than he already is or is expected to be within his young group of friends. Do you think that someone with this kind of a name, who is now older, say 18, would face the same degree of anxiety or that it would pass as time goes on?
laurlaur1566 (Lauren) New York, January 08
I think that some of that anxiety would lessen as someone grew up, as they have been alive for longer and have therefore had more time to accept their circumstances. On the other hand, he could develop more anger toward the situation as time went on and similar situations kept occurring.
darbyb, January 08
I loved both the picture and what you wrote. It makes me wonder if there are certain geographic areas or schools in the country that would accept unique names like naming a boy Courtney and even think of it as a fad? Do you ever think there will be a certain point in time that gender will not be one of the determining factors in naming a child?
MMetzger (Marilyn Metzger) Vermont, January 08
To tell you the truth the kid moved away and ended up going to a new school a few towns over. By now I would imagine that people don't give him a hard time over his name, and he has embraced it as a unique trait. I vee him once in awhile, but I don't know him well enough to say if this conflict led to any problems down the road.
jd34n nj, January 08
"anti-social due to the insecurity due to his name
has negative feelings towards girls due to the teasing from his name
out to prove his masculinity"
I have to say that that is definitly a way a psychologist would look at things. I really think that what you say is true about our human nature. This is something that happens quite often in society. Do you think maybe we do this is a way to get back at society, a way to protect ourselves, or both? I am also sad to hear that he moved away to a new school. Geez... I think we should have a anti mean class in high school, or even in college. Like understand teasing 001 or something. Ms. Perry... Your a teacher... I support a proposal for class on that!!!
ohmystars17 (Aloha!!!) Burlington, January 10

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