#This also applies to misspellings and mispronunciation

[redglassbird]

Youd think I'm not an English major considering the way I punctuate! With reckless abandon! >:)

[gay-disabled-characters-showdown]

LGBTQ+ Disabled Characters Showdown Round 1, Wave 1, Poll 13

A character being totally canon LGBTQ+ and disabled was not required to be in this competition. Please check qualifications and propaganda before asking why a character is included.

Check out the other polls in this wave here.

Jedidiah A.A. Martin-Camp Here and There

Qualifications:

refuses to label his sexuality but BOY does he like men (looking at Mr Sargent for this one :3) also has ADHD! but its not known how attention deficient or hyperactive he is

also is a stupid cringefail loser who I want to push down a slide that's been fermenting in the sun all day during summer <3!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Propaganda:

Raised in a religious yet wealthy household, Jedidiah Abraham Adonias Martin--also known as "Jed", "Jeddie", "The archivist", "The clockmaker", or various misspellings and mispronunciations of his name--refuses to label his sexuality, but BOY does he like men (looking at Mr Sargent for this one), and also has ADHD! He may have dropped out of medical school and is "too repressed to write poetry", but he's still one of the camp nurses, alongside Sydney October Sargent! After talking to a bunch of birds, we found out that Jedididididiah will die on a Thursday (not a spoiler as of writing this). It has also been confirmed that he has a photo of Sydney on his desk (aww) and he plays D&D. Oh, and he's terrified of all things shelled. Would you like a snail as you think about voting for this loser? (affectionate)

Submitted by @spud-the-stupid

Ballister Boldheart-Nimona (Film)

Qualifications:

He has a boyfriend (and then they have a sort-of-breakup but they're back together by the end) and he has a prosthetic arm.

He’s gay and missing an arm.

He’s explicitly gay, in love with a man. He loses his arm then builds himself a prosthetic while on the run like a badass.

His boyfriend cut his arm off :( he uses a prosthetic now. His arm got chopped off after being falsely accused of killing the queen, he spends the rest of the movie with a prosthetic metal arm. His arm was also chopped off by his lover, Ambrosius Goldenloin, during said false assassination.

Canonically has a boyfriend and built his own prosthetic

Qualifies by both being canonically disabled (amputee) + canonically gay

Propaganda:

Please plz plz vote for him

His boyfriend cut off his arm. He made himself a prosthetic. He used his arm to block someone’s sword. He kissed his boyfriend. He has sad wet cat eyes, which isn’t relevant but still. He has them.

He’s so GOOD even though he’s having like the worst day ever (specifically talking about movie but webcomic also applies). He has the biggest wettest eyes how can you not root for him????

People love him! He kinda looks like a sad, poor little cat. A real soggy wet kitten man.

Let's see. He and Ambrosius are lovers, or at least boyfriends, from the moment they're introduced. Ballister gets his arm chopped off by Ambrosius during the false assassination. Ballister spends the rest of the movie trying to convince Ambrosius and the kingdom of his innocence, with a metal arm replacing his missing one. It originated the phrase "Arm Chopping is not a love language!" Did I mention he's a main character too?

Is a science nerd, built his own prosthetic arm with his non-dominant hand, accidentally adopted a trans chaos demon of a 1000yo being

A knight, Nimona's best friend and father figure of sorts, but the plot mostly revolves around him- Ballister is framed for murder and has to hide while trying to figure out who framed him and how to prove he's innocent. Nimona becomes his sidekick (he didn't want one, she just showed up at his place one day like a very chaotic stray cat) and together they form a great duo against the corrupt government. This is complicated by Ballister's ex Ambrosius, who accidentally cut off Ballister's arm and is a bit brainwashed by government propaganda. Oops. You should watch Nimona it's great 💞🦈

Submitted by @foulfirerebel (fifth person) and at least 7 others.

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[nancyedimick]

Should a child’s name be changed to Faisel Ali Maqableh, from a more Anglo-sounding name?

Child name-change disputes often raise thorny issues, because the “best interests of the child” standard that most courts use leaves room for so many factors, some of which might be improper (and different people disagree on which ones). Here is one interesting case, Al-Maqablh v. Alley, decided last Friday:

Ali Al-Maqablh appeals from an order by the Trimble Family Court changing the name of his biological child from “Elias Miles Alley” to “Elias Miles Ali Alley.” Al-Maqablh moved the court to change the child’s name to “Faisel Ali Maqableh.” He argues the family court did not properly consider the best interest of the child in making its determination. Because we hold that the family court considered the best interest of the child, and there was no abuse of discretion, we affirm. …

Al-Maqablh and Alley met in June 2013. Al-Maqablh testified that he and Alley underwent three months of [religiously] mandatory abstinence before engaging in an Islamic wedding ceremony shortly thereafter. Both parties admit that this ceremony was not legally binding. Alley became pregnant in September 2013, and afterwards Alley and Al-Maqablh’s relationship began to deteriorate.

After the child was born, Alley named him “Elias Miles Alley.” Al-Maqalblh … [seeks] to change the child’s name to “Faisel Ali Maqableh.” … Al-Maqablh explained while he preferred a different first name, he was focused on the cultural importance of the child’s middle and last names and, traditionally, the middle name of the child is the father’s first name and the child’s last name is the last name of the father. Al-Maqablh testified that he had many successful relatives, including doctors and professors.

Dr. Hassan Qazzaz testified that he performed an Islamic marriage ceremony between Alley and Al-Maqablh but he did not issue a marriage license. He also testified that he explained Islamic culture to both parties.

Alley argued that the name Maqableh could result in the child’s being socially ostracized due to the prejudice inherent in her small community; she also noted that many people would probably mispronounce it. Alley argued Al-Maqablh currently refers to the child as Faisel while around friends and relatives, and he could continue to do so. She also noted that even though some members of her family have criminal records (which could potentially stigmatize the child’s last name), these crimes are old, occurred in a different county and she and other family in Trimble County are respected members of the community.

The family court found that changing the child’s name could increase the bond between the child and Al-Maqablh, would not alter Alley’s relationship with the child, would not result in insecurity or lack of identity for the child and could increase a sense of identity for the child, but the proposed name would likely result in regular misspellings and mispronunciations. It noted potential bullying or harassment in child’s rural community was a factor to consider with regard to the best interest of the child and changing the surname from that of Alley, the current custodial parent, could result in some embarrassment or inconvenience to Alley.

The family court … found that Alley did not agree to raise the child subject to Islamic traditions based on their ceremonial marriage because Dr. Qazzaz testified he did not counsel the couple about raising children and while mother referred to Al-Maqablh as husband, she asked Al-Maqablh whether they could create a modern Islamic-American family.

… Ultimately, the family court concluded:

… [T]his Court [is not persuaded] that it is in the child’s best interests to change his last name. However the Court does believe it is in the child’s best interests to have a link to both his father as well as heritage on his father’s side. Per [Al-Maqablh’s] testimony, changing the child’s middle name to Ali specifically marks him as “the son of Ali.”

To strengthen the bond between father and son, and to provide the minor child with a sense of identity, the Court orders the minor child’s name changed to Elias Miles Ali Alley.

… Al-Maqablh argues that the family court erred in its findings for several reasons. Al-Maqablh argues that although the parties’ marriage was not legally binding, the fact the parties had a traditionally Islamic wedding should be evidence of Alley’s consent to form a marriage consistent with Islamic values and, therefore, the child should bear his family’s name. Al-Maqablh argues that in his Middle Eastern cultural and religious tradition, a child’s name is extremely important because it reflects the child’s heritage and for a child to bear his mother’s surname instead of his father’s is very shameful and will result in ostracization. He asserts that his family is well-respected in the Islamic community and that many members of Alley’s family have a criminal history. Finally, Al-Maqablh argues that the family court’s order was culturally insensitive because it rejected giving the child his surname because the people in Trimble County might have difficulty pronouncing it or be racist.

Under the Kentucky Hazel v. Wells precedent, in situations where the parents have joint custody, any disputes are resolved under the “best interests of the child standard,” which considers (among others) the following factors:

Identification of the child as a part of a family unit; the effect on the child’s relationship with each parent; the motivation of the parties; the effect the failure to change the name will have in furthering the estrangement of the child from a father exhibiting a desire to preserve the parental relationship; the age of the child and how long the child has had the current name; the effect of the change of the child’s surname on the preservation and development of the child’s relationship with each parent; the degree of community respect associated with the present and proposed surname; the possibility that a different name may cause insecurity or lack of identity; the use of a particular surname for a substantial period of time without objection; the preference of the child if age and maturity permit; difficulty the child may experience with the proposed surname; and embarrassment or inconvenience that may result if the child’s surname differs from that of the custodial parent.

And the Kentucky Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court decision, holding that,

The family court properly applied [these] factors in making its determination. In determining the best interest of the child, the family court stated that it considered the child’s stability, fostering familial bonds and minimizing contention between the parents in determining the child’s name. It made a specific factual finding against Al-Maqablh’s claim that Alley consented to raise the child in accordance with his cultural traditions and, thus, name him in accordance with those traditions.

The family court thoughtfully addressed Al-Maqablh’s cultural concerns when it added the child’s middle name “Ali,” which it did in order to “strengthen the bond between father and son, and to provide the minor child with a better sense of identity[.]” Having reviewed the record, we can determine no abuse of discretion by the family court.

Originally Found On: http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2017/05/31/should-a-childs-name-be-changed-to-faisel-ali-maqableh-from-a-more-anglo-sounding-name/

[wolfandpravato]

Should a child’s name be changed to Faisel Ali Maqableh, from a more Anglo-sounding name?

Child name-change disputes often raise thorny issues, because the “best interests of the child” standard that most courts use leaves room for so many factors, some of which might be improper (and different people disagree on which ones). Here is one interesting case, Al-Maqablh v. Alley, decided last Friday:

Ali Al-Maqablh appeals from an order by the Trimble Family Court changing the name of his biological child from “Elias Miles Alley” to “Elias Miles Ali Alley.” Al-Maqablh moved the court to change the child’s name to “Faisel Ali Maqableh.” He argues the family court did not properly consider the best interest of the child in making its determination. Because we hold that the family court considered the best interest of the child, and there was no abuse of discretion, we affirm. …

Al-Maqablh and Alley met in June 2013. Al-Maqablh testified that he and Alley underwent three months of [religiously] mandatory abstinence before engaging in an Islamic wedding ceremony shortly thereafter. Both parties admit that this ceremony was not legally binding. Alley became pregnant in September 2013, and afterwards Alley and Al-Maqablh’s relationship began to deteriorate.

After the child was born, Alley named him “Elias Miles Alley.” Al-Maqalblh … [seeks] to change the child’s name to “Faisel Ali Maqableh.” … Al-Maqablh explained while he preferred a different first name, he was focused on the cultural importance of the child’s middle and last names and, traditionally, the middle name of the child is the father’s first name and the child’s last name is the last name of the father. Al-Maqablh testified that he had many successful relatives, including doctors and professors.

Dr. Hassan Qazzaz testified that he performed an Islamic marriage ceremony between Alley and Al-Maqablh but he did not issue a marriage license. He also testified that he explained Islamic culture to both parties.

Alley argued that the name Maqableh could result in the child’s being socially ostracized due to the prejudice inherent in her small community; she also noted that many people would probably mispronounce it. Alley argued Al-Maqablh currently refers to the child as Faisel while around friends and relatives, and he could continue to do so. She also noted that even though some members of her family have criminal records (which could potentially stigmatize the child’s last name), these crimes are old, occurred in a different county and she and other family in Trimble County are respected members of the community.

The family court found that changing the child’s name could increase the bond between the child and Al-Maqablh, would not alter Alley’s relationship with the child, would not result in insecurity or lack of identity for the child and could increase a sense of identity for the child, but the proposed name would likely result in regular misspellings and mispronunciations. It noted potential bullying or harassment in child’s rural community was a factor to consider with regard to the best interest of the child and changing the surname from that of Alley, the current custodial parent, could result in some embarrassment or inconvenience to Alley.

The family court … found that Alley did not agree to raise the child subject to Islamic traditions based on their ceremonial marriage because Dr. Qazzaz testified he did not counsel the couple about raising children and while mother referred to Al-Maqablh as husband, she asked Al-Maqablh whether they could create a modern Islamic-American family.

… Ultimately, the family court concluded:

… [T]his Court [is not persuaded] that it is in the child’s best interests to change his last name. However the Court does believe it is in the child’s best interests to have a link to both his father as well as heritage on his father’s side. Per [Al-Maqablh’s] testimony, changing the child’s middle name to Ali specifically marks him as “the son of Ali.”

To strengthen the bond between father and son, and to provide the minor child with a sense of identity, the Court orders the minor child’s name changed to Elias Miles Ali Alley.

… Al-Maqablh argues that the family court erred in its findings for several reasons. Al-Maqablh argues that although the parties’ marriage was not legally binding, the fact the parties had a traditionally Islamic wedding should be evidence of Alley’s consent to form a marriage consistent with Islamic values and, therefore, the child should bear his family’s name. Al-Maqablh argues that in his Middle Eastern cultural and religious tradition, a child’s name is extremely important because it reflects the child’s heritage and for a child to bear his mother’s surname instead of his father’s is very shameful and will result in ostracization. He asserts that his family is well-respected in the Islamic community and that many members of Alley’s family have a criminal history. Finally, Al-Maqablh argues that the family court’s order was culturally insensitive because it rejected giving the child his surname because the people in Trimble County might have difficulty pronouncing it or be racist.

Under the Kentucky Hazel v. Wells precedent, in situations where the parents have joint custody, any disputes are resolved under the “best interests of the child standard,” which considers (among others) the following factors:

Identification of the child as a part of a family unit; the effect on the child’s relationship with each parent; the motivation of the parties; the effect the failure to change the name will have in furthering the estrangement of the child from a father exhibiting a desire to preserve the parental relationship; the age of the child and how long the child has had the current name; the effect of the change of the child’s surname on the preservation and development of the child’s relationship with each parent; the degree of community respect associated with the present and proposed surname; the possibility that a different name may cause insecurity or lack of identity; the use of a particular surname for a substantial period of time without objection; the preference of the child if age and maturity permit; difficulty the child may experience with the proposed surname; and embarrassment or inconvenience that may result if the child’s surname differs from that of the custodial parent.

And the Kentucky Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court decision, holding that,

The family court properly applied [these] factors in making its determination. In determining the best interest of the child, the family court stated that it considered the child’s stability, fostering familial bonds and minimizing contention between the parents in determining the child’s name. It made a specific factual finding against Al-Maqablh’s claim that Alley consented to raise the child in accordance with his cultural traditions and, thus, name him in accordance with those traditions.

The family court thoughtfully addressed Al-Maqablh’s cultural concerns when it added the child’s middle name “Ali,” which it did in order to “strengthen the bond between father and son, and to provide the minor child with a better sense of identity[.]” Having reviewed the record, we can determine no abuse of discretion by the family court.

Originally Found On: http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2017/05/31/should-a-childs-name-be-changed-to-faisel-ali-maqableh-from-a-more-anglo-sounding-name/