For me, my 'X' replaced the white slave master name of 'Little' which some blue-eyed devil named Little had imposed on my parental forebears.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Always it gave me a pang that my children had no lawful claim to a name.
My father didn't know his real name. My father got his name from his grandfather and he got his name from his grandfather and he got it from the slave master.
My childhood name that my father gave me, my mother, my grandmother, grandfather, family and friends all call me T.I.P.
I changed from 'Zoo Kid' to 'King Krule' mainly because I didn't want to be called a 'Kid' when I was 20, so I just thought I'd get rid of that alias and change it now while I'm younger. I wanted to change it quick. and 'King Krule' was the first thing that came into my head.
Changing my name was traumatic for me.
The real names of our people were destroyed during slavery. The last name of my forefathers was taken from them when they were brought to America and made slaves, and then the name of the slave master was given, which we refuse, we reject that name today and refuse it. I never acknowledge it whatsoever.
As our characters in our 'X-FORCE' began to push at the boundaries of what 'X-FORCE' was, it made perfect story sense for the team to change their name.
I was named for my grandmother. It's an evil-eye name, to protect you from bad things.
I was named after my mother's maiden name.
I hate ridiculous names; my weird name has haunted me all my life.