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Robocop (Mexico)
Robocop (Mexico)
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Sonora, a state in Northwestern Mexico, has a long list of specific baby names that parents cannot give their children. In 2014, the state released a list of 61 forbidden names in hopes of “[protecting] children from being bullied because of their name.” And many of the names came straight from newborn registries. So most names on the list had already been bestowed on an unlucky child, and the government felt the need to stop the moniker madness. While the legislation is unable to change the existing names of children, it spares future children from being named after the cinematic cyborg police officer. Other names on the list include “Facebook,” “Batman” and “Panties.” (Panties? Really?)