Chelsea smile

[PunkAssMoFo]

Some nut job that I know has just called her dd this. She thinks it's funny.

It's none of my business what anyone calls their child, but AIBU to be upset on the child's behalf?

It is not a myth urban or otherwise. It is a very real and hideous form of torture. The person that is considering this as a name for their child is offensively stupid. No way will a registrar allow it.

Can a registrar refuse to register a name though?

The registrar will need to get advice from general register office - if it's classed as offensive I doubt it'll be allowed. It's without doubt in very poor taste but I'm not sure whether it'd be classed as offensive. Watching with interest. Tbh I'd not heard of it - and I'm educated!

Would a registar even know what it meant? Especially when it is used with a surname.

Agree with cocolepew - many of my colleagues have pretty sheltered lives and are really not up with gang land lingo. Depends where in the country.

Arghhh Don't google image!!

Hopefully the registrars will flag it. What an awful name - poor little thing. Fingers crossed the Mother comes to her senses!

I think Norway is right. This is a (bad taste) joke. They are intending to call the child Chelsea ( quite a nice name) for a joke they are saying the middle name will be Smile. In fact it will be Louise or whatever.

WTAF. Is this mother seriously deranged! That's all I have to say.

Yes it was very frightening for a 10 year old. Part of the reason why I remember it so vividly. And it was not true. It might have happened someone somewhere. But the Chelsea Smilers did not exist, no matter how many po faced statements about it being a 'very real' someone who clearly doesn't remember the circumstances around the 'Chelsea Smilers' at all wants to make.

It's in poor taste but the people it refers to were non-existent.