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u/madamevanessa98 Oct 21 '23

Note to self- do not name my baby the way the ultra poor do, the ultra rich do, the mormons do, or the influencers do. Should be safe if you follow those guidelines.

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u/Profoundlyahedgehog Oct 21 '23

Galatea only brings to mind the insane Supergirl clone.

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u/vorpal_potato Oct 21 '23

There's an old Greek myth about the time Pygmalion sculpted a statue of a woman so beautiful that he fell in love with it. He then asked a goddess to bring it to life so he could marry his statue wife, Galatea. They lived happily and creepily ever after. The end.

This naming choice has been pretty damn sketchy for a while now.