# Instances of general public/media not going along with s/o's artists'/changed name? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 24, 2008, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instances-of-general-public-media-not-going-along-with-s-os-artists-changed-name/457615 "2008-07-24T14:35:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2008, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instances-of-general-public-media-not-going-along-with-s-os-artists-changed-name/457615/21 "2008-07-24T23:49:31Z")
[QUOTE=tschild] Are there instances where a public figure adopted an artist’s name, or changed his/her real name, to something where a notable part of the public or of the media decided “no, that’s too silly. We won’t go along with that”? [/QUOTE] The public tends to call people by whatever name they used when they rose to fame. But “the media” - I mean, in general, aside from columnists and humorists who might be differing to make a joke or a point - is always going to use whatever name the person is using at the time. There’s no reason they shouldn’t, and if you don’t go along with the person wants to be called, you alienate your source. It’s not a good idea. ---
**Author:** ![OldGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3bc359/32.png) [@OldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldGuy)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2008, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instances-of-general-public-media-not-going-along-with-s-os-artists-changed-name/457615/22 "2008-07-24T23:50:00Z")
[QUOTE=Sigmagirl] When he got traded to the White Sox and came back to play the Indians, his welcome finally wore out. He was taunted with calls of “Joooeey, Joooeey.” And this from a fan base that routinely gives standing ovations to former Indians who come back with other teams to play \*against \* the Tribe. [/QUOTE] Belle was not traded. He signed with the White Sox as a free agent. This might have been part of the reason he wore out his welcome in Cleveland. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instances-of-general-public-media-not-going-along-with-s-os-artists-changed-name/457615/23 "2008-07-25T02:03:59Z")
> [@](#): > > And you just know that Chastity Einstein is the hot librarian type who lets down her hair and then blows your mind… Tera Patrick is a porno actress whose real name is Linda Shapiro. Carmen Electra is a model/actress whose real name is Tara Patrick. And the joke is that somewhere in America, there’s a librarian whose real name is Carmen Electra but who calls herself Linda Shapiro so people will take her seriously. ---
**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instances-of-general-public-media-not-going-along-with-s-os-artists-changed-name/457615/24 "2008-07-25T02:31:43Z")
[QUOTE=acsenray] So far as I know, no newspaper refers to Darius Rucker as “Hootie.” It’s neither his real name nor his stage name. [/QUOTE] Nevertheless, most people tend to assume that Darius Rucker is Hootie, and the rest of the band are the Blowfish. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instances-of-general-public-media-not-going-along-with-s-os-artists-changed-name/457615/25 "2008-07-25T12:48:59Z")
[QUOTE=OldGuy] Belle was not traded. He signed with the White Sox as a free agent. This might have been part of the reason he wore out his welcome in Cleveland. [/QUOTE] Sorry, bad memory/trying to forget. ---
**Author:** ![Gala\_Matrix\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4da419/32.png) [@Gala\_Matrix\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gala_Matrix_Fire)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instances-of-general-public-media-not-going-along-with-s-os-artists-changed-name/457615/26 "2008-07-25T13:51:16Z")
[QUOTE=Annie-Xmas] Rosanne [del] Barr[/del], [del]Arnold[/del], has always been referred to by her _nom de jour_ [/QUOTE] Not at all. I know people who still call her Roseanne Barr. And they shudder when they say it. Not fans. Personally, I like her and refer to her as Roseanne, which last I heard is what she preferred. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instances-of-general-public-media-not-going-along-with-s-os-artists-changed-name/457615/27 "2008-07-25T14:10:24Z")
[QUOTE=Diceman] Nevertheless, most people tend to assume that Darius Rucker is Hootie, and the rest of the band are the Blowfish. [/QUOTE] Yeah, but this isn’t really a case of the public not going along wth his wishes. It’s a case - #3938457490298378409348 - of the public being stupid. This is the same public that thinks that Jethro Tull is the name of the flute-playing lead singer and asks, by the way, which one’s Pink? ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instances-of-general-public-media-not-going-along-with-s-os-artists-changed-name/457615/28 "2008-07-25T14:48:57Z")
[QUOTE=Exapno Mapcase] Yeah, but this isn’t really a case of the public not going along wth his wishes. It’s a case - #3938457490298378409348 - of the public being stupid. This is the same public that thinks that Jethro Tull is the name of the flute-playing lead singer and asks, by the way, which one’s Pink? [/QUOTE] Yeah. Alice Cooper had to give in on that one and just accept the band’s name as his personal stage name. ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instances-of-general-public-media-not-going-along-with-s-os-artists-changed-name/457615/29 "2008-07-25T14:58:45Z")
[QUOTE=Exapno Mapcase] Yeah, but this isn’t really a case of the public not going along wth his wishes. It’s a case - #3938457490298378409348 - of the public being stupid. This is the same public that thinks that Jethro Tull is the name of the flute-playing lead singer and asks, by the way, which one’s Pink? [/QUOTE] No, it’s another case of it not actually mattering enough to the average person for hir to care. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instances-of-general-public-media-not-going-along-with-s-os-artists-changed-name/457615.md?page=1)