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My friend Amanda is also known as “Mandy”. Mandy is just one of the names considered to be a nickname. whether positive or negative, are only describing a person’s general characteristic, or can be used when shortening a persons name. Although hurtful c ....

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.... it embarrassed me tremendously. People such as myself are insulted by nicknames. I have a friend who became known as “Brute”, because she was tough and always got into fights with boys and girls. She was extremely insulted by the name, because she was just trying to stick up for herself. People who are overweight tend to develop nicknames such as fatty, or chunky, and to have a nickname for something that some people aren’t able to control is insulting and lowers their self-esteem even more. Nicknames that you friends give you such as Pooh, Tiger, and Mandy are meant in a positive way. None of those names are insulting to one’s bo ....