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Jagr_68
04/05/21 5:53:44 PM
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https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-56638260

The actress has hitherto been known as Thandie, an anglicised version of her name with the "w" absent.
All of Newton's films will be credited with the name Thandiwe (pronounced "tan-DEE-way") Newton in future.
"That's my name. It's always been my name. I'm taking back what's mine," Newton told British Vogue.
The actress, whose full name is Melanie Thandiwe Newton, said her name was misspelled in the credits to her first film in 1991, Flirting, which co-starred Nicole Kidman and Noah Taylor.
As a result, Thandie Newton became the widely-used spelling of her name and has stuck with the actress for three decades.
Newton also told Vogue she welcomed how much representation of ethnic minority groups has improved in the entertainment landscape.
"The thing I'm most grateful for in our business right now is being in the company of others who truly see me. And to not be complicit in the objectification of black people as 'others', which is what happens when you're the only one," she said.



Tan-dee-way is still a fine milf.


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Joel95
04/05/21 5:54:19 PM
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MacadamianNut3
04/05/21 5:54:39 PM
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oh yeah forgot to watch Westworld s3

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J03can
04/05/21 5:54:50 PM
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Why didnt she just do it from the start?
Like i guess i know why, but, like fuck people that cant handle someones name

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Jagr_68
04/05/21 5:57:07 PM
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MacadamianNut3 posted...
oh yeah forgot to watch Westworld s3

Ehhhhhhhhhhhhh

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NightRender
04/05/21 5:57:09 PM
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Woof, imagine having your professiona,l and probably personal, life affect like that, all because of a typo.

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Conker
04/05/21 5:57:41 PM
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The irony in her saying thats my name its always been my name, LMFAO...nah, your name is Melanie.

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DravenRainrix
04/05/21 6:09:27 PM
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She's a very talented actress, I've watched a few things just because she was in them.

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RenescoStCewl
04/05/21 6:12:10 PM
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I feel like her and Zoe Saldana could be twins.

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Conker
04/05/21 6:17:48 PM
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shockthemonkey posted...

Did I miss something, Im not seeing anything here to suggest what I said isnt accurate.

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Background_Guy
04/05/21 6:18:30 PM
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who
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TheDurinator
04/05/21 6:18:59 PM
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Sounds like her name is Melanie
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NeonOctopus
04/05/21 6:20:49 PM
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She was so fucking hot in Mission Impossible 2. I'm glad she did nude scenes >_>

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radical rhino
04/05/21 6:21:31 PM
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Conker posted...
The irony in her saying thats my name its always been my name, LMFAO...nah, your name is Melanie.
Even though shes using her middle name as her stage name, Im sure it would still be nice to have her middle name spelled/pronounced correctly.

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Kastrada
04/05/21 6:22:43 PM
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People who are anti-middle name usage are so weird.

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Conker
04/05/21 6:32:37 PM
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shockthemonkey posted...
I want you to explain why you think her middle name isnt her REAL name

Fixing for accuracy of topic. Its her MIDDLE name, that ends the conversation right there...but Ill entertain you anyways.

Clearly she uses her middle as her stage name. Her real name is Melanie, her real full name is Melanie Thandiwe Newton. Using just your middle doesnt make or change what your name is, she could legally change it at any time, so caring whats always been her name is ironic since its not even that, either.

Its ironic that she is correcting the name thats always been her name, when Melanie has always been her name...I wont assume why she didnt use her real name but clearly she preferred this alternative. If Thandiwe isnt her legal first name it aint her real name by standards of what people consider your name. I dont make those rules but I do understand how they work. I know plenty of people that go by shortened or middle name, they dont say thats their real name though.

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DrizztLink
04/05/21 6:38:34 PM
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The Trent
04/05/21 6:39:44 PM
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Conker posted...
The irony in her saying thats my name its always been my name, LMFAO...nah, your name is Melanie.

TIL my name is not trent after all?

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Mr_Rian
04/05/21 6:40:10 PM
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shockthemonkey posted...
Wow, that was one of the dumbest posts in the history of GameFAQs that at no point explained how her middle name isnt her name.
That's because he's just dead wrong. You're middle name is still your name. As is your last name.

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sLaCkEr408___RJ
04/05/21 6:41:38 PM
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Thandie Newton
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Conker
04/05/21 7:01:43 PM
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Mr_Rian posted...
That's because he's just dead wrong. You're middle name is still your name. As is your last name.

Except your name when asked is not a specific adjective youre using each time to differentiate parts of your full name. This is common sense you all know but just want to argue and act dense while calling me dumb even though you know Im right and will argue because you think youre somehow getting one over on me.

If it was her real name then you wouldnt be specifying its her middle fucking name, derp. Same with last. The only name that is considered no adjective to refer to someone by standards is your first name. UNLESS you have always been known as the other, but that wouldnt be the case if youre arguing correctness of your real name: aka Melanie here.

If she was arguing, Ive always gone by Thandie but my middle name is Thandiwe and Id like to properly go by that from now on, thered be no irony.

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The Trent
04/05/21 7:02:27 PM
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Imagine tripling down on something this stupid

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Conker
04/05/21 7:07:55 PM
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The Trent posted...
Imagine tripling down on something this stupid

Imagine not comprehending simple shit to argue with the facts Im stating using common sense. Guess anyone arguing with me doesnt have to imagine but I know will keep it going...it wont change that Im right based on how things work in real life and not your fantasy worlds.

If your first name isnt Trent, then your real name would be something else and not Trent. Again, I didnt decide that, I just am smart enough to know thats how names are applied (in the US, I guess if were talking other cultures or languages, it should have been specified otherwise).

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The Trent
04/05/21 7:08:18 PM
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Hahahahahahaha

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DrizztLink
04/05/21 7:10:56 PM
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Kastrada
04/05/21 7:39:25 PM
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Conker posted...
If it was her real name then you wouldnt be specifying its her middle fucking name, derp. Same with last. The only name that is considered no adjective to refer to someone by standards is your first name. UNLESS you have always been known as the other, but that wouldnt be the case if youre arguing correctness of your real name: aka Melanie here.


Conker posted...
If your first name isnt Trent, then your real name would be something else and not Trent.

Ummm, what?

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The Trent
04/05/21 7:56:10 PM
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lol

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The_Creep_2020
04/05/21 8:01:41 PM
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Conker posted...
Did I miss something, Im not seeing anything here to suggest what I said isnt accurate.
Please stop Cunker

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Conker
04/05/21 8:28:28 PM
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DrizztLink posted...
And now we're doubling down AND acting superior.

I only pull the superiority card when people that are wrong try to correct me and act smart about it. If Im right and someone clearly less intelligent tries to tell me Im saying something stupid or troll me...yeah, Ill shit on their idiotic argument all day.

Kastrada posted...
Ummm, what?

Read the first paragraph in that post where I said your name and was saying what people would refer to you vs your real name.

If your name is William and you go by Bill, your name would generally be stated as Bill if asked, but if someone asked your real name in a conversation, people in the real world would state it is William. That is how things are. People say their legal name to be their real name. I was saying the only people that have a legit argument about saying, My name is Bill (distinction here vs real name) would be because they always have gone by that, even though its a shortened/alternative name, not their real name. Even then theyre technically wrong but people give it a pass. Not even close to the same as using your middle name or a nickname, etc. and then trying to correct a misspelling and saying my real name is like Melanie.

I would hope this didnt require explaining but middle name isnt the same as shortening something like Thomas to Tom or such like that. People rarely ask to clarify that shit...but then look at Patrick Mahomes, he doesnt go by Pat and actually makes it a thing to clarify correctly his name is Patrick. Even if he did go by Pat, his real name would still be Patrick. Yall are trying to act like if he went by Pat his real name would be Pat. Again, thats now how it is, even if you think Im being dumb here. Ask any intelligent person in real life and not trolling shit on these boards. Its amazing I even get people arguing with me.

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The Trent
04/05/21 8:30:09 PM
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Hahahahahahaha

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Orochi_
04/05/21 8:30:12 PM
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She admitted she had a 70's bush

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What_
04/05/21 8:30:51 PM
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Orochi_ posted...
She admitted she had a 70's bush
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Ivynn
04/05/21 8:32:02 PM
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Orochi_ posted...
She admitted she had a 70's bush

What_ posted...
Nice

What_ posted...
Nice

What_ posted...
Nice


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Conker
04/05/21 8:32:41 PM
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shockthemonkey posted...
Her real name is Thandiwe

Her real name (or given name) is Melanie, her full name is Melanie Thandiwe Newton, her middle name is Thandiwe, her last name (or surname) is Newton.

Distinctions in these things are there for a reason, even if you fail to understand the concept, it doesnt mean youre correct just because you desperately want me to be wrong and act smart about it.

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The Trent
04/05/21 8:33:13 PM
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Hahahahaha

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Kastrada
04/05/21 8:44:24 PM
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It's kind of funny and a bit sad but there are really people like this that I've experienced in real life. The name I go by isn't my first name but my middle name and you would be surprised how aggressive some people can be about "correcting" me on that.

I guess people need to have power over people in the strangest of ways.

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TheRealDill2000
04/05/21 8:48:21 PM
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NeonOctopus posted...
She was so fucking hot in Mission Impossible 2. I'm glad she did nude scenes >_>
I still can't believe the series peaked at that entry. It's still fun though.

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Conker
04/05/21 9:05:54 PM
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Kastrada posted...
It's kind of funny and a bit sad but there are really people like this that I've experienced in real life. The name I go by isn't my first name but my middle name and you would be surprised how aggressive some people can be about "correcting" me on that.

I guess people need to have power over people in the strangest of ways.

Theres no power over anyone here, its just cut and dry literal/technical vs acceptable in general everyday use.

I would never correct you on that, unless something came up about your given/real/legal name and we had a discussion. You gonna really argue your real name isnt what is defined how society decided what that is defined as? Why would you argue instead of accept that your real name is not what you go by, and theres nothing wrong with that.

I dont care if you want to say your name is anything you choose to make up. Legit have no power, care, or motivation. If you came up to me and were like, My real name is this and I asked if thats whats on your drivers license, birth certificate, and legal name...if you can say yes, then I have no argument there. If you say no, then it isnt your real fucking name by the technical definition that has been in place forever and the basis of societal naming. I dont know why that would upset anyone. Arguing is like suggesting Im trying to hold power over you for stating 2+2=4 and you want it to be something different and Im wrong for literally using defined rules. Like...you can make up whatever you want but that doesnt mean Im literally wrong.

If the topic wasnt about clarifying and correctness, I wouldnt have even mentioned the irony. I just find it funny, its not like I give a shit what she goes by...it was only a thing because it is ironic that shes correcting something to something that would technically also be incorrect.

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The Trent
04/05/21 9:06:39 PM
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Hahahahahaha

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DrizztLink
04/05/21 9:09:42 PM
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Conker posted...
I asked if thats whats on your drivers license, birth certificate, and legal name...if you can say yes, then I have no argument there.

Jagr_68 posted...
The actress, whose full name is Melanie Thandiwe Newton
What, precisely, do you think is on her birth certificate?

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BobanMarjanovic
04/05/21 9:10:59 PM
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Who?

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ghostblob
04/05/21 9:17:05 PM
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How the fuck is this guy typing so much over this one thing, that he's totally wrong on

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Conker
04/05/21 9:18:58 PM
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DrizztLink posted...
What, precisely, do you think is on her birth certificate?

Are you trying to suggest any part of whats on your birth certificate is your name, not as a whole but whatever you want to pick out of it?

So wtf would be the point of defining someones given, middle, and surnames which all combine to make up a full legal name that are all distinguished by anyone if intending to be technically correct (again vs generally ok in common usage).

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The_Creep_2020
04/05/21 9:19:14 PM
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ghostblob posted...
How the fuck is this guy typing so much over this one thing, that he's totally wrong on
He strikes me as the sort of person whod take great delight in deadnaming a trans person out of sheer pedantry.

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