Awoman from Florida is really making a name for herself. You can call her CutoutDissection.com, Cutout for short, but just don’t call her Jennifer.
The former Jennifer Thornburg — whose driver’s license now reads Dissection.com, Cutout — wanted to do something to protest animal dissections in schools.
The 19-year-old’s new name is also the Web address for an anti-dissection page of the site for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, where she is interning.
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“I normally do have to repeat my name several times when I am introducing myself to someone new,” she said. “Once they find out what my name is, they want to know more about what the Web site is about.”
The Asheville High School graduate, who is working in Virginia, said she began opposing dissections in middle school after a class assignment to cut up a chicken wing made her uncomfortable.
She helped create a policy at her high school that allows students who object to dissections to complete an alternative assignment.
Despite her legally changing the name, she said most of her family members still call her Jennifer.
“It will take me a while,” said her dad, Duane Thornburg, who lives in Daytona Beach, Florida. “She’s still Jennifer to me. I understand why she’s done it. Believe it or not, I totally respect it.”
A video showing the treatment of animals before they are dissected finally convinced him to support his daughter’s cause, he said. (AP)
一位來自佛羅里達州的女子果真讓自己一舉成名。妳可以叫她「CutoutDissection.com」,或簡稱「Cutout」,但就是別叫她珍妮佛。
這位改名前叫珍妮佛.索恩伯格的女子,現在駕照上的姓與名已改成Dissection.com和Cutout,她想要做點什麼來表達對校園解剖動物的抗議。
這名十九歲女孩正在人道對待動物組織實習,她的新名字也是該組織網站內一個反解剖網頁的網址。
她說:「向新朋友自我介紹時,我通常得重複說上好幾次名字。一旦他們聽清楚我的名字,就會想知道更多關於這個網站的內容。」
這位阿什維爾高中的畢業生目前在維吉尼亞州工作,她說中學時有一堂課的作業是要切開一支雞翅,那讓她感到不舒服,從此,她便開始反對解剖。
高中時,她在校催生了一條規定,讓反對解剖的學生可以以其他作業代替解剖。
雖然合法改了名字,但她說家人多半還是叫她珍妮佛。
她住在佛羅里達州岱托納海灘的父親杜安.索恩伯格說:「我需要一點時間。對我來說,她還是珍妮佛。我了解她的用意。信不信由你,但我完全尊重她的做法。」
他說,一段描述動物被解剖前所受對待的影片,是讓他最終轉而支持女兒決定的原因。(美聯社�翻譯:袁星塵)
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