[Opinions] Imelda
What do you think of Imelda? It's been on my mind recently.
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I just finished reading a book by Tana French which featured a character named Imelda Tierney, so my immediate association is with her.
I feel like it should be Grimelda and she's a "bad guy" in a Disney movie. Sorry.
I love Imelda! It's so starchy and dramatic.
...Marcos. I'm sure someone has already said that, but I haven't read the other posts yet.
I don't care for it.
I don't care for it.
I went to school with an Imelda. I fell in love with its musical qualities. Then came Imelda Marcos in the 1980s and her d*mn shoes (and rampant exploitation poor Filipinos). I knew the name would be cemented in everyone (in my country)'s mind as associated with her. I made a conscious effort not to let it happen for me so I still love it. I'd be thrilled to find out there's a whole new generation growing up who don't associate her with the name.
Imelda is a gem.
Imelda is a gem.
This message was edited 10/14/2012, 11:42 AM
I think the sound of it is ugly and cold, and even though the Marcos regime is long past, her name is still synonymous with a closetful of shoes.
Surprising. I'd never even heard of her until now.
Oh yes
It's one of those names like Björk that, even if you've heard of a few people with that name, your thoughts still come back to the same person.
It's one of those names like Björk that, even if you've heard of a few people with that name, your thoughts still come back to the same person.
No, I'm thinking the same thing