Redditor Refuses To Change Cat’s Name After Neighbor Complained It Was Offensive

That moment when your pet shares a name with your neighbor's daughter. But that's just the tip of the iceberg.

Jesse

• Published in Interesting
• October 23, 2022

Names are pretty important. If they weren’t, we wouldn’t have them. 

While we are born with our names and often grow to love them, we may one day have to name a child or pet, which requires much thinking.

If your pet or child will be stuck with that name for the rest of their lives, you must give them a likable one.

For pets, different things can inform your name choice asides from personal preference, such as how you got the pet or their appearance. 

That’s why pets worldwide have some of the most adorable names. It’s just because they are the cutest creatures you’ll ever find!

However, there are other things to consider, like choosing a name that’s easy to recognize, as animals respond better to names with one or two syllables.

We found a Redditor that got her pet a seemingly perfect name but was asked by her neighbor to change it.

OP shared on the AITA subreddit that she had just moved into a new apartment not too long ago, and her new neighbor complained about her cat’s name.

She stated that she was uncomfortable with them calling the cat Lucy, as it’s her daughter’s name. In addition, OP's cat happened to be black, the same as her neighbor's daughter, which caused OP to be accused of racism.

OP further stated that she had no plans of changing her cat’s name, leading her to ask the very critical question of AITA.

Check out the full story below!

What do you do when your neighbor is offended by your cat's name?

OP just moved into a new neigbourhood, but little did she expect that trouble was going to walk right to her doorstep

OP's neighbour has been insisting that they change their cat's name, as it's offensive. But OP isn't willing to shift grounds on this matter.

The post, which has since gone viral, garnered 8.5k upvotes and 1.2k comments. We gathered the best reactions for you:

"Tell them to change their kids name"

"Sacrifice a goat in your front yard so she never darkens your doorstep again."

"Wanted to point out that there’s an actual kitty DISNEY CHARACTER named Lucifer! The black cat in Cinderella!"

"Tell them to change their daughters name if its such a big deal to them"

"You don't need to change your cats name for someone who will basically never interact with the cat."

"I have a cow named Greg. Does that mean I am indirectly calling every man I meet named Greg a cow?"

"Tell your neighbor Lucy and Lucifer literally derive from the same word."

"Your neighbors are crazy if they think they get to tell you what to name your cat"

"Don’t change his name and stick to your guns. She shouldn’t be able to bully you into changing your cats name"

"Are people really that entitled?"

"You are obviously in the right and messing with her would be fun, but you really don't want that level of crazy on your doorstep"

"OP, those neighbors are trouble. Expect a lot of BS from them in the future"

"The only way to deal with people like this is to make it clear that she has no authority over you, not even pretend power"

"Compromise and rename it Satan, and call it by saying 'Hail Satan!'..."

The Reddit community all agree that OP is NTA, as they believe the name is not racist and it’s not in the neighbor's place to dictate what OP should name her cat.

We do hope this doesn't cause bad blood between both families tho. It's always great to see neighbors relate cordially with each other, and we're looking forward to a peaceful resolution.

Do you think OP should rename her cat because of her neighbor’s complaints? Let us know in the comments section below!

Jesse