Woman named Barbie Oppenheimer encounters difficulties amid Barbenheimer craze

cross-posted from: feddit.uk/post/1847272

Barbara Oppenheimer - a retired Boston University professor and grandmother of five based in Newton, Massachusetts - has had quite the summer amid this year’s “Barbenheimer” frenzy.

In an interview with Slate, Oppenheimer revealed that numerous people thought she was joking when she would say her name outloud. The retiree recalled a specifically confusing moment during a recent vacation, saying: “When I checked in at the hotel, I said, ‘Barbie Oppenheimer!’ The guy said, ‘Are you pulling my leg?’”

MargotRobbie,

Oh, I get it now, so she’s the reason why people are watching my movie and Oppenheimer together.

Now, we should find Isabelle Doomguy next!

Emperor,
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I am hoping we find Mr Saul Patrol.

Emperor,
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Oh and how about using your influence with Hasbro to get them to make a Professor Barbie Oppenheimer doll with the proceeds going to support disadvantaged girls get into STEM subjects.

MargotRobbie,
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But they already exist, and their existance is one of the main theme of the movie…

npr.org/…/mattels-barbie-turns-women-of-science-i…

Emperor,
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Indeed and now there’s a chance to add another one to the group.

asunaspersonalasst,
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Meta in its own way

Dasnap,
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I was in Bath a year back and had a good chuckle when I saw I was walking down Gay Street. The name is quite pleasant with the old meaning of the word but it’s obviously aged poorly. I tried to see if the house numbers went up to 69 but they unfortunately did not.

That got me thinking, would a house’s address being ‘69 Gay Street’ cause its value to increase or decrease? The name itself would be hilarious but it could cause arguments whenever you needed to tell someone your address.

“OK, who is this pizza for and where am I delivering it to?”

“I’m Barbie Oppenheimer and I live at 69 Gay Street.”

“…”

hangs up

Denalduh,

One time the GPS took me down Fap Circle. To my surprise, there were no people fappin, nor was it a circle =(

havokdj,

LOL

shotgun_crab,

Craziest one in a while

someguy3,

… is Barbie an actual name in the US?

(Like I’ve never met a Beau or Hunter in Canada, I think y’all have different names.)

nave,

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    Anticorp,

    Barbie’s name is Barbara too. Ruth Handler, the inventor of Barbie named the doll after her daughter, Barbara.

    loobkoob, (edited )
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    I'm not from the US either so I can't speak to how common a name it is. But Barbie is a diminutive of Barbara (and the dolls were actually named after the creator's daughter, Barbara Handler). Barbara isn't a particularly common name nowadays, so I doubt there are that many Barbies around. And it's probably less common because of how strong the association of the name Barbie is with the brand these days, too.

    But it is a real name.

    AppaYipYip,
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    Barbara is a relatively common name in the US. I’ve known at least 5 across various parts of the US and I have definitely met more. Most of them are in their 40s-60s so it seems to have died out in popularity. Although none of them have ever gone by “Barbie” as a nickname. All went by “Barb”. Unfortunately the doll has ruined that nickname for most.

    lolcatnip,

    I have a cousin named Barbara who goes by Barbie.

    gmtom,

    Yeah in the UK no one would every go by “Barbie” (even Barbara is super uncommon) and if you told them your name is Barbie that would just assume you are named after the doll.

    AA5B,

    I have an Aunt Barbie, and my cousin’s son is Hunter

    CADmonkey,

    “Barbra” is often shortened to Barb, or Barbie, or Babs.

    themeatbridge,

    I believe she said her name was “Brabra.”

    Erk,

    And she was looking at me

    NotSteve_, (edited )

    Hah I grew up in small town Canada and I’ve definitely known a few Beaus and a few Hunters

    Skater2065,

    Hunter was a common baby name in at least one Canadian province from 2013 to 2017, ranking as high as #9. Beau was the boy name in that province just last year. Go to this page and search for Beau.

    TheDoctorDonna,

    I’ve known two different Barbie’s in my life and I am also Canadian.

    cybervseas,

    Wow, she’s also a smart woman. I appreciate that the writers referred to her as Professor Oppenheimer in the article. It was a fun read, and much more thoughtful than I expect from The Independent.

    Ilovethebomb,

    Professor Oppenheimer would be a very prestigious title to have actually.

    DragonTypeWyvern,

    Until Senator McCarthy comes knocking.

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