TORONTO – Rachel Green, Katherine Holmes, Victoria Beckham, Serena Williams, and Kelly Rowland are sympathizing with a New York woman named Beyoncé.
But these aren’t the famous women that may come to mind.
This Beyoncé was featured in a Humans of New York post last week, where she complained about sharing the name of “Single Ladies” singer Beyoncé Knowles.
“Sometimes I hate my name because it always draws attention to me, and I’m not a very social person. My family moved...
Posted by Humans of New York on Saturday, 4 April 2015
“When the teacher started calling attendance, I got really nervous, because every time people learn my name is Beyoncé, somebody starts singing ‘Single Ladies.’ And some did, of course. “
The post went viral, being shared nearly 20,000 times, but also brought out a chorus of sympathy from people with similarly famous names.
Others, with somewhat unique names, also chimed in: there was a woman named Holly Wood, another named Whisper, and a man named Jim Socks.
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There was also Jane Bond:
And Chris Brown:
And Quinn Rodriguez – one of the few commenters without a famous or unique name, did have some advice for Beyoncé.
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