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I know the story, but I still like Delilah. I don't think being linked with a biblical prostitute in and of itself is a bad thing, since women back then had, like, zero options when it came to making money. YMMV.
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Delilah was used as another name for a prostitute from old times until fairly recently. It has also been used like many people use the french word for a female dog that starts with a "B." In the Biblical story it wasn't that she was just a prostitute, although why somebody would think that is an empowering association to saddle their daughter with is beyond me. She insisted that if her boyfriend truly loved her he would tell her the secret of his strength. Apparently, he did love her enough to trust her, and she promptly sold his life for the highest price she could get and helped his enemies capture him. His eyes were put out and he was used in place as an ox to grind grain and subject to ridicule and torture as a political captive. If she had helped the Philistines capture him out of a sense of patriotism or something, people would think better of her, but from the story, she had not objection to sleeping with Samson or having a relationship with him and only betrayed him when offered a pile of gold. She had a lot more options than Mata Hari. Actually, Mata Hari would be a classier courtesan association.
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Still doesn't bother me. I really dig the sound of it.
This message was edited 7/29/2015, 1:49 PM
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It's fine if you like it. It's just my opinion anyway.
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I think the sound and look of Delilah is lovely. But, my reservations on using it technically stem from the Bible story but are not based on it. My reservations stem from the fact that it used to be a culturally-appropriate slang word for prostitute. It isn't anymore, but I can't shake the feeling that it would be like naming your child Harlot.
I know several little Delilahs though, and I find it pretty on them.
Also - the biblical Delilah was not considered bad for her prostitutery (word?), but rather her trickery and willingness to condemn her boyfriend to death over money. Her boyfriend just happened to be a judge too, which is like saying the "king" to that particular area, so she was also a traitor. Believe me though, Samson was no angel himself.
I know several little Delilahs though, and I find it pretty on them.
Also - the biblical Delilah was not considered bad for her prostitutery (word?), but rather her trickery and willingness to condemn her boyfriend to death over money. Her boyfriend just happened to be a judge too, which is like saying the "king" to that particular area, so she was also a traitor. Believe me though, Samson was no angel himself.
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