Social Media Users Not Amused By Reporter's Baby Name Experiment

Welcome to the world Methamphetamine Rules Drysdale.

Yes, you read that right. That's Australian reporter Kirsten Drysdale's officially filed newborn's name. If you're wondering why in the world anyone would tarnish their child's life with such a terrible name, you wouldn't be alone.

Social media users are not amused by the baby name experiment gone wrong and share their thoughts in the comments of a news clip shared by Drysdale on Instagram.

So at this point, you might be wondering what kind of crazy experiment would have a mom naming her new baby such a name. When Drysdale was pregnant, she was working on a news segment that focused on the question, "What can I legally name my baby?" according to News.com.au. She wanted to get to the bottom of the baby name debate to see if the registrar's office would provide a default name if the parent's submission is rejected.

Drysdale said she tried to get some answers from the office directly but didn't receive a reply. That's when her idea to go big or go home popped was born. She decided she would name her new baby an "outrageous" name thinking it would be rejected and she could get access to the registrar's default name list. But that's not at all how this situation went down. Five weeks after filling out the online form with her baby's "name," she received a birth certificate in the mail.

"We thought, what is the most outrageous name we can think of that will definitely not be accepted?" Drysdale told News.com.au.

"Methamphetamine Rules we thought would surely get rejected, and then when it does, we can find out what name the Registrar chooses. It was really just a lighthearted, curious attempt to get an answer to this question."

After receiving the birth certificate in the mail, Drysdale said, "I don’t know how it slipped through. I’m not sure if someone was overworked, or if it was automated somewhere. Or possibly, maybe they thought Methamphetamine was a Greek name. They haven’t really given us a clear answer."

Drysdale said she changed the baby's name, assuring people it has nothing to do with drugs.

"Baby Meth’s real name… I’m not publicly disclosing it, because I don’t want it to be attached to this," Drysdale said.

But the question remains...is he attached to that name forever now as a previously used name?

See Instagram clip HERE.

While perhaps some people are laughing at the length that Drysdale went to get the job done, many others are not at all amused. Many people took to social media to leave their thoughts on naming a child such a terrible name that will likely somehow stick with him for life.

"That is terrible to use a child like that because even after changing the name it will stay on the back of their birth certificate for life as a previous name. If you wanted to do a name experiment you should have changed your own name instead of use your child this way," one Instagram user wrote.

Another social media user brought up a similar point. "You do know he can only have 4 name changes in his life, and you’ve just used that one. And he will have to use it for any official documentation where it says 'have you been known by any other name?'"

One person brought up the insensitivity of the chosen name writing, "Really. This is totally disgusting. For those families, siblings, sons & Daughters they have an addiction. I cannot believe that this was even newsworthy. You should be ashamed. I can’t believe a current affair would even hold this newsworthy. You have seen the destruction of what this drug does to our communities our families. Poor journalism in every form."

Another person agreed with that thought saying, "Jeez.. Think of everyone who is struggling in Australia to keep their kids alive because of meth..."