In the story “I know why the caged bird sings” Maya Angelou makes a statement about the power of names to point out that name calling, and calling someone out of their name isn't always appropriate. When I was younger, I was always taught that calling an adult out their name was disrespectful. My parents weren't the kind that were strict about “yes ma’am” and “yes sir” but they always wanted us to call everybody by their first name. Nicknames aren't always bad, but there not always good either. For instance calling someone “baby”, “honey”, “sweetheart”, or “babe” while your in a relationship is very much appropriate. That shows somebody being sweet, or “lovey dovey” and that's always nice. Then there's Nicknames that aren't so great. Like