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Jennifer Garner And Ben Affleck’s Child Debuts New Name At Church: “My Name Is Fin Affleck”
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Jennifer Garner And Ben Affleck’s Child Debuts New Name At Church: “My Name Is Fin Affleck”

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Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner’s 15-year-old child, previously known as Seraphina Rose, made their public debut with a new name, Fin, at a memorial service for Jennifer’s father. They wore a buzz-cut hairstyle and introduced themselves before reading a bible verse.

A new name can represent a more affirming life for some transgender or gender-nonconforming people, which often means a fresh start, giving them a way to finally live in their truth, Cleveland Clinic explains.

Refusing to acknowledge a person’s new name or continue to use their old name can be quite invalidating or traumatic, and it is referred to as “deadnaming” someone.

Bored Panda has contacted Jennifer and Ben’s respective representatives to clarify whether Fin’s birth name is to be considered a dead name moving forward and for comment.

In footage obtained by the Daily Mail, Fin didn’t specify which pronouns they use while speaking at the congregation at Christ Church United Methodist in Charleston, West Virginia, on Saturday (April 6).

As a result, Bored Panda has chosen to use they/them pronouns when referring to Fin.

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner’s 15-year-old child made their public debut with a new name, Fin, at a memorial service for Jennifer’s father

Image credits: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images

The teenager has previously been pictured with their new short-cropped hair as early as February this year, but the funeral was the first time they introduced themselves in public with a new name, as per the Daily Mail.

The memorial service was reportedly streamed live on Facebook and was held in honor of Jennifer’s father, William Jack Garner, who died a week earlier at age 85.

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The live stream showcased William’s other grandchildren, 18-year-old Violet Anne and 12-year-old Samuel, before Fin took to the church lectern, saying: “Hello, my name is Fin Affleck.”

They then reportedly read Chapter 16, Verse 8, from the Book of Proverbs: “Better is a little with righteousness, than a large income with injustice.”

Proverbs 16:8 advises that having a modest amount acquired with integrity is preferable to possessing great wealth obtained through unethical means. It emphasizes the value of moral integrity over material gain.

Fin was seen at the congregation at Christ Church United Methodist in Charleston, West Virginia, on Saturday (April 6)

Image credits: Christ Church United Methodist

Last Monday (April 1), Jennifer took to her Instagram page to announce the heartbreaking news that her father had “passed peacefully” the Saturday afternoon prior.

In a carousel of photographs depicting the Elektra star with her dad throughout the years, the 51-year-old actress wrote in the caption: “We were with him, singing Amazing Grace as he left us (did we carry him across or scare him away— valid question.)

“While there is no tragedy in the death of an 85-year-old man who lived a healthy, wonderful life, I know grief is unavoidable, waiting around unexpected corners.

“Today is for gratitude.

“We are grateful for Dad’s gentle demeanor and quiet strength.

“For how he teased with a mischievous smile, and for the way he invented the role of all-in, ever patient girl dad.

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“We are grateful for his work ethic, leadership, and faith.”

The memorial service was held in honor of Jennifer’s father, William Jack Garner, who died a week earlier at age 85

Jennifer went on to thank the medical communities of Charleston Area Medical Center and City of Hope for providing healthcare and for enabling him “to be in his favorite spots— surrounded by daughters and grandchildren, cheering for his beloved Aggies, captaining a boat, and— most of all—next to his wife of 59 years.”

She continued: “There is so much to say about my dad— my sisters and I will never be done talking about how wonderful he was, so bear with us— but for today I share these memories with my appreciation for the kind and brilliant man, father, and grandfather he was, as well as the loving legacy he left behind.”

Fin, Violet Anne, and Samuel are Jennifer and Ben Affleck’s children. The actors split in 2015 and finalized their divorce in 2018, but they maintain a friendly relationship.

In 2022, Ben married Jennifer Lopez, whose 16-year-old daughter, Emme Maribel Muniz, uses gender-neutral pronouns and has become close with Fin as a step-sibling.

Emme and Fin had been pictured together on a Los Angeles street with Ben on February 12, with Fin sporting an eye-catching temporary pink hair dye, the Daily Mail previously reported.

The first hints of Fin’s new name reportedly came a few days earlier, when the teen was pictured hugging their mom, Jennifer, goodbye at their school bus stop in Brentwood, Los Angeles.

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Moreover, in the photo of the touching moment, the name “Fin” could be seen embroidered on their backpack.

The event was streamed live on Facebook 

Image credits: Christ Church United Methodist

Meanwhile, J-Lo reportedly first publicly introduced Emme’s pronouns to a crowd at the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation’s Blue Diamond Gala, where they both performed in June 2022, and she used they/them pronouns to refer to her child.

“[The last time] we performed together was in a big stadium like this, and I ask them to sing with me all the time, but they won’t,” the 54-year-old said onstage, as per the Daily Mail.

She continued: “So, this is a very special occasion because they’re very, very busy and booked and pricey.

“They cost me when they come out, but they’re worth every single penny because they’re my favorite duet partner of all time.”

According to They Is My Pronoun, using a gender-neutral pronoun like the singular “they” can be a way to signal to others that a user does not want to be automatically grouped along with people who use she or he – usually women/girls/ladies or men/boys/gentlemen – for activities or invitations, etc.

It can be a request that one’s preferences or habits or dis/likes or comfort not be assumed based on one’s (perceived) assigned sex.

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2 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Who the fu*k streams a funeral live on facebook ? tacky as hell.

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2 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The memorial service wasn't really about Jennifer Garner's dad then.

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2 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What the writer, Andy Oldereide, missed was that the daughter still tried to make it about herself by announcing at a memorial service for Jennifer's father. Let the tackiness and the egotistic nature of that sink in.

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2 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sad the girl had a encouraged Mental breakdown. Angry She has Horrible Non-Parents that CAUSED this!!!

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2 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Relax, Bill. This is something that you're probably never going to accept, just like my parents never accepted that black people could marry white people. So just learn to live with it.

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2 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I know this story is for clickbait. It’s a hot topic where everyone has their own opinion about it. I really wish private things like this wouldn’t private so I don’t have to hear bigoted people with their big opinions and then we have to all ban together and argue with them in the comments. I’m tired of this rhetoric all together. The person who posted this article knew what they were doing and I warn everyone reading this to prepare for the bigots. These articles just keep us divided because we are forced to see the hateful people out there

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2 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Meanwhile, the majority of humanity is getting a little sick and tired of seeing people equate anything that isn't blind praise as "hateful" The only people who don't understand how the division is being fostered are the ones that perpetually have their pom-poms out.

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2 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I keep downvoting this, but boredpanda is being disingenuous and not logging it. So -1 to the current down vote

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2 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Who the fu*k streams a funeral live on facebook ? tacky as hell.

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2 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The memorial service wasn't really about Jennifer Garner's dad then.

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2 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What the writer, Andy Oldereide, missed was that the daughter still tried to make it about herself by announcing at a memorial service for Jennifer's father. Let the tackiness and the egotistic nature of that sink in.

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2 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sad the girl had a encouraged Mental breakdown. Angry She has Horrible Non-Parents that CAUSED this!!!

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2 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Relax, Bill. This is something that you're probably never going to accept, just like my parents never accepted that black people could marry white people. So just learn to live with it.

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2 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I know this story is for clickbait. It’s a hot topic where everyone has their own opinion about it. I really wish private things like this wouldn’t private so I don’t have to hear bigoted people with their big opinions and then we have to all ban together and argue with them in the comments. I’m tired of this rhetoric all together. The person who posted this article knew what they were doing and I warn everyone reading this to prepare for the bigots. These articles just keep us divided because we are forced to see the hateful people out there

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2 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Meanwhile, the majority of humanity is getting a little sick and tired of seeing people equate anything that isn't blind praise as "hateful" The only people who don't understand how the division is being fostered are the ones that perpetually have their pom-poms out.

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2 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I keep downvoting this, but boredpanda is being disingenuous and not logging it. So -1 to the current down vote

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