'My husband and I love South Park - we even named our baby after a character but people say it's too controversial'

A woman and her husband, both avid South Park fans, have chosen a name for their unborn son inspired by the show .

The couple shared their story on Reddit , revealing that they had struggled to agree on a name until they found inspiration in their favourite TV programme.

The expectant mother wrote: "We couldn't decide on a name from the show that we both liked besides Marvin. AKA starvin Marvin from season one episode eight."

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After sharing their choice with family, the woman's sister researched the character Starvin Marvin, a malnourished child from Ethiopia according to IMDB.

The next morning, the woman woke up to numerous messages criticising their decision to name their baby after a character from such a controversial show.

Now, she is seeking advice on whether to change the name due to the backlash. Commenters suggested that while there's nothing wrong with the name Marvin, the association with the show could potentially follow the child throughout his life.

One individual remarked: "It's a super controversial character. Y'all should have kept that part to yourselves and just said if we heard it somewhere and really liked it. No one would have a problem with it, and you two would still know where it really came from."

Another chimed in: "I'm one of those people that named all three of my kids after either favourite bands or characters. But who in their right mind picks the racist caricature to name their kid after?"

And a comment read: "Seriously? ! Out of all the characters on the show, you picked Marvin??? What was wrong with Kyle, or Eric?"