A California driver named Isis pushed back against the state’s request to change the controversial configuration she’s had on her personalized license plate for three years.

Last week, the California Department of Motor Vehicles requested that Isis Wharton, 26, change the phrase “IAMISIS” on her white Kia, fearing that it could be misunderstood as an acronym for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).

Wharton said she received permission to use the license plate in 2022 and pushed back on the DMV’s request. She claimed authorities allowed her to renew her vanity plates every year with no issue. 3

“My name was a name thousands of years before the terrorist group,” Wharton told ABC 10 on Tuesday. “…It’s a harmful thing to come after someone’s name, and I think that things like

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