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in reply to a message by boingloings
I live in the US. In my opinion we have a nation who's culture is one that has taken, and continues to take from all of the people who have come here from all the nations of the world. So, an asian Rosalie or a hispanic Nneka or a caucasian Aiko wouldn't really make me turn my head. Maybe this is the case because I live in a urban area that is more culturally diverse? I don't think that cultures own names per say and even find it to be refreshing to hear of, meet & see people who have gone beyond thier own backyard in the search for the perfect name for thier child. Not that I don't like or appreciate peoples name tying them to thier own culture: because that's nice as well.
Whatever the case may be, I am glad to hear names that have history and/or meaning to them on whoever owns them than be subject to one more name that isn't supposed to begin with "k", has a "y" replacing a vowel or ends in "aiden". I wish people would stop appropriating "trendiness". Now that would be awesome!
Whatever the case may be, I am glad to hear names that have history and/or meaning to them on whoever owns them than be subject to one more name that isn't supposed to begin with "k", has a "y" replacing a vowel or ends in "aiden". I wish people would stop appropriating "trendiness". Now that would be awesome!
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"I live in the US. In my opinion we have a nation who's culture is one that has taken, and continues to take from all of the people who have come here from all the nations of the world."
I'm sorry, but I can't tell by your tone if you mean that critically or not? I live in the U.S. too.
I also live in what I would consider a culturally diverse area, but not so much accepting. Like I heard comments from people, asking "why does she have an American name?" in reference to a girl wearing a hijab, or commenting on a name being ghetto when worn by a black girl but not if a white girl had the same name. That's more what I meant.
I'm sorry, but I can't tell by your tone if you mean that critically or not? I live in the U.S. too.
I also live in what I would consider a culturally diverse area, but not so much accepting. Like I heard comments from people, asking "why does she have an American name?" in reference to a girl wearing a hijab, or commenting on a name being ghetto when worn by a black girl but not if a white girl had the same name. That's more what I meant.
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I didn't mean it critically. Just my experience.
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Man if you're bananarama you're disguising yourself pretty well. I honestly can't tell if that's you or not. Keep it up.
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