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HelpRe: Cultural Appropriation
in reply to a message by boingloings
Most of what I just read I don't understand a lot of - I will openly say that I am pretty naive about other cultures though I am keen to broarden my horizons.
In terms of names, I can relate to what you're saying (sort of) because on my list I have the names, Caoimhe, Kimiko, Finnegan, Niklaus, and Anya (just a few that stand out) which are obviously from very different cultures/parts of the world. Now I'm English, with no anscestory from anywhere other than England - though my surname may suggest that I have Irish roots. I love all of the names I've stated above for their sound, or their meaning, not because I read them in a magazine or saw them on TV, but I would be reluctant to use them for the reception that they or I might get.
I don't believe that this is right because in such a culturely diverse society we should be able to use a name from Japanese roots because we like the sound or meaning of it, when done for the right reasons I think it can be very complimentary to the Japanese (for example) culture.
However I think that if someone names their child after an anime character they are being quite immature - unless they can back up their useage of the name by explaining further why they like it beyond just "I liked such-and-such character".
Sorry if I don't make sense or what I've just said doesn't relate in any way to what you were asking. But that's how I understood your comment. :)
In terms of names, I can relate to what you're saying (sort of) because on my list I have the names, Caoimhe, Kimiko, Finnegan, Niklaus, and Anya (just a few that stand out) which are obviously from very different cultures/parts of the world. Now I'm English, with no anscestory from anywhere other than England - though my surname may suggest that I have Irish roots. I love all of the names I've stated above for their sound, or their meaning, not because I read them in a magazine or saw them on TV, but I would be reluctant to use them for the reception that they or I might get.
I don't believe that this is right because in such a culturely diverse society we should be able to use a name from Japanese roots because we like the sound or meaning of it, when done for the right reasons I think it can be very complimentary to the Japanese (for example) culture.
However I think that if someone names their child after an anime character they are being quite immature - unless they can back up their useage of the name by explaining further why they like it beyond just "I liked such-and-such character".
Sorry if I don't make sense or what I've just said doesn't relate in any way to what you were asking. But that's how I understood your comment. :)
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