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HelpRe: Why is Cohen offensive?
in reply to a message by Lizzie_Jay
Cohen is rather like naming your son "priest," except that a Cohen is a priest in a religion (namely Judaism) that has gotten the short end of the stick for literally thousands of years. It strikes me as ignorant and vaguely condescending, like naming a child Cherokee or Cheyenne.
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Could be a family name.
Cohen's a pretty common Jewish surname, isn't it? And it's pretty trendy to call your kids first-name family surnames. I don't think it's inherently religious.
Or maybe the parents like Leonard Cohen a lot. That's probably a stretch though :)
Cohen's a pretty common Jewish surname, isn't it? And it's pretty trendy to call your kids first-name family surnames. I don't think it's inherently religious.
Or maybe the parents like Leonard Cohen a lot. That's probably a stretch though :)
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I agree. Hardly that offensive at all.
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Nope, pretty sure it's the OC's influence, unfortunately
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double post :(
double post :(
This message was edited 6/2/2007, 10:54 PM
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