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HelpRe: This seems ignorant (m)
in reply to a message by Hannah Ruth
Of course it doesn't affect the people with the name but it may offend them. In fact, more than offending them it would likely just make the namer look ignorant.
Just because a religious belief is a choice doesn't mean that names offensive to that religion are any less offensive than names based on race. Naming a kid Nazi Devil Cult shouldn't be any less offensive than Negro Blackman Hater.
I think that your categorization of what should and should not be considered offensive is nonsensical.
Just because a religious belief is a choice doesn't mean that names offensive to that religion are any less offensive than names based on race. Naming a kid Nazi Devil Cult shouldn't be any less offensive than Negro Blackman Hater.
I think that your categorization of what should and should not be considered offensive is nonsensical.
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I think you're totally misinterpreting what Hannah Ruth is trying to say.
Naming a kid Nazi Devil Cult or Negro Blackman Hater depicts negativity on a wide range level which is indeed offensive to not only the child possessing the name but to most everyone who comes in contact with that child. It's hateful and such a name is contracted from violent acts and oppression.
Where as naming a child a Jewish surname, such as Cohen depicts no negativity on a wide range level. People may or may not have bad associations with the name or feel that certain people have no 'right' using the Jewish surname. But as Hannah Ruth pointed out... that is their prerogatived. But that doesn't mean that using the surname Cohen and using something hateful such as Nazi Devil Cult are one and the same because they most certainly are not.
Naming a kid Nazi Devil Cult or Negro Blackman Hater depicts negativity on a wide range level which is indeed offensive to not only the child possessing the name but to most everyone who comes in contact with that child. It's hateful and such a name is contracted from violent acts and oppression.
Where as naming a child a Jewish surname, such as Cohen depicts no negativity on a wide range level. People may or may not have bad associations with the name or feel that certain people have no 'right' using the Jewish surname. But as Hannah Ruth pointed out... that is their prerogatived. But that doesn't mean that using the surname Cohen and using something hateful such as Nazi Devil Cult are one and the same because they most certainly are not.
This message was edited 8/17/2008, 8:59 AM
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