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in reply to a message by Martha
No, because it's Saxon not anglo-saxon and Saxon by itself mainly makes me think of Saxony and Lower Saxony which are regions of Germany and therefore it is a geographical term to me. But I live in Germany so I hear Lower Saxony three times per day on the news and it doesn't raise any eyebrows. Also, the German word for "Saxony" is "Sachsen" which sounds a lot like "Saxon" so all I think is "region where people speak an interesting dialect and where they have the best Christmas markets in Germany" I also think of "saxophone".
Now I know that some white supremacists have used the word anglo-saxon for themselves and that there is a debate as to whether it should still be used, but Saxon to me is way more associated with geography (Lower Saxony, Saxony) than the term anglo-saxon.
If I met someone named Saxon I would simply assume that the parents liked trendy names (Saxon sounds a lot like Jackson, Jax, Max etc. so it fits right in).
I think it's ugly but I wouldn't immediately think the parents were white supremacists.
Here in Germany most white supremacists use Scandinavian names and names from Norse mythology so there have been discussions in Germany whether it's still a good idea to name a daughter Freya because apparently it's one of the most popular names among Neo-Nazis and sibsets like Odin and Freya or Freya and Brunhild are popular among them and will lead to people second guessing what the parents' motives were when they were naming their kids.
I personally find it rather silly to judge someone by their name or to judge their parents for it. Could the parents of Freya and Odin be white supremacists? Definitely. Could they just be interested in Norse Mythology? Totally. People shouldn't be so quick to judge. I find the probability that a Saxon had trendy surname-name parents way more likely than the probability that the parents are white supremacists.
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Now I know that some white supremacists have used the word anglo-saxon for themselves and that there is a debate as to whether it should still be used, but Saxon to me is way more associated with geography (Lower Saxony, Saxony) than the term anglo-saxon.
If I met someone named Saxon I would simply assume that the parents liked trendy names (Saxon sounds a lot like Jackson, Jax, Max etc. so it fits right in).
I think it's ugly but I wouldn't immediately think the parents were white supremacists.
Here in Germany most white supremacists use Scandinavian names and names from Norse mythology so there have been discussions in Germany whether it's still a good idea to name a daughter Freya because apparently it's one of the most popular names among Neo-Nazis and sibsets like Odin and Freya or Freya and Brunhild are popular among them and will lead to people second guessing what the parents' motives were when they were naming their kids.
I personally find it rather silly to judge someone by their name or to judge their parents for it. Could the parents of Freya and Odin be white supremacists? Definitely. Could they just be interested in Norse Mythology? Totally. People shouldn't be so quick to judge. I find the probability that a Saxon had trendy surname-name parents way more likely than the probability that the parents are white supremacists.
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This message was edited 5/13/2021, 10:39 AM
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