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HelpRe: Cheyenne / Cheyanne
in reply to a message by Gaia
I used to actually really love the name Cheyenne, and still think it sounds beautiful.
Yet, speaking as a white cisgender Christian man, the cultural appropriation is deeply problematic and I think puts this name out of any potential use. I am actually quite struck and disturbed by how popular this once was.
I feel similarly about names like Seneca, Dakota, etc., all of which I have encountered among people who have no tie to those nations.
Cheyanne is even worse - cultural appropriation mixed with cultural bastardization.
Andrew
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Yet, speaking as a white cisgender Christian man, the cultural appropriation is deeply problematic and I think puts this name out of any potential use. I am actually quite struck and disturbed by how popular this once was.
I feel similarly about names like Seneca, Dakota, etc., all of which I have encountered among people who have no tie to those nations.
Cheyanne is even worse - cultural appropriation mixed with cultural bastardization.
put a smile on your face - make the world a better place (:
This message was edited 7/17/2022, 10:33 AM
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