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HelpRe: What actions are considered “making arbitrary judgments names without considering cultural context”?
in reply to a message by Francisinfp5w4
I don't know if that is what you mean, but I can give you a personal experience that I felt was a judgement made by someone, that did NOT consider the cultural context.
I'm part of a Facebook group for name nerds (a bit like here). Someone shared on the group the names of the 2024 NFL Draft, especially mentionning the names that they felt were awful or bad. I went on the NFL Draft site, and like I suspected a lot of the ''bad'' names (what the OP considered bad) were names of African American players.
Like Devontez, Tyrice, Ja'Tavion, Ja'Quan, LaDarius, DeWayne, etc.
Maybe these names seem uncommon, and thus different or strange for people outside the African American community, but I would bet it is considered pretty normal inside that cultural context. To me, the post lacked tack and awareness. I feel it's not our place to say if a cultural name is bad or not, if one is not part of that cultural group. ESPECIALLY cultural group that have long been victims of discrimination.
So to come back to the point, this is an example of what I would consider a judgement made without considering the cultural context.
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I'm part of a Facebook group for name nerds (a bit like here). Someone shared on the group the names of the 2024 NFL Draft, especially mentionning the names that they felt were awful or bad. I went on the NFL Draft site, and like I suspected a lot of the ''bad'' names (what the OP considered bad) were names of African American players.
Like Devontez, Tyrice, Ja'Tavion, Ja'Quan, LaDarius, DeWayne, etc.
Maybe these names seem uncommon, and thus different or strange for people outside the African American community, but I would bet it is considered pretty normal inside that cultural context. To me, the post lacked tack and awareness. I feel it's not our place to say if a cultural name is bad or not, if one is not part of that cultural group. ESPECIALLY cultural group that have long been victims of discrimination.
So to come back to the point, this is an example of what I would consider a judgement made without considering the cultural context.
Don't hesitate to rate my different PNLs: http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/246179
