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HelpRe: A friend's daughter
in reply to a message by kizuko
I am strongly against how a child looks determining whether or not they are given a name that reflects their heritage. I am half middle-eastern--although people rarely guess my ethnicity correctly (I mostly get spanish, portuguese, and italian, funny enough)--but that doesn't mean my parents shouldn't have given me a name that reflects my heritage.
I highly prefer Mai to Zoe. I think her parents would have made the right decision to go with a name that honors her Vietnamese heritage, or at the very least they could have gone with a French name.
I highly prefer Mai to Zoe. I think her parents would have made the right decision to go with a name that honors her Vietnamese heritage, or at the very least they could have gone with a French name.
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As do I ^_^ I think Mai is a gorgeous name . . . though I'm kinda glad they didn't use it because now I can use it for my daugther without feeling guilty
I just think that it was wrong of them to deny the girl a piece of her culture because she didn't look the part. While I don't think that one's heritage should alienate them from the right to use certain names, the parents obviously felt like she had to be Vietnamese to merit an ethnic name . . . therefore, shouldn't the fact that she was Vietnamese have been enough for them, regardless of how she looks! I would very much like to find someone who doesn't think she should have the name based on looks, though . . .I don't really want to offend the parents by asking their reasoning, so I'd like to talk to a similar thinking person about it ^_^
I just think that it was wrong of them to deny the girl a piece of her culture because she didn't look the part. While I don't think that one's heritage should alienate them from the right to use certain names, the parents obviously felt like she had to be Vietnamese to merit an ethnic name . . . therefore, shouldn't the fact that she was Vietnamese have been enough for them, regardless of how she looks! I would very much like to find someone who doesn't think she should have the name based on looks, though . . .I don't really want to offend the parents by asking their reasoning, so I'd like to talk to a similar thinking person about it ^_^
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