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HelpRe: So you don't like Saxon, Norman and Frank as well?
in reply to a message by Mar
Given what Native history in the United States looks like, I find it rather offensive to use the names of Native American tribes without any good reason. There is a huge difference between the Normans (who conquered England, for God's sake) and the Dakota.
Think of a marginalized group in the Netherlands, Mar. Would you find it even a tad disrespectful-sounding if someone with no connection, knowledge, or particular amount of respect for their culture used the name of their group as a name for their child simply because it sounded cool? Or would that be fine, for the dominant culture just to take up the name of their group?
Think about it.
Array (really rather incensed)
Think of a marginalized group in the Netherlands, Mar. Would you find it even a tad disrespectful-sounding if someone with no connection, knowledge, or particular amount of respect for their culture used the name of their group as a name for their child simply because it sounded cool? Or would that be fine, for the dominant culture just to take up the name of their group?
Think about it.
Array (really rather incensed)
This message was edited 1/20/2007, 8:03 PM
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