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HelpRe: Middle name question about appropriation
in reply to a message by Belphoebe
Yes it's getting really murky the longer I consider the subject. Leilani is a lovely name, but I understand that the tourist industry of Hawaii is actively harmful and so does that mean using Hawaiian names is wrong? Even the generally-accepted Leilani?
Then there's Yasmin, the Arabic variant of Jasmine (or the actual root of Jasmine? unsure) which is also a name I like a lot. Is that cultural appropriation?
But with my close roots to Ireland (my dad) but not Irish myself, and with the (very) recent conflict between Ireland and England, does that mean Irish names are wrong to use? How about Scottish? I've just given my comments on Alistair, a Scottish variant name.
Perhaps some people would consider Sakura okay because it's a flower, but in that case, what about other non-floral names like Megumi and Toshio?
I don't personally see any of it as disrespectful, but I do admit I still worry because of how prevalent "cancel culture" can be
Recently the showrunner of the new She-ra came under fire because she mentioned one of Bow's older brother's is a farmer called Sew. For context, Bow is a black character of two black scholar fathers and he fought alongside She-ra using his bow and arrow. Bow has twelve older brothers, all with names rhyming with Bow and Sew and all names are somehow related to their occupation. But she was called out for racism for saying one of Bow's brothers is a farmer called Sew. I. Don't. Get. It. Like I do (the history of black slaves and farming) but also isn't it racist to say, in this day and age, a fictional character cannot be a farmer because he's black?
And if something like that can happen, then I worry myself tbh and where this line is
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Then there's Yasmin, the Arabic variant of Jasmine (or the actual root of Jasmine? unsure) which is also a name I like a lot. Is that cultural appropriation?
But with my close roots to Ireland (my dad) but not Irish myself, and with the (very) recent conflict between Ireland and England, does that mean Irish names are wrong to use? How about Scottish? I've just given my comments on Alistair, a Scottish variant name.
Perhaps some people would consider Sakura okay because it's a flower, but in that case, what about other non-floral names like Megumi and Toshio?
I don't personally see any of it as disrespectful, but I do admit I still worry because of how prevalent "cancel culture" can be
Recently the showrunner of the new She-ra came under fire because she mentioned one of Bow's older brother's is a farmer called Sew. For context, Bow is a black character of two black scholar fathers and he fought alongside She-ra using his bow and arrow. Bow has twelve older brothers, all with names rhyming with Bow and Sew and all names are somehow related to their occupation. But she was called out for racism for saying one of Bow's brothers is a farmer called Sew. I. Don't. Get. It. Like I do (the history of black slaves and farming) but also isn't it racist to say, in this day and age, a fictional character cannot be a farmer because he's black?
And if something like that can happen, then I worry myself tbh and where this line is
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"one particular boogie will move mirror massaging with stirring crepe mixture, positioning loaves while in the furnace then toting items in containers" ~ best Russian daing sites (guest, 198.144.149.xxx) (2020)
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