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in reply to a message by yasmine
I think if you are part of a dominant culture, using names from other cultures seems like appropriation.
I've also wondered about this, which is why I'm asking this question in the first place. You actually described it much better than I did. Why is it that it's ok for someone who isn't white-European/American to use a white-European/American name and not the reverse? The one thing that I do not want to see is American trends becoming the generic or one-size-fits-all of naming trends, where all of these other amazing names from different cultures are neglected because they aren't generic or one size fits all. I am mildly and possibly un-justifiably worried that globalization really means Americanization, mostly because of the name thing and McDonalds (etc) invading the world like a parasite.
Ha! All of my posts seem disjointed and rambling to me. If your post is rambling, which I don't think it is, you're in good company.
I've also wondered about this, which is why I'm asking this question in the first place. You actually described it much better than I did. Why is it that it's ok for someone who isn't white-European/American to use a white-European/American name and not the reverse? The one thing that I do not want to see is American trends becoming the generic or one-size-fits-all of naming trends, where all of these other amazing names from different cultures are neglected because they aren't generic or one size fits all. I am mildly and possibly un-justifiably worried that globalization really means Americanization, mostly because of the name thing and McDonalds (etc) invading the world like a parasite.
Ha! All of my posts seem disjointed and rambling to me. If your post is rambling, which I don't think it is, you're in good company.
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