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HelpElaborating on my post. . .
in reply to a message by kizuko
It is not my opinion that someone's looks should determine the way they are named. However, this little girl's mother decided at the last minute that she wouldn't give her a Vietnamese name because she didn't look "Vietnamese" enough.
I am of the opinion that, since she is part Vietnamese and therefore part of the culture she is, by default, "Asian" enough for the name . . . I have absolutely no qualms with giving a non ethnic child an ethnic name (so long as the parents put the effort into learning at least a little about the culture), but her parents were bothered by the fact that she would not look the part.
Also, I meat to type
IMO she is Asian enough to have the name because she is part Vietnamese -- she doens't necessarily have to look it to a vast degree
either way, what I meant was that she doesn't have to look like a stereotypical member of her culture to deserve a name from it . . . because she is even a tiny fraction Vietnamese it shouldn't have bothered her parents at all.
I'm sorry if I offended anyone with my poor wording of my original post ~_~
I am of the opinion that, since she is part Vietnamese and therefore part of the culture she is, by default, "Asian" enough for the name . . . I have absolutely no qualms with giving a non ethnic child an ethnic name (so long as the parents put the effort into learning at least a little about the culture), but her parents were bothered by the fact that she would not look the part.
Also, I meat to type
IMO she is Asian enough to have the name because she is part Vietnamese -- she doens't necessarily have to look it to a vast degree
either way, what I meant was that she doesn't have to look like a stereotypical member of her culture to deserve a name from it . . . because she is even a tiny fraction Vietnamese it shouldn't have bothered her parents at all.
I'm sorry if I offended anyone with my poor wording of my original post ~_~
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