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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]it's being a culture vulture aka cultural appropriation.

It's like if i were to name my kid Akira after one of the greatest film makers of all time.

I'm not japanese and no one in my family is.

That said, I think you have more leeway of naming a daughter with a name outside of your culture. Especially if she turns out to be cute, fun, and a free spirit. She can get away with it.

A boy can't.[/quote]

So the implication is cultural appropriation is always bad? Never homage? Because humans have been doing it since time immemorial. We don't live in silos. One of my good friends growing up was white with a classical Arabic name. His parents named him after someone who helped save his sisters life. How could they!

God Americans worrying about this mindless, mindless stuff. .  More leeway? It's called freedom. Name your kid what you want. Unless you name them Hitler or a number or sign, u can do what you want. I'm.am so disgusted wth what's happening in this country - the micromanagement of thought and behavior.[/quote]

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