Anonymous
09/07/2021 19:40
Subject: Re:Choosing a name from a different culture for your child
Anonymous wrote:Cultural appropriation is a worthless concept. Cultures are merging and shifting and borrowing from each other all the time. It's a beautiful thing.
You should watch some indigenous TikTokers explain why they don't appreciate people taking their scared rituals and performing them inappropriately.
Anonymous
09/07/2021 18:20
Subject: Choosing a name from a different culture for your child
Anonymous wrote:Do you judge people who do this? Under what circumstances, if any, could it be cultural appropriation?
I was annoyed when my son had a boy in his class with the same name that wasn’t from his culture, but in general it would be even flattering
Anonymous
09/07/2021 18:17
Subject: Re:Choosing a name from a different culture for your child
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:When I hear a name that is culturally inconsistent with the parents' culture, to me there is then a rebuttable presumption that the parents are either: (a) hopelessly dull and naïve and thought the name sounded super-pretty, or (b) affected, and seeking to be perceived as whatever the other culture would evoke -- e.g. we're cosmopolitan! we're woke! we're European! The presumption can be rebutted by the parents demonstrating that they are not dull, naïve, or affected, and/or that there is a clear valid other reason for the name.
We have neighbors from Portugal who have a son named Max. Is that ok with you or is it too cultural inconsistent?
Why is Max inconsistent with Portuguese parents? I don't understand. The full name - Maximiliano - can be Spanish, Portuguese or Italian, among others. I lived in Brazil for a fair amount of time. I knew a handful of Max's. That's not culturally inconsistent at all.
Anonymous
09/07/2021 18:02
Subject: Choosing a name from a different culture for your child
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I knew a non-Arabic girl named Farida and no one gave the name a second thought, though some of the kids pronounced it Frieda. I think it's a pretty name.
I know a Rhonda who isn't Welsh, a Tamsin who isn't English, and a Sativa who isn't a pot plant. Also a Linnea who isn't Swedish, but her mom is a botanist.
Name your kids whatever you want.
Omg no, please do not name your kid Sativa. Do they have a sibling named Indica? How awful.
Yeah! Her name is supposed to be Sophia.
Anonymous
09/07/2021 17:33
Subject: Choosing a name from a different culture for your child
Anonymous wrote:I knew a non-Arabic girl named Farida and no one gave the name a second thought, though some of the kids pronounced it Frieda. I think it's a pretty name.
I know a Rhonda who isn't Welsh, a Tamsin who isn't English, and a Sativa who isn't a pot plant. Also a Linnea who isn't Swedish, but her mom is a botanist.
Name your kids whatever you want.
Omg no, please do not name your kid Sativa. Do they have a sibling named Indica? How awful.