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minus-squareessell@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoWhilst I can see how people might infer that, I doubt there was any desire to imply any ethnicity
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 months agoIf that wasn’t the desire, it’s a very odd name to choose. Did they just use a random name picker?
minus-squareessell@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·4 months agoIs there any name that isn’t connected to a specific culture and wouldn’t trigger that reaction in some people?
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 months agoProbably not. I didn’t mean to even suggest it would be a negative reaction necessarily. I just thought it was a very odd name choice and speculated as to why.
Whilst I can see how people might infer that, I doubt there was any desire to imply any ethnicity
If that wasn’t the desire, it’s a very odd name to choose. Did they just use a random name picker?
Is there any name that isn’t connected to a specific culture and wouldn’t trigger that reaction in some people?
Probably not. I didn’t mean to even suggest it would be a negative reaction necessarily. I just thought it was a very odd name choice and speculated as to why.