Changing your name might help, though it's sad that anyone should have to do this.
I was replying because you (a) seemed to be missing the OP's point and (b) were coming close to blaming victims of racial discrimination for not changing their names.
I was replying because you (a) seemed to be missing the OP's point and (b) were coming close to blaming victims of racial discrimination for not changing their names.
Of all the backwards and ridiculous comments I've seen on race-related threads here, that one is really exceptionally stupid.
those that will sit around and mope and moan about how unfair the world is, and invent terms like 'victim blaming'.
and those who take concrete, actionable steps to overcome or work around the problem.
don't fucking fool yourself, nothing will erase the prejudice against certain names in the next 50 years. just ask any american who isn't white. they've had to deal with this shit from the very beginning, it's not an abstract textbook concept to them.
Why the pessimism? Race relations have come on a decently long way in the last 50 years.
I don't think anyone's saying that it's wrong for someone to change their name to avoid prejudice. The point is that no-one should be expected to change their name for this reason.
no, it's sad that ww2 happened. it's sad that there's still starving people in the world. it's sad that there's human trafficking in 2015.
what's not sad is someone crying over the fact that some people are prejudiced against certain names when the easy solution is to just change your fuckin' name if you deem it to be a problem.