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Is this cultural appropriation?!
Answered 5 years ago
I’m married to a black man (I’m white) and we’re expecting our first baby girl in 2 months,
I want her to have a traditional ethnic name from my husbands side but at the same time didn’t want to offend anyone who might view her as ‘not dark enough’ to have more of an ethnic name,
We are going to call her ‘Bonquisha’
do you think it will offend the black community? My husband said his family is fine with it but he wouldn’t be sure about his sisters as they are quite liberal minded
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5 years ago
Lots of black / african / asian etc etc. people name their children 'Jona, Noah' etc names that have meaning for many white people, but we tread on eggshells when giving a child a name that is cultural, and in fact half their cultural heritage.
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5 years ago
It's not cultural appropriation if that is your child's culture, if it were then giving her any name from your culture would be also be appropriation, right? So in from which culture do you choose her name then?
I do think you should reconsider "Bonquisha" though because it's kind of awful.
I do think you should reconsider "Bonquisha" though because it's kind of awful.
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5 years ago
Agree with all of this
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5 years ago
Agree. Cultural or not. Surely there is something else from your husband's culture. After all you also are blending 2 cultures so for no sake other than your child having to put up with it (forget all the other dream world stuff about being about to be named /look/act how you want without being judged etc etc), perhaps could consider something that flows a bit nicer. I'd be saying that if the child were asian, bogan white Australian etc etc. Choose a name that you like, but also that you think they might like being called and not cringe at when said in public. Not to be harsh.
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5 years ago
You can call her whatever you want just make sure she doesnt get bully or tease one day.
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5 years ago
Baby will be teased
Call him Kevin or Keith
Call him Kevin or Keith
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5 years ago
It’s a girl silly billy
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5 years ago
Kevina or keithai
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5 years ago
Maybe wait til she's a couple weeks old before finalizing in case she has very fair skin or hair. My son has a traditional name because his father is indigenous. He looks just like dad, but is my irish white skin tone and blonde. He goes by his middle name because he was so teased and tormented by both white and aboroginals.
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5 years ago
Maybe you should ask Jerry Springer first 😂
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5 years ago
Not at all. I don’t think it’s ever cultural appropriation, if it’s done to honour the the other culture.
I don’t think calling appreciation for other cultures cultural appropriation helps us create a cohesive society, I think it does the exact opposite like others here
I don’t think calling appreciation for other cultures cultural appropriation helps us create a cohesive society, I think it does the exact opposite like others here
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5 years ago
If this is not a troll post, please do not call her Bonquisha. She will be teased forever. Call her Bonquiqui instead.
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5 years ago
Cultural appropriation is for profit or coolness ect and is false or fake. If that name is her culture then that's that. My sister gave her baby an African name as it was her dads culture and his mothers name ect no one was upset
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5 years ago
I’m sorry but the word “cultural appropriation” needs to go.
All the word does is devide us all.
Call your child whatever you want as long as you aren’t using the name to disrespect any culture which you aren’t you are obvisouly respecting and embracing her background.
All the word does is devide us all.
Call your child whatever you want as long as you aren’t using the name to disrespect any culture which you aren’t you are obvisouly respecting and embracing her background.