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They're first generation and whitewashed
whats in a name? VOL....RAVEN symone
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I just think for some Asians, things like financial success is just a bigger necessity than keeping your Asian culture. Ironically I met a Korean girl that told me her upbringing being raised in So Cal with very traditional parents. She got eyelid surgery done which was suggest by her mother so she can have a double eyelid.
I even hear in Korea, it's like suggested to have breast implants and total facial reconstruction. I mean that is way to much to try and portray success and beauty. This is not even talking about them marrying only rich people.
I even hear in Korea, it's like suggested to have breast implants and total facial reconstruction. I mean that is way to much to try and portray success and beauty. This is not even talking about them marrying only rich people.
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Gwyneth Paltrow's child also never has to work a day in her life. Also, it's Gwyneth Paltrow's child. If Apple needs a job in Hollywood, Apple is getting a job lol.
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In be Philippines they sell soap that makes you white lmao
Had all my relatives wondering why I was trying to catch a tan when went to the beach.
Stone faces for everyone
Had all my relatives wondering why I was trying to catch a tan when went to the beach.
Stone faces for everyone
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some asian names are hard to pronounce lol. I remember back in middle school this one girl had the last name nguyen. I remember pronouncing that joint like 'new-goo-yooken'.
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asians look up to white people
never knew they got surgery to look more white tho
never knew they got surgery to look more white tho
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Where I'm from (Sudan) we are taught to take pride in our names because they represent our heritage and culture. Changing my name from Mohammed to something like Mike would be considered shameful where I'm from. I guess having an easier name might help their kids get ahead, but thats a pretty steep price to pay for thatits really not a big deal and if it helps their kid get ahead in life then why not?What kills me is ethnic Asians conforming to white people and naming their kids mike, john, tom, dave, kyle
F that
All my Asian friends have cookie cutter first names
all these asians will also have asian names they dont tell you about
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That's similar to what ryu yells before he blasts a fireball.
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that's your culture thoughWhere I'm from (Sudan) we are taught to take pride in our names because they represent our heritage and culture. Changing my name from Mohammed to something like Mike would be considered shameful where I'm from. I guess having an easier name might help their kids get ahead, but thats a pretty steep price to pay for thatits really not a big deal and if it helps their kid get ahead in life then why not?What kills me is ethnic Asians conforming to white people and naming their kids mike, john, tom, dave, kyle
F that
All my Asian friends have cookie cutter first names
all these asians will also have asian names they dont tell you about
for a lot of people a name is just a name (which is why people name their kids all sorts of dumb stuff)
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People going to call her Uncle Raven now.
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whats the cultural origin of randomly adding ' to your name? or going out of your way to add extra letters to a common name?
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only in america is there no such thing as culture
and even in america names have significance and meanings
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That's true it is our culture, but it pains me to see immigrants sacrifice their identities just to get accepted into a society that wont view them as one of their own anyway. They will still be the "asian" kids, even if their names are generically white. Also American kids born abroad (whether military or civilian) arent being named according to that country's naming customs, so why do immigrants do it when they come here?that's your culture thoughWhere I'm from (Sudan) we are taught to take pride in our names because they represent our heritage and culture. Changing my name from Mohammed to something like Mike would be considered shameful where I'm from. I guess having an easier name might help their kids get ahead, but thats a pretty steep price to pay for thatits really not a big deal and if it helps their kid get ahead in life then why not?What kills me is ethnic Asians conforming to white people and naming their kids mike, john, tom, dave, kyle
F that
All my Asian friends have cookie cutter first names
all these asians will also have asian names they dont tell you about
for a lot of people a name is just a name (which is why people name their kids all sorts of dumb stuff)
I may be looking too far into it though. To some people a name is probably just a name
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It's crazy how you act so condescendingly even to the point of asking what's the point of an apostrophe in a name.
Do you ask why an Mc in front of an Irish name? Or why a maiden name means something in Spain?
Do you ask why an Mc in front of an Irish name? Or why a maiden name means something in Spain?
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I assume you were referring to Sea manup, if not then sorry I was mistaken, but with just the comment I was reading didnt sound condescending. He asked the cultural origin of adding an apostrophe. Why not just explain to him what the cultural relevance is?
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Flat out, it's not my culture.
Me and man up are cool so I think he won't see my comment as personal
Me and man up are cool so I think he won't see my comment as personal
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I asked because an apostrophe and seemingly random letters don't add anything to the way a name is pronounced, If you give your kid an Irish sounding name it's influenced by Irish culture but what culture influences someone to spell it dwyane wade rather than duane wade?
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Well there's def origins
Kind of like
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Kind of like
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In the same respect, their customs have evolved with society and is more modern in a way. They'd put more pride in the fact that a change to an English first name allowed them to get some office job where they could provide for themselves or a family and made a lot of money and provide for the family back home on that filial piety tip.Where I'm from (Sudan) we are taught to take pride in our names because they represent our heritage and culture. Changing my name from Mohammed to something like Mike would be considered shameful where I'm from. I guess having an easier name might help their kids get ahead, but thats a pretty steep price to pay for that
its really not a big deal and if it helps their kid get ahead in life then why not?What kills me is ethnic Asians conforming to white people and naming their kids mike, john, tom, dave, kyle
F that
All my Asian friends have cookie cutter first names
all these asians will also have asian names they dont tell you about
To them that a business would discriminate against them because of their name isn't a cultural/regional insult that they'd band together to protest. They'd just find a way around it.
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What if I told you that there was a concerted and organized effort by Islam to erase all traces of Pre-Islamic Sudanese/Nubian culture. Pyramids and Ancient "Pagan" artifacts were destroyed and many ethnic groups in Sudan and other East African civilizations were converted to Islam.
Just a little history lesson.
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I'm aware a lot of the old artifacts from the Nubian civilization in Sudan were destroyed by Muslims. I'm also aware a lot of the region were forced to convert to Islam. I don't agree with the destruction of them and am glad to see the government protect a lot of the historical sites in the Northern parts of the country nowadays. Probably the only thing they do right.
Now, what is the point of your history lesson?
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To rustle jimmies.
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i think names are important to think about. I get parents who want their children to have unique names but some go a little overboard. I work in HR and the amount of resumes and applications with weird names i see are crazy. I had a chick once named Sweet Cherry like that was her legit first name. Parents are entitled to name their kids whatever they want but they often dont think of the future and how kids are mean and will proabbly be picked on and stuff like that. I also knew a girl in hs whose name was Jaina. But to each its own
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I remember there was a time when Jaiden/Jayden was a "weird name". The. A few years ago everyone started naming their son that.
