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Help[Opinions] Re: WDYT of Jream?
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Not really. The demographic thing seems like if I found out 90% of people who named their kid Pollyanna are jaywalkers who wear purple polka dotted ponchos everyday (maybe that would change my impression of Pollyanna, maybe not, but if it did, race and class wouldn't necessarily be factors; I might be afraid if I was expressing fondness of Pollyanna, it would imply to people that I approve of jaywalking and purple polka dotted ponchos).
In contrast, acting like the only reason someone would not want to be associated stylewise with the Kardashians (and a demographic that would fellow trends they set) is because of race/class would be reductive (as if race is the only thing interesting enough about them to react to). Often race/class is a factor in why people dislike names, but it isn't always; like, with your reaction to Jream, I assumed you like standardized spelling rather than assuming you're classist, even though I could connect those theoretically if I felt like it.
Mazikeen has a "negative" meaning, which is something not everyone likes regardless of culture. It's clearly not xenophobic when the other example given was Riot. Mazikeen has been used as a Hebrew word for demons, but to my knowledge, wasn't used for used for humans until recently and still isn't in Hebrew.
In contrast, acting like the only reason someone would not want to be associated stylewise with the Kardashians (and a demographic that would fellow trends they set) is because of race/class would be reductive (as if race is the only thing interesting enough about them to react to). Often race/class is a factor in why people dislike names, but it isn't always; like, with your reaction to Jream, I assumed you like standardized spelling rather than assuming you're classist, even though I could connect those theoretically if I felt like it.
Mazikeen has a "negative" meaning, which is something not everyone likes regardless of culture. It's clearly not xenophobic when the other example given was Riot. Mazikeen has been used as a Hebrew word for demons, but to my knowledge, wasn't used for used for humans until recently and still isn't in Hebrew.
This message was edited 11/13/2023, 8:52 PM
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