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[Opinions] Re: Jemima
I'm saying that use by anyone who knows about the racist associations with the names is callous. That means someone doing the naming, not someone with the name.
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What if they're naming their kid after their late mother or grandmother? Is that still considered callous?
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Hmm, well, if they were aware, I'd probably think it was a little insensitive, yes. I wouldn't think someone who used the name was a horrible person or a racist. I'd think "I don't like with this person's choice. I think it's insensitive" and I'd move on.
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Okay I suppose that's fair enough. I personally disagree with the level of insensitivity the use would have outside the US, but that's alright :)
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