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Re:Pronouncing non-English names for English speakers by ZeroGravitas on Monday July 26, 2021 @09:10AM (#27958906)
Are you saying these people should be more aware and considerate of your culture and experience as an immigrant with a hard to pronounce name in an English speaking country? That they should consider your feelings and change how they behave to suit you better?

Because that sounds pretty 'woke' to me, and you seem to be attacking people for trying to be woke and annoying you in the process.

I just worry that if someone attempts to make you happy by doing this, there will be an even smaller minority of people with hard to pronounce names and right-of-center political views who will be absolutely furious that the PC brigade (i.e. you) are trying to dictate what English speakers are allowed to make small talk about about in their own country, stifling free speech just in case some foreigner gets annoyed. Then they'll insist that English speakers should always do whatever their gut instinct tells them to even, no especially, if it annoys some oversensitive immigrant. Some people would much prefer to defend the noble principle of free speech than worry about something silly like wasting 5 mins in a meeting.

Re:Pronouncing non-English names for English speakers by AYBABTME on Monday July 26, 2021 @10:12AM (#27959561)
You got me well confused here. Take my experience of the phenomenon as you wish and incorporate it or not into your decision making process, at your leisure. I'm not the only one who feels this way when citizens corner us immigrants into pronouncing our names for a while.
Re:Pronouncing non-English names for English speakers by ZeroGravitas on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @07:08AM (#27971022)
Feel free to be annoyed and to share whatever you think the right thing to do is whenever you encounter these people.

However, calling them "woke-posturing" in a disparaging way is a paradox if you prefer them to be aware of your opinions and experiences and change to better accommodate you as a member of an outgroup.

That's what "woke" means.

Re:Pronouncing non-English names for English speakers by gerbilly on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @12:13AM (#27968529)
I think some of us feel that you sounded a bit peevish about the whole thing.
Re:Pronouncing non-English names for English speakers by AYBABTME on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @10:26PM (#27979732)
Oh yes, that would be a correct statement.