This is not exceptional — this is normal. If you are racially not white and have a name that isn’t similar to Cody, Karen or Kelly, how you are referred to is also a way of putting you in place.
“In other words, mutilating someone’s name is a tiny act of bigotry. Whether you intend to or not, what you’re communicating is this: Your name is different. Foreign. Weird. It’s not worth my time to get it right. “
cultofpedagogy.com/gift-of-pronun…
cultofpedagogy.com/gift-of-pronun…
After a febel attempt at pronouncing your name, I hear — ”such a pretty name, what does it mean in your culture.” I don’t know Alison, what does Alison mean in your “culture” 🤷🏽♀️. But I am not worried about how my name is pronounced, am worried what happens come to NOV
*happens come November.
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