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minus-squareFlying SquidMlinkEnglish5•6 months ago BBC News NI has spoken to the intended victim, who we are calling Renas to protect his identity. What a bizarre choice of name. Apparently it’s Kurdish, so they wanted to imply to a small number of people that the person is a Kurd?
minus-square@esselllinkEnglish2•6 months agoWhilst I can see how people might infer that, I doubt there was any desire to imply any ethnicity
minus-squareFlying SquidMlinkEnglish3•6 months agoIf that wasn’t the desire, it’s a very odd name to choose. Did they just use a random name picker?
minus-square@esselllinkEnglish0•6 months agoIs there any name that isn’t connected to a specific culture and wouldn’t trigger that reaction in some people?
minus-squareFlying SquidMlinkEnglish3•6 months agoProbably not. I didn’t mean to even suggest it would be a negative reaction necessarily. I just thought it was a very odd name choice and speculated as to why.
What a bizarre choice of name.
Apparently it’s Kurdish, so they wanted to imply to a small number of people that the person is a Kurd?
Whilst I can see how people might infer that, I doubt there was any desire to imply any ethnicity
If that wasn’t the desire, it’s a very odd name to choose. Did they just use a random name picker?
Is there any name that isn’t connected to a specific culture and wouldn’t trigger that reaction in some people?
Probably not. I didn’t mean to even suggest it would be a negative reaction necessarily. I just thought it was a very odd name choice and speculated as to why.