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Post by The Lazy One on Apr 10, 2009 18:56:21 GMT -5
I agree that orientals should adopt American names, though. It should just be a minimum expectation for someone who expects to immigrate to this country and be part of American society. If they want to retain their oriental culture, then they should stay in China or Japan. No one is forcing them to immigrate to the United States. And it's the thinking like this that left my family's name on ellis island. Since they couldn't pronounce it, we got a nice generic american one. I'm not sure I can express quite how much this point of view annoys me, but mostly because it cost my family already, and frankly, we're white. In fact, if you believe my fiance I'm so white I glow in the dark. My family lost their name on Ellis Island as well. I think it's really sad. Your name can be a part of your identity, and I'm very glad that America has come beyond forcing people to change their name simply because it's "forrun and I can't pronounciate anything harder than Jim-Bob."
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Post by theamericancowboy on Apr 10, 2009 18:59:10 GMT -5
Sorry to hear that, Distind. Ever think of changing your name back?
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Post by A. Sapien on Apr 10, 2009 20:01:25 GMT -5
Sorry to hear that, Distind. Ever think of changing your name back? Hold on a ratfucking moment, you said: So I'm curious cowboy, why the sudden change from your earlier statement?
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Post by antichrist on Apr 10, 2009 20:16:58 GMT -5
So the Lo's Chan's and Singh's need a more American name
But the Ahmanheimo's, Alekseev's, and Szczepanski's are just fine?
Great double standard there
Note: if I happened to grab somebodies last name it was a complete coincidence, I just grabbed hard names off the internet.
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Post by canadian mojo on Apr 10, 2009 20:59:46 GMT -5
Americancowboy, as an immigrant's son I cordially invite you to have sexual relations with your horse. Furthermore, if you feel the need to have an anti-immigrant stance, why don't you choose to base it on a real issue rather than "he duddint look likes me". A good example would be people who come to a new country but refuse to submit to and/or activly try to undermine its founding constitution and charters and replace it with their own culture. You know, things like equal rights, seperation of church and state, etc. Granted it might seem somewhat hypocritical when a large portion of the citizens are against these things as well, but at least it has some merit.
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Post by John E on Apr 10, 2009 21:52:05 GMT -5
I'd like to suggest that we ALL change our names to more American ones. I'm changing mine to Runs With Housecats.
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Post by schizophonic on Apr 10, 2009 22:11:28 GMT -5
I'd like to suggest that we ALL change our names to more American ones. I'm changing mine to Runs With Housecats. I was thinking "Snarks with a fist."
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Post by antichrist on Apr 10, 2009 22:32:11 GMT -5
Americancowboy, as an immigrant's son I cordially invite you to have sexual relations with your horse. For once, would you think of the poor horse! Well my opinion was always if some actually performed a criminal offense then it's buh-buy. There's lots of good hardworking people who want to come here. Drug dealers and gang bangers can be shipped back. Don't even bother with a jail sentence.
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Post by canadian mojo on Apr 10, 2009 23:06:48 GMT -5
For once, would you think of the poor horse! You're right. Maybe cowboy could put on his assless chaps, sit on the pommel, and go for a gallop. I think along rather similar lines. The only problem I have with just booting a criminal without incarserating them first is that they can turn around a week later and come back. Doesn't have much of a deterrent factor.
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Post by dasfuchs on Apr 11, 2009 5:11:24 GMT -5
Sorry to hear that, Distind. Ever think of changing your name back? Hold on a ratfucking moment, you said: So I'm curious cowboy, why the sudden change from your earlier statement? Distind is white, not a different skin color, so it's a tradgety in his case, it's just america in anyone else's. I'd love to change my name to take on my grandmother's. Kukulka is a rare name to find, smith is so fucking generic
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Post by The Lazy One on Apr 11, 2009 6:49:06 GMT -5
Hold on a ratfucking moment, you said: So I'm curious cowboy, why the sudden change from your earlier statement? Distind is white, not a different skin color, so it's a tradgety in his case, it's just america in anyone else's. I'd love to change my name to take on my grandmother's. Kukulka is a rare name to find, smith is so fucking generic Yeah, I'd love to take on my great-grandmother's name. Zakyte is much more interesting than my current, very generic surname. I'd like to suggest that we ALL change our names to more American ones. I'm changing mine to Runs With Housecats. I like Lurks Around Often.
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Post by canadian mojo on Apr 11, 2009 8:06:04 GMT -5
I'd like to suggest that we ALL change our names to more American ones. I'm changing mine to Runs With Housecats. I'll take Unapologetically Mocks Racists 1. 1and sexists, homophobes, and anybody else who doesn't believe in equal rights for all human beings.
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Post by Distind on Apr 11, 2009 9:17:27 GMT -5
Sorry to hear that, Distind. Ever think of changing your name back? I have, but given the value my ancestors placed on it, when they just let it fall away, I'm considering something else. Annoys me, but I actually give a shit about history, unlike the vast majority of my family who don't even know what it was.
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Post by the sandman on Apr 11, 2009 9:29:28 GMT -5
For once, would you think of the poor horse! You're right. Maybe cowboy could put on his assless chaps, sit on the pommel, and go for a gallop. I KNEW we were gonna get to the chaps jokes eventually.
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Post by antichrist on Apr 11, 2009 9:59:16 GMT -5
I'd like to suggest that we ALL change our names to more American ones. I'm changing mine to Runs With Housecats. Well since that ones taken I'm going with Wrestles with Rotties.
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