Posted on 04/06/2021 1:37:27 PM PDT by Kid Shelleen
The Times recently reported on the outcry following the L.A. theater community's Ovation Awards, where organizers mispronounced the name of an Asian American nominee and displayed a photo of the wrong actor.
If anyone doubts the racially based sting that comes with such insults to one's professional endeavors, just read the emails that rolled in to The Times after publication of our article. One reader said the Ovation reaction was just an example of "Asian victimhood."
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I have an anglicized celtic last name, that ought to be a slam dunk for anglosaxons to pronounce. They get it wrong most of the time.
These people need a life, or barring that, a good, harmless hobby.
Oh, good Lord. How old are you...12? If you mispronounce something, ask to be corrected and move on. All this PC crap is just plain stupid.
People have mispronounced my surname many times in my life, but I never thought there was anything malicious about it. Then again, I am not eager to view everything as a potential offense.
Like all of those Polish, Russian and Lithuanian people that had their names mispronounced for years and years.
As far as I know, “Jully” is not an Asian name. Certainly not one I have ever heard before.
My last name is mispronounced over half the time - even by a boss who had the exact same German letter combination.
was it Sum Ting Wong?
was it Sum Ting Wong?
Whatever. Like anyone other than Israelis get my name right.
There’s a reason I go by “Jewbacca.”
Grow up, author of the story.
Many white people (including myself) have names that are routinely mispronounced. Back in the day, it was common for white actors and actresses and musical performers to change their names if they sounded too “ethnic” or unglamorous.
We’re in good shape if this is the best they can dredge up.
I always pronounce it as "Sue". I have no idea if that is correct but he's never complained about it.
That would be hard for anyone.
Rupert Pupkin (from “The King of Comedy”): “My name is often misspelled and mispronounced.”
cant we ALL just have nick names?
The media is either confused or lies constantly about anything that can be remotely associated with the words “race” and “racism”.
Which is why they were only able to get to the very low hanging fruit of media when they were competing in that tall ladder of achievement.
Now, thank about all the service of your local plumber/other useful trade person. And think of all the excrement coming from the media.
Both my parents had parents (my grandparents) who immigrated here from Sicily.
My father’s given name was Cologero which was change to Charles when he went to school.
My mother’s was Giovanna changed to Jean.
Imagine what would happen now if schools changed kids’ names.
I put up my current tagline a couple of weeks ago.
Can’t really do that at an awards ceremony. I won’t necessarily call it racism but it is definitely poor preparation. Pronunciation guides are important. And they showed a picture of the wrong actor.
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