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Cultural appropriation?

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snowynovemberr · 12/11/2020 00:51

So I have been a bit curious about this for quite some time. I have always been very much against cultural appropriation and just wanted to hear everyone's opinions.

Would you say it's ONLY cultural appropriation if the name is from a usually oppressed culture? Or any culture apart from your own?

Names like Sergei, Soren, Stellan, Linnea, Anouk seem to be gaining a lot of popularity but for some reason I just can't be fully on board with them being used left and right with no connection to the origins of the name.

This is completely personal though and everyone is free to choose the name they like the most.

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snowynovemberr · 12/11/2020 01:00

This is in general though. None of these names are on my list. We are still working on ours, probably sticking to names that honour our roots.

Whilst checking forums and everything I've seen these names pop a lot more often than before and was just wondering everyone's take on the subject.

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LadyWithLapdog · 12/11/2020 00:58

If you like it, use it. It may be a bit odd in the cultural context but anyone can work out there must be a reason it was chosen. Even if the reason is “I liked it”.

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