Am I being a snowflake about this - name of a nursery that is similar to something I find offensive ?

[Putoffalot]

AIBU to not want to send my child (of a mixed heritage) to a childminder with a name that is very similar to something offensive (GW). It’s come up when searching and is the closest to my work but I can’t even contemplate contacting them as it’s too close to the name of an offensive item ?

Huh?

I don't think anyone could say without knowing the name.

GW?

As in the dolls?

I doubt very much there is a nursery called that.

Do you mean the first part of the name is Golly?

No, I would not send my child there.

Is the nursery Scallywags?
If so Yabu...

Adolph Mitler?

What's the name of the nursery? We can't comment otherwise I'm afraid.

I was thinking Scallywags. Nothing wrong there.

Is it a nursery or a childminder? Someone’s surname or a ‘company’ name.

I was searching for childcare options near me and one came up that would be ideal
of they have space but the name of the setting is so similar to the name of a racist item (GW) I’m not sure I can name the actual place ? Not sure that’s allowed on here but they’ve called it something which after googling means ‘tadpole’ but it’s so similar sounding to GW??

You find a woman's name offensive???!!! So just move along then!!

I just did a quick google search. There’s something fits that nasty bill in Wales. Is that where you are @Putoffalot ?

Hard to know without knowing what the term is.

Eventually you get used to people’s name just being their name, rather than the thing it initially sounds like/reminds you of. You may even come up with a nickname to avoid the offensive reference altogether.

Im dying to know what this person could possibly be called that’s offensive though. Barbara Bumbaclart? Ruth Dildo? Sarah Titwank? Moira Shoesinside?

Scallywags is not the same as Gollyw*.
YABU

No it’s not that . Am I allowed to name businesses ? I don’t want to get in trouble! It rhymes with GW but means tadpole apparently. But it’s just too close for me am I being weird?

What sounds like ‘gollywog’?

I guess polliwog based on OP update

Ohhhhh is it Golliwopsie? I drove past it once and was sure I'd misread until I googled it when I got home!

Yes it has the second part the same as well so I feel offended and can’t even bring myself to see if they have spaces

Pollywog. It's not meant to mean the same as gollyw*

You mean Pollywog? That's American for tadpole.

What a ridiculous name!

Polliwogs. An old word for tadpoles.

Pollywoggle.

It has nothing to do with racism and a dictionary would have shown you this