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So, her name wasn't actually Lola. It was Eudocia Tomas Pulido. Lola was literally her slave name. There's a lot to talk about in the article, and I'm not supe
by pfooti 9y ago
So, her name wasn't actually Lola. It was Eudocia Tomas Pulido. Lola was literally her slave name.
There's a lot to talk about in the article, and I'm not super-excited about digging deep into that here on hn, but I think it's worthwhile to point out her real name.
- theparanoid 9y agoLola means grandmother in Tagalog.
- lawless123 9y agoIn US history some black slave women working in the house were called "Mammy"
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- wyclif 9y ago"Lola" was not her "slave name." "Lola" is an affectionate nickname that means "grandma" in Filipino.
- pfooti 9y ago"Lola" was the name her owners called her. Affectionate is a complicated word here, considering that affection didn't change the fact that a woman was held in servitude to the Tizon family. The least we can do in this situation is try to stop erasing her real name.
- wyclif 9y agoI think you're reading far too much into my comment — of course it's deeply disturbing and troubling that this woman was a slave. I was not suggesting at all that calling her "Lola" in any way mitigates the horror of that. I'm only stating that in standard usage, that is what the word means in Filipino.
- poweribo 9y ago"Lola" in latin america is a common feminine name. "Lola" in Philippines simply means grandma. You dont have have to be their real grandma to be called Lola. Any elder can be called Lolo (grandpa) or Lola (grandma) as a sign of respect.