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I think they would survive. If a kid gets picked on for their last name sounding the same as a Covid variant, they were probably going to get picked on for som
by ErikVandeWater 5y ago
I think they would survive. If a kid gets picked on for their last name sounding the same as a Covid variant, they were probably going to get picked on for something anyway.
Bending over backwards to avoid offending people isn't good policy, because it just lowers the bar for what makes people offended.
- themitigating 5y agoHow is skipping two names bending over backwards
- ErikVandeWater 5y agoHow is it not?
- jlund-molfese 5y agoYes, but I'm sure Chinese[1] kids are tired of covid-related bullying. I can't see the negative effects of eliminating another excuse to bully them. The pronunciation of Xi isn't as well-known anyway, Omicron is better in conversations. [1] I don't really know if this is a family name for anyone outside of the Chinese and overseas Chinese communities