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Low class names are very recognisable in Belgium too. Names ending in "y" in particular. Kenny, Kelly, Lindsay, Jordy, ... I teach and try to go beyond the subc
by markvdb 4y ago
Low class names are very recognisable in Belgium too. Names ending in "y" in particular. Kenny, Kelly, Lindsay, Jordy, ... I teach and try to go beyond the subconscious biases that come with those names. Not easy.
For those who understand Dutch, "De komomaan" [0][1], by De Neveneffecten is a wonderful BBC animal documentary parody on the life of the common man, with some strong references to these naming stereotypes.
[0] https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0771317/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0771317/
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuH1jlpOmtE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuH1jlpOmtE
- 6stringmerc 4y agoAs a teacher, you may be interested in the stand up comedy of Noah Gardenschwarz. He is a large Jewish man with an affinity for Black Culture and was a teacher in urban Atlanta, Georgia for a while. Specifically he does material about what our names “mean” or say about our background. Sample: https://youtu.be/ha-iWCfMwY8 https://youtu.be/ha-iWCfMwY8