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As a non-anglophone myself, I hate the fact that we have given one language so much power to dictate how every other country and language should name things. Yo

As a non-anglophone myself, I hate the fact that we have given one language so much power to dictate how every other country and language should name things. You will never find an American company changing the name of their product in the US because it sounds naughty in French. Yet here we are, a group of francophones feeling pressure to change their product's name for anglophones' sake.

adw 6mo ago
The author knew fine that it was a knob joke (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26743882 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26743882). In this specific case, play stupid games, get stupid prizes; no-one is asking Le Coq Sportif to rebrand or your local bistro to stop serving coq au vin.
- bestouff 6mo ago
  Calling him stupid is really elevating the debate. I agree having to bow exclusively to American sensitivity without any reciprocity is infuriating.
  - adw 6mo ago
    He did a stupid thing. Doesn’t make him stupid, but the action is. (Also this is a stock phrase.)
pseudohadamard 6mo ago
You will never find an American company changing the name of their product in the US because it sounds naughty in French. Counterexample: Commodore PET. Selling a computer branded as a fart in France wouldn't have gone down too well.