What's in a name? How a government project forced surnames on Inuit
It often takes a long time for people to gain sufficient strength and confidence to effectively resist oppressive name policies....
Attention science: some people have only one name
For scholars, our name is like our brand. Consistency in how our names are represented by others is crucial to building a proper research...
Plantation Road at the centre of push to change London's street renaming policy
Renaming a street involves more than just coming up with a new name. It is an expensive process for those who want to have it changed,...
How We Pronounce Student Names, and Why it Matters
What do you do when you have to pronounce an unfamiliar name? Jennifer Gonzalez and Gerardo Ochoa tell us why it's better to be a...
How ‘Karen’ went from a popular baby name to a stand-in for white entitlement
Learn how the name Karen came to be associated with white entitlement. https://theconversation.com/how-karen-went-from-a-popular-baby-nam...
It’s ‘comma-la’: Insisting on mispronouncing Kamala Harris’s name is racist
A follow-up article to read on the issue of the deliberate mispronunciation of Kamala Harris's name, covered on this blog last month...
Aimee Nezhukumatathil: Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia
This poem says "don't be afraid of long names." https://www.gwarlingo.com/2012/the-sunday-poem-aimee-nezhukumatathil/
Tucker Carlson's guest corrects his pronunciation of Kamala Harris
Here's a good example of someone with influence dismissing his mispronunciation of the name of a woman of colour in a thinly veiled...
Edmonton finally drops the Eskimos — and may my grandchildren never hear the E-word again
Finally... And now there is another opportunity to create a new name. https://theconversation.com/edmonton-finally-drops-the-eskimos-and-...
Dreyer’s Will Change Eskimo Pie Name, Admitting ‘the Term Is Derogatory’
Brands and teams are changing names. It's about time. https://www.eater.com/2020/6/22/21299003/eskimo-pie-like-aunt-jemima-and-uncle-bens...