[fsckboy]

> It still has potential to be misunderstood ofc

> It can't just be the struggle of a Pollak getting people to pronounce his name correctly

I just happened to research this recently, rabbit hole a propos nothing: (1) in English, "Polack" is an ethnic slur for a Polish person; (2) in a handful of unrelated European languages, Polak is just the word for a Pole; just so y'all know.

[inglor_cz]

It is interesting that the native word (because in the Polish language, "Polak" is a neutral standard word for a male Pole; a female would be Polka, just like the dance) mutated to a slur an ocean away.