[beachstartup]

there's basically two kinds of people in the world.

those that will sit around and mope and moan about how unfair the world is, and invent terms like 'victim blaming'.

and those who take concrete, actionable steps to overcome or work around the problem.

don't fucking fool yourself, nothing will erase the prejudice against certain names in the next 50 years. just ask any american who isn't white. they've had to deal with this shit from the very beginning, it's not an abstract textbook concept to them.

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>nothing will erase the prejudice against certain names in the next 50 years.

Why the pessimism? Race relations have come on a decently long way in the last 50 years.

I don't think anyone's saying that it's wrong for someone to change their name to avoid prejudice. The point is that no-one should be expected to change their name for this reason.

[beachstartup]

that's very noble. but you sound like you're a white guy who has good intentions but very loose grasp of how things work in reality. maybe i'm wrong, but that's just my feeling.

[foldr]

I think you are missing my point. I'm not criticizing individuals for choosing to change their names. I'm just pointing out that it's pretty shitty that they feel the need to do this. If you're fine with the status quo as (I'm guessing) a non-white person, then, well, good for you. But you shouldn't blame people who don't choose to change their names.