I'm sorry you have trouble pronouncing my name.

[Zevico]

The problem with that is that she seemed to be using "Chinese" as shorthand for "Asian".

She was talking ot the chairmen of a citizens action group, the characterization "your citizens" simply means the ones that particular group leader was representing.

And here, I think I'm perfectly justified by feeling a bit irked. "You and your citizens" is maybe half a step above "you and your kind". The only times I've heard "you and your kind", it's always been followed by something nasty and unpleasant.

I have to agree with this. This is a classic racist phrase and it implies bad faith and prejudice on the part of the speaker.

[Q Classic]

Part of the problem here ridiculous transliteration rules in the first place. WTF is it spelled 'nguyen'?

Those rules are at least somewhat regular, which is more than I can say about French, English, or Welsh orthography.

'sides, it makes sense if you consider what sounds they have to work with.

[Q Classic]

I have to agree with this. This is a classic racist phrase and it implies bad faith and prejudice on the part of the speaker.

Exactly. Now, I'm willing to believe that she wasn't intentionally being racist. She just had no idea what she was really saying, and it'll be completely okay, once she grasps that what she said is actually kinda offensive.

Do I think she should lose her seat? Not over this, no. Do I think she's a bad person? Not because of this, no. Do I think this kind of ignorance needs to be corrected? Yes.

[Thoth]

Says the Canadian.

He wants to be an american. You're welcome to him.

[DanS]

'sides, it makes sense if you consider what sounds they have to work with.

8 tones? Terrifying.

[Jon Miller]

I agree with Q3

my current roommate has only 1 name, which causes all sorts of problems

it is one I can pronounce though, some of my friends/etc I have a hard time

JM

[Grandpa Troll]

Christ, I hardly see how I can be racist calling Texans racist - I know your average Texan is an arrogant scumbag son of a *****, but for them to think they are their own race is a bit rich even for them...

Its on like Donkey Kong now

[Solomwi]

I always found that insulting, being the decedent of immigrants. Who the **** are you to tell us how to spell our names? One branch of our Italian-American family did change the spelling of their names to make it easier for you idiots.

I had no idea. My condolences go out to Tehrbun.

[Alinestra Covelia]

do i think she should lose her seat? Not over this, no. Do i think she's a bad person? Not because of this, no. Do i think this kind of ignorance needs to be corrected? Yes.

qft

[Thoth]

I had no idea. My condolences go out to Tehrbun.

It's TehBan FFS.

[SlowwHand]

Whatever. Call him Dizzy.

[Theben]

Just don't call me at 2 in the morning!

[The Mad Monk]

You'll never be President with that attitude!

[Theben]

As for che, the fact he's a decedent of immigrants and can still post online is pretty amazing. Unless he's a zombie. Bunnygrrl wouldn't care for that.

[Elok]

IIRC the Vietnamese language was first transcribed into the Roman alphabet by Portuguese monks or something, based on the closest approximation of the sounds in their own language at the time they were transcribing. So there's a double layer of the usual foreign-language-pronunciation gap. Unless you're a Portuguese guy from centuries ago, in which case I suppose it'd be quite intuitive.