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Is this pet name racist?
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I'm glad someone mentioned this lol
( thats its japanese name )
It's just too iffy. It's like when people insist they're using the word "niggardly" with no racist intent.
I would sideeye a parent who let that name slide so hard
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blackie is a somewhat common name for black cats and dogs isn't it? I know I've heard of this before, always just thought it was a lazy name to come up with. You don't name a cat orangie do you?
That's my opinion. We had a dog growing up that was all-black that we called "Blackie" as well. The name was related to it's color, had nothing to do with human racial connotations, though as an adult in modern times I would have avoided that name.
BTW, I've noticed in anime it's somewhat common to name pets based on their color. A white dog might be named "Shiro" whereas a black cat may be "Kuro".
I am guessing she did not have race on her mind when she named it, and did not intend it to relate to that sort of thing at all
But it's also a very insensitive name and sounds iffy in general
Whether that's racist is up to you, I don't really feel it's my place to say
But it's also a very insensitive name and sounds iffy in general
Whether that's racist is up to you, I don't really feel it's my place to say
I would definitely say it is, at the very least, dangerously close to racist. I feel like I am being extremely generous here.
Delicious.
Delicious.
( thats its japanese name )
lol first thing i thought.
I also love Showers and Thunders. xD
Oh, is the family foreign??? It might not be as racist to them?? :S
But yeah I find it a dubious as fuck name in NA IMO. 🤣 Like others said, that would be weeeeiiird to say out loud.
One of my good friends had two dogs, named them Blackie and Brownie. They were Black and Brown labs. He's Indian and just didn't have a single imaginative bone in him.
If it's anything like ^^, or if a kid named the dog, I'd say it's a dumb name but probably not racist. Otherwise...
If it's anything like ^^, or if a kid named the dog, I'd say it's a dumb name but probably not racist. Otherwise...
Do you think they had racist intentions when they named the dog?
Hopefully, these types of names will eventually go away. I wouldn't go around accusing anyone of being racist for name their dog that.
Hopefully, these types of names will eventually go away. I wouldn't go around accusing anyone of being racist for name their dog that.
Sounds fine considering most people would assume a child came up with that name, which is both lazy and stupid. But that's just how kids are - lazy and stupid.
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Seems goofy but not racist to me but then again...
Personally, I've never heard blackie used as a racial pejorative.
Personally, I've never heard blackie used as a racial pejorative.
Cultural context might affect it, but yes I agree it's a...problematic name
Maybe not straight up racist though
In my country, some people use the term "blackie" to describe dark skinned people, but since pretty much our entire country is black/brown it doesn't have as much of a racist undertone, but I can see why it might be more of an issue in America
Maybe not straight up racist though
In my country, some people use the term "blackie" to describe dark skinned people, but since pretty much our entire country is black/brown it doesn't have as much of a racist undertone, but I can see why it might be more of an issue in America
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