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Thunderball · 06-12-2007, 03:44 PM

Its pretty disgusting that people have to change their names cause someone with it was/is evil, but I guess that's the problem with living in a society... one has to deal with people, even the morons.

It won't be the first time North American society has forced a name change and it won't be the last...

How many people named "Adolf" changed their names to "Al" or "Andrew"?
How many people with the last name "Hitler" changed it to "Hittler" or changed it outright to avoid persecution...

Remember Berlin, Ontario? Sure you do, its now called Kitchener cause of those evil krauts in the 1910s... named after the British founder of the first concentration camp no less... charming.

How many Italians changed their first names from "Giuseppe," "Francesco", "Giovanni" to Joe, Frank and John to be more accepted as North Americans rather than a "bunch of wops"?

We as North Americans have a pretty disgusting history of this. Its too bad it looks like its gonna pollute another generation.

06-12-2007, 03:44 PM	#21
Thunderball Franchise Player Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Calgary, AB Exp:	Its pretty disgusting that people have to change their names cause someone with it was/is evil, but I guess that's the problem with living in a society... one has to deal with people, even the morons. It won't be the first time North American society has forced a name change and it won't be the last... How many people named "Adolf" changed their names to "Al" or "Andrew"? How many people with the last name "Hitler" changed it to "Hittler" or changed it outright to avoid persecution... Remember Berlin, Ontario? Sure you do, its now called Kitchener cause of those evil krauts in the 1910s... named after the British founder of the first concentration camp no less... charming. How many Italians changed their first names from "Giuseppe," "Francesco", "Giovanni" to Joe, Frank and John to be more accepted as North Americans rather than a "bunch of wops"? We as North Americans have a pretty disgusting history of this. Its too bad it looks like its gonna pollute another generation. Last edited by Thunderball; 06-12-2007 at 03:49 PM.