When your name reveals your race, it brings up a wholllle bunch of problems 🙄
I was sitting cross-legged in an assembly hall, surrounded by my fellow ninth graders, many of whom I didn’t know, when it happened: The loudest guy in the class pointed at me, laughing, and said, “Your name’s a porn category!”
That’s partly why I didn’t know what to think when that boy related my name to pornography, because until then I assumed that most people thought my name was as unique and unusual as I did. And, more importantly, what could a teenaged boy actually know about porn? Turns out, a lot. It wasn’t until a few more boys told me the same thing that school year that I finally looked it up for myself.
As a result, people often feel like they’re allowed to make comments about the way I look, something that’s particularly jarring in social settings. When I meet a guy at a bar and I can tell he’s the type to be weird about my name—and yes, I can always tell—I usually try to avoid the conversation entirely by introducing myself as Michelle; it’s easy to digest and usually prompts no response at all.
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