Hotel group sued by US for racial discrimination

[GBCW 397]

Hate when people do that, change their name/dumb it down so others don't trip over their tongues trying to pronounce birth names or so it sounds more White and "acceptable". That Bich one is though is understandable. Does the name sound like b1tch if a Vietnamese should say it?

It's normal when you're a cultural minority. And it's not just here either. India has a sizeable Tibetan population and when they work amongst Indian people they go by names like Raj and Kumar and not Tzhengdhopawhateverlama.

[aaydrian 479]

It's normal when you're a cultural minority. And it's not just here either. India has a sizeable Tibetan population and when they work amongst Indian people they go by names like Raj and Kumar and not Tzhengdhopawhateverlama.

Guess it's not normal enough because there are minorities that live and work in predominantly Black communities that do not take on traditional Black names so them can fit in better.

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

Was I the only one who found it brow raising that Larry Whitten wanted his wanted his Hispanic employees to "whiten" their names, or am I stretching?

You are stretching. I mean if I went to work at a local grocery store owned by Muslims and they asked me to change my name, to Mohammad Al Eterwa, I would not see the big deal.