Comments on: Guess who wants Asians to change their names?

By: Me

Me — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:22:55 +0000

When I taught in South Korea, I had a name exercise where we would discuss the meaning of names. In western cultures, you might say John means “gift of God”. However, due the Chinese influence on early Korean culture, the meaning of your name depended on what Chinese characters made up your name, not hangeul (the Korean alphabet). It is possible, therefore, that two girls named Yoo-Jeong could have different name meanings. Something to think about.
Having a standard spelling for identification purposes is common sense and if common sense is racist, so be it. I can’t spell my name with a silent Q if I feel like it one day.
Just some thoughts.

By: Excessive Moderate

Excessive Moderate — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 21:50:58 +0000

On April 22nd, 2009 at 8:29 am, tre said:

My wife taught me to say “Hello,” “Thank You,” “I Love You,” and “I’m Sorry.” That’s all any husband needs to know.

My wife is from Taiwan, and here’s one more that husbands need to know:

呆子 (“daizi” – pronounced “died zuh”). You’ll find out soon enough what it means.

^_^

By: graysonret

graysonret — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:54:23 +0000

Tre, “Ni how ma?” I didn’t marry a Chinese…Indonesian. Forget that language too. My wife struggles with English, and has a hard time communicating, but is learning. “sha-sha”.

By: WarEagle82

WarEagle82 — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:08:14 +0000

This is just a new twist on an old communist theme. In the Soviet Union you had to pick the name of your child from a state-approved list of names.

Just another example of life in the “worker’s paradise” now brought to us by leftist idiots trying to destroy freedom in this nation.

By: cheapseat

cheapseat — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:06:09 +0000

the u.s. must simply go to an identification technique of fingerprints instead of ss cards number and drivers licenses, and now even passports. i can buy fake ones of any of those things by googling fake i.d.’s. you want to know who is legal in the u.s. just fingerprint them. you want to know who is wanted in the u.s., ditto. voting, ditto. driving,ditto. to all those civil libertarian’s, over 1/3 of your insurance costs are due to fraud. most child kidnappings are by noncustodial parents who then live underground with fake i.d.s. drug dealers would have to find new ways of getting cash out of the u.s. if instead of an i.d. being required to send a money order south, the people had to actually give a fingerprint every time they sent those, or cashed a check, or used a credit card, or got their food stamps, or applied for a job.

By: truthmattersfa

truthmattersfa — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:08:20 +0000

the main issue that my wife (who is from Taiwan) and I had with Rep. Brown’s comments was the fact that she seems to believe that changing one’s name on official government documents is a very simple, easy process that can be accomplished without any headaches. My wife tried to change her last name after we got married (she was currently a legal immigrant on an H1-B visa) and spent 2-3 weeks going back and forth between the Florida DMV and the Taiwanese Consulate. The Consulate refused to change the passport without some sort of US govt issued ID with the new name and the DMV refused to change the name on the Driver’s License without offical immigration documents (i.e. passport) showing the new last name. Thus, she was in a catch-22 with each agency demanding documentation from the other before issuing the change. Finally, after several weeks including calls to the New York City Taiwanese Consulate, they finally relented and agreed to issue the change to her passport, which then allowed her to get a new driver’s license. So, I do believe Rep. Brown is wrong when she seems to believe that changing one’s name on official government and immigration documents is a simple and easy task.

By: Laree

Laree — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:25:38 +0000

DBNinKY My daughter blogged about it, she believes trolling comes from low self esteem.

By: DBNinKY

DBNinKY — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:20:54 +0000

On April 22nd, 2009 at 9:31 am, lgm said:

Just wondering: Are you this negative in your personal life? You seem never to contribute anything positive.

Remember – always frowning adds wrinkles – as it takes more energy and facial muscle to frown than smile!

By: Laree

Laree — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:17:31 +0000

Well LEE is also an American Name….as in Robert E Lee, common Southern surname maybe that is going to cause them some trouble when the DHS can’t decide which American Citizens to track how would they prioritize? SNARK. I wonder how many LEES are serving or have ever served in the American Military maybe DHS better get on that Memo LOL!

By: ArizonaNeanderthal

ArizonaNeanderthal — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:08:02 +0000

On April 21st, 2009 at 9:24 pm, Jeff2161 said:

We are next…

Why do you think that 6 of 11?

By: On-my-soap-box

On-my-soap-box — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:06:02 +0000

Ladd,

I have not forgotten to write back and review Flatland. Interesting. Watching it a third time.

/Sorry, off topic

By: FilmLadd

FilmLadd — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:03:22 +0000

On April 22nd, 2009 at 9:31 am, lgm said:

MM insight of the day: a Republican is not as bad as Communist China. Let’s count our blessings.

LGM, I didn't know you believed in blessings. Type on, Hive Mind. Type on.

By: On-my-soap-box

On-my-soap-box — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:58:36 +0000

On April 22nd, 2009 at 9:31 am, lgm said:
MM insight of the day: a Republican is not as bad as Communist China. Let’s count our blessings.

HAHAHHAHAHHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

lgm is to insight as Obama is to citizen

By: Pasadena Phil

Pasadena Phil — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:48:04 +0000

On April 21st, 2009 at 11:03 pm, JustAThought said:

Forget to take your meds?

By: alamb

alamb — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:39:26 +0000

at the rate so-called leaders of one particular more special ethnic group are talking about their power and how they will become so numerous etc. I should probably change my name too just in case. that way i will ensure that i have more rights than others!