Author: Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn / Source: did you know?
Anyone who has an unusual name knows the struggle is real – I grew up with a German surname that starts with a Z, so it was pretty terrible to always be the last one in line during my elementary school years.
That said, people of color with ethnic-sounding names have at least double the struggle because not only do people struggle to pronounce their names, they often don’t even seem to really try.
Comedian Hasan Minhaj (Patriot Act, The Daily Show) put everyone on notice after his recent appearance on Ellen – he’s done just smiling and nodding when literally everyone pronounces his name incorrectly. And who was the offender?
Why, it was Ellen herself.
Minhaj informed Ellen she was pronouncing his name wrong, said it right, and then explained why it’s ridiculous that people can’t seem to get it right.
What’s my name? Timothée Chalamet. pic.twitter.com/M4JvVTEz9O
It’s HAS-en MIN-haj, for everyone paying attention. He said, “If…
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