Man From Europe Names His American Akita “Yankee” And Gets Criticized By An American For That
How to name a dog? It’s a tough one. You can go with the usuals, like Bella, Max, Luna, Charlie, Lucy, or Cooper (five of the most common dog names in the US), or you can get inventive and choose a name that will be unique.
Of course, there are some rules. The name has to be short and simple enough for the dog to remember and recognizes. Other than that, you are pretty much limited by your own imagination. You can go as wild as you like.
However, it should be something you won’t be ashamed of saying out loud on the street or in a dog park. But this is different from one country to another.
What’s considered normal in one country can be insulting in another. But do we have to have the whole world in mind when we are naming our dogs?
One Redditor shared his problem. He doesn’t live in the US, but he was visited by his sister who lives there, and her American boyfriend. OP has several dogs, one of them is an America Akita. He named it Yankee.
To be honest, that’s the first thing that non-Americans think when they hear the word America. But his sister's boyfriend saw it as insulting and compared it to the N-word.
He even requested that OP changes the name of the dog. How crazy is that? Well, it gets crazier...
OP asks:
RedditOP owns several dogs, and one of them is an American Akita. His name is Yankee
RedditHis sister came to visit from the US and brought her boyfriend. He was shocked when he heard the dog's name.
RedditThey even showed up at his door requesting that he changes the name. OP blew them off
RedditBF thinks that Yankee is the same as the N-word
RedditOP asks if this is a regional thing in the US
RedditHe believes it is more of a republican thing...
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Redditors agree:
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So many companies with the word Yankee in their names...
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BF should call them all and demand their names changed
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John Mulaney said it best:
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This explanation is a bit far-fetched, but could be true:
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The bottom line is:
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It is very clear that OP is completely right and that his sister’s boyfriend is delusional and not really well-informed. While Yankee might be insulting to him personally, it is not insulting to any group.
You can’t really consider every person on the planet when you are naming your dog. And of course, Yankee can’t be compared to the n-word. One is a common name for people from the north of the US, and the other is an insult to a large part of our planet's population.
And the request of changing the dog's name is even crazier. The dog is used to that name. You can't just say to it - we changed your name. Dogs don't really work like that.
But can you expect a person with such wild demands to understand that?
