Posted by Toph on November 14, 2004, at 8:21:05
In reply to Please don't fear my screen name..., posted by Mad Jap Poet on November 12, 2004, at 2:08:42
Correct me if I'm wrong, mjp, but didn't Bob merely request that you consider changing your name and not demand that you do so? I think your explanation is sufficient. You may have to repeat yourself in the future if others inquire or object. Diversity is important, sensitivity equally important. One assumes that your name is a statement of ethinic pride or it is a racist slur. We know it is the former, if it were the latter I think the community would deal with it.
-Toph
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