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Anonymous asked in Politics & GovernmentPolitics · 4 years ago

Are you offended that most Hurricanes have European names?

There are hardly any Hurricanes that were named after Africans, Asians, and Native Americans. Are the people who give these Hurricanes names racist? Why can't Hurricanes be named Muhammad or Chen? White people are racist and it's time that we stop this oppression.

Harvey- England and Scotland

Jose- Spain, Portugal, and France

Sandy and Katia- Greece

Matthew and Andrew- England

Irma, Wilma and Katrina- Germany

Update:

We already have Trump and his racist supporters to destroy our lives. We don't need Hurricanes with names that trigger people of color.

Update 2:

Julio is a European name. That would trigger POC.

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  • Anonymous
    4 years ago
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    Oh yes it's SO offensive to use European names when living in a Eurocentric country that uses a European first language *sarcasm*.

    I don't see how anyone could possibly get triggered by this - immigrants that go to live in America want the European lifestyle. They want to learn English. What's the point of moving to America if you're going to demand they start naming their Hurricanes "王伟".

    When I go travelling to India or Botsawana, I don't get offended that they use Indian or Botswana names. That's preposterous. I don't demand they respect MY culture. No - it's their culture - they do what they want - I am just a tourist.

  • Anonymous
    4 years ago

    The white (of Euro descent) scientists who name these hurricanes have simlilar names.

    Next hurricane can be named Laqueefa (= traditional African ghetto name) if you want. I don't care.

  • Anonymous
    4 years ago

    LOL Errrrr is this what the white nationalist are using these days as evidence of a threat against them? If this is your concern, clearly you're not persecuted LMAO. You have to spit on, have your family die in a genocide, blamed for every problem on earth before you can complain. You know not what racism feels like dear. Stop finding reasons to feel sorry for yourself.

    Source(s): I'm a Jew.
  • 4 years ago

    Sounds like another 'statue' needs toppling, eh! (wink wink, nudge nudge)

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    4 years ago

    yes, why not have a shadynesty or shaniqua or moesha or even julio

  • Anonymous
    4 years ago

    Me wannty name to be Borat or Hyderabad.

  • Anonymous
    4 years ago

    If people of color weren't so stupid they could become meteorologists and give the hurricanes non white names.

  • Anonymous
    4 years ago

    Could give a Ratsass really. They should just call all them Hillary

  • ?
    Lv 6
    4 years ago

    That's because typhoons and tsunamis (which exist in asia) have Asian names you drongo

  • Anonymous
    4 years ago

    irma or wilmar dosnt sound very European

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