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darthsundhaft@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I have professional contact with a guy named Richard Butt. not what he goes by, I’m assuming that’s his full name though.

  I’m not joking. I still can’t get over it. the shit that guy must have had to deal with

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  • Obi@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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  • SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Yeah it must really suck to be the Butt of every joke

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• Rooster326@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  It was Joost de Tip

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• thedarkfly@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Usually, people outside the anglosphere don’t think about how an American is going to read their name or if they’re going to find it funny.

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  • WhoIzDisIz@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I assume it goes both ways - i.e. there are other countries who laugh at some American names due to how they sound in their local language. It’s just human nature - whether it’s just for the humor, or to ridicule & act condescending will depend upon the individuals involved.

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