Thursday, April 23, 2009

China: Government Orders 60+ Million People to Change Their Names

Hmmmmm. What fresh hell is this?

What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet -- unless of course, sweet Juliet, you were being forced to change your name by a gigantic autocratic government that thinks little of the individual.

Basic message: conform or else!

Bonus -- this lovely little snippet:
Moreover, the situation is about to get worse or, in the government’s view, better. Since at least 2003, China has been working on a standardized list of characters for people to use in everyday life, including when naming children.
Micromanage much, Ge-Ge?

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