Love Island’s Yewande Biala calls out mispronunciation of her name as form of racism: ‘It is key to my identity’
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metro.co.ukLove Island star Yewande Biala has called out those who mispronounce her name and explained how doing so is a form of microagression.
The reality star opened up about past experiences where people have previously said her name wrong – dismissing their actions by mocking her name for being ‘too difficult’ or calling her by something different – and addressed why doing so is a big deal.
Yewande, who moved to Ireland from Nigeria at a young age – argued that correctly pronouncing her name is ‘important’ and is ‘key to my identity’ as she explained how those choosing not to are indulging in a form of racism.
She stressed that dominating groups dismissing a person’s name for being ‘too difficult’ can be tied to oppression and slavery, as it.
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