We’ve all been there: Teachers pronouncing our names all wrong during attendance, invitation cards messing up our marital statuses (I’ve been Mrs. Paracha way too many times), McDonald’s order receipt missing out an ‘A’ here, an “I” there. Sometimes, you correct them at the registration desk and they don’t seem to care at all. How can you be so nonchalant about my existence, my reason for breathing, my identity? Have you no shame?
Something similar sprung up on Twitter recently, with one girl who’s just had ENOUGH of the shenanigan.
It all started with:
"Its Ramsha not Rimsha"
Is something I hate saying but gotta say everytime.— Ramsha Khan (@_Ramsha_) March 23, 2016
This was close to home for many victims of the said injustice, each one chiming in the conversation thread:
1. “Hate” being a strong operative word here.
"It's Asna not Hasna." – This is something I hate saying but gotta say everytime. https://t.co/eTmnYH0nNg
— Asnaaa. (@LeMeShrewd) March 23, 2016
2. Detestation.
its Umar not Omer
Is something I hate saying but gotta say everytime. https://t.co/KiQbpBpZOf— UD (@Keyb0ardMujahid) March 23, 2016
3. Distaste.
it's Zahra not Zehra
Is something I hate saying but gotta say everytime. https://t.co/UoF1A2dYRS— Ding Dong (@tzash) March 23, 2016
4. Immense displeasure.
It's Rabia not Rabiya
Is something I hate saying but gotta say everytime. https://t.co/aa1SunZzLK— Rawtasia Vucakic (@itsjustmerabia) March 23, 2016
5. Abhorrence.
It's Ridha not Rida
Is something I hate saying but gotta say everytime. https://t.co/1RtNstnu8S— Ridz (@RidhaAlii) March 23, 2016
6. Resentment.
It's Serwat not Sarwat
Is something I hate saying but gotta say everytime https://t.co/zgVXOZ2zyF— Freyja (@SerwatKhursheed) March 23, 2016
7. SHEER ABOMINATION.
It's Nageen not Nagin. This is something I hate saying but gotta say everytime. I'M NOT A SNAKE FFS https://t.co/ho9TdhQZVt
— no (@nageenaqvi) March 23, 2016
8. So not cool, man.
It's Haadia not Hadia.
That's something I hate saying but gotta say every time. https://t.co/401sCrNYoA— Haadia. (@HaadeaP) March 23, 2016
9. That one creepy dude.
It's Zaid, not Why are you messaging me, you creep.
Wish I didn't have to say this every time. https://t.co/7eh3bMrIeK
— . (@ZoydPls) March 23, 2016
10. Aversion.
"It's Esha not Ayesha." This is something I hate saying buy gotta say everytime. https://t.co/TYMemfX5GN
— عیشہ (@GarbarWaaliBae) March 23, 2016
11. Wannabe millionaires also hopped on the bandwagon.
"It's ZingerBurger not Zuckerberg." This is something I hate saying buy gotta say everytime https://t.co/Q2lYAoZxu0
— Mark ZingerBurger? (@FBkaBaap) March 23, 2016
12. And the bitterness parade continues…
It's Saneeya, not Saania
Is something I hate saying but gotta say everytime. https://t.co/MGbAFJuitA— chootiya magnet (@LaungDaLashkara) March 23, 2016
13. But if you’re going to spell your name that way, can you blame them? ? ? ?
"its shayan not chini"
is something I hate saying but gotta say everytime. https://t.co/vF5O6pU6vF— cheyenne (@poteesherlock) March 23, 2016
Then again, there’s always that one person who’s sexy and he damn well knows it.
It's Abdullah, not Mr. SuperDuperSexyGuy.
It's something I hate saying but gotta say every time. https://t.co/kQFM8VZE5v— Abdullah Tariq (@abdullahtariq91) March 23, 2016
If, by luck or design, you have a name that no one can go wrong with, here’s a gold star for your parents. ?
It's Bilal not Bilal. Is something I hate saying but gotta say everytime. https://t.co/YRV9rE2qPu
— Bilal. (@Sillly_Point) March 23, 2016
To the rest of you who aren’t mindful of other peoples’ names and crush their feelings on a regular basis: Don’t do it, man. It hurts. It really does.
Zarra ye bhee check karein:
Struggles You Face When You Don’t Have a Common Pakistani Name
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