Kids with ethnic names would also love to hang planks on their room doors

By KHALID MAGRAM
I was at Zellers on Shoppers World plaza today, when I came accross these neat and colorful name planks for hanging on children\’s room. Names include Hanna, James, David, Darleen, Stephanie ect. I just wish Zellers or makers of these planks would make them to reflect the mosaic of multicultural Toronto or Canada in that matter. And include names such as Fatima, Hussain or Yasmin. So kids with ethnic names don’t feel left out and exluded from buying these marchandises. Personally I would love to get for my daughter, my cousin’s daughter and son and my friend’s children as well. Too bad my family and most of my friends children don’t have Anglo saxson names such as James, David and Stephanie? What is this telling parents with non-English names? their choice of name for their kids not good enough, not sounding lovely enough for a plank?

I was at Zellers on Shoppers World plaza today, when I came accross these neat and colorful name placks for hanging on children's room. Names include Hanna, James, David, Darleen, Stephanie ect. I just wish Zellers or makers of these placks would make placks like these to reflect the mosaic of multicultural Toronto or Canada in that matter. And include names such as Fatima, Hussain or Yasmin. So kids with ethnic names don't feel left out and exluded from buying these marchanises

~ by Khalid Magram on July 20, 2009.