hoshThis story in the Guardian reminds me of when the British were accused of racism for laughing at the name of Delhi's former chief minister, Sheila Dikshit (during the Commonwealth Games). But seriously, why should big companies like Facebook be in a position to decide on what names are or aren't acceptable, based on how they sound in English?
Poor Mr Anus, the council candidate given a bum deal by Facebook
A local election candidate in Belgium has been forced to change his name by the social network on the grounds that it is ‘offensive and inappropriate’. The cheek of it!
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