![]() ![]() Sure nicknames are nice, but they should never take place of your birth given name if it’s something that matters to you. Your name deserves to be spoken into existence in the way it’s intended to sound. Your name is something you should always be proud of like your skin tone, freckles, height, or even accent. Sometimes people see your name before they even lay eyes on you, whether is a teacher’s roster, or a job application. It’s how the world comes to know and identify you. Your name is the first defining standard of who you are. The reason I thought this would be a great topic to write about is a two part answer: (TW) Another beaner/spick unwilling to assimilate. You arent important enough to learn your name. As a child with undiagnosed ADHD and RSD, to me it sounded like. Hearing that name was like a searing poke in my chest. Despite the one “L” and the “A” at the end, despite me saying my name in every introduction or presentation, despite my thick accent and difficulties with the language, I was always “DANIELLE”. Putting all the blame on who we’ll call Chef Misogynist, for privacy reasons, for choosing to start identifying as “Dani” would simply be unfair as I had been called Danielle my entire life. Not only was he the most difficult instructor throughout my entire culinary school career, he was also one of my very first experiences with trying to enter an unfriendly, male dominated profession. The catalyst behind the birth of “Dani” was a chef instructor I had in 2005. Choosing to identify as “Dani” was an example of how extreme and how far I would go violating my own personal boundaries. But the truth is that going by “Dani” wasn’t a marketing technique or even part of a well thought out business plan. In fact, for purposes of branding, it actually was a brilliant idea. You guys have all become familiar with me across my social channels as “ Dani”. ![]()
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