Everyone has a name. Unfortunately, not all have their name pronounced correctly.
Background
According to a recent poll with respondents from over 100 organizations, mispronunciation of names is the most common microaggression towards minorities in the UK.
73% have had their name pronounced wrong, making them feel "disrespected", "not important' and "like they don't belong".
Fear of speaking up leads to people with "unusual" names accepting the wrong pronunciation, taking on an anglicized name at work or letting people use an "easy" nickname instead of their real name.
During Race Equality Week 2022, an annual UK-wide movement to address the...