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minus-squareMammal@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·9 months agoHonest question from an ignorant 'Murican, with no context about what this controversy is about: To a Hindu, would naming the lion ‘Akbar’ kinda be like naming an elephant ‘Hitler’ in Israel? Or is this all just a religious/ cultural thing that makes no sense to outsiders such as myself?
Honest question from an ignorant 'Murican, with no context about what this controversy is about:
To a Hindu, would naming the lion ‘Akbar’ kinda be like naming an elephant ‘Hitler’ in Israel?
Or is this all just a religious/ cultural thing that makes no sense to outsiders such as myself?