![]() ![]() ![]() The #metoo movement and the Michigan State University/ USA gymnastics scandal also gained ground when it became about people with names instead of “sexual assault”. The Windrush scandal resulted in part because of children being brought over to the UK by their parents at a time when children did not have their own passports, but were listed on their parents’ papers-which sometimes meant they had no proof as to when they entered the country. First, because of the difference it often makes to an issue when individuals’ names are attached to a story-the Windrush scandal got more press after individual stories were highlighted by The Guardian (beginning in November 2017 with the case of Paulette Wilson,, and coming to a head with an article that told the stories of 18 individuals, ). I’ve been thinking about names and naming lately for a few reasons. ![]()
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