Why Ronaldinho Has No Last Name
Kaka scored the first goal of Brazil. Did it make you wonder why Brazilian football players go by their nicknames? Slate has an article. http://www.blogger.com/img/gl.italic.gif
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But some of the things poitned out in that article I don't agree.
"Brazil's affinity for nicknames might stem from the country's historically high illiteracy rate. As such, shortened spoken names are typically used more often than longer birth names."
Ha? When we had the People's Power in EDSA, there also was an article on Pinoy nicknames. But the poverty and illiteracy issues did not crop up. The article talked about FVR, Bongbong Marcos, Joker Arroyo, Gringo Honasan and many others. Of course, these are the Pinoy elite so you can't use this "analysis."
"Some scholars speculate that the use of single names could have its roots in the slave system. (Slavery was abolished in Brazil in the late 19th century.) When they were documented, slaves would be referred to either by their first name only—say, Joao—or by their first name and country of origin—say, Joao Congo."
If we go by that logic, all the Pinoys would have been called Mamsir, Boy, Hoy, Inday and Pssst. In fact, the sue of nicknames carry an anti-colonial tag among our heroes. That is why Rizal and his ilk have their pen names.
insert italic tags
But some of the things poitned out in that article I don't agree.
"Brazil's affinity for nicknames might stem from the country's historically high illiteracy rate. As such, shortened spoken names are typically used more often than longer birth names."
Ha? When we had the People's Power in EDSA, there also was an article on Pinoy nicknames. But the poverty and illiteracy issues did not crop up. The article talked about FVR, Bongbong Marcos, Joker Arroyo, Gringo Honasan and many others. Of course, these are the Pinoy elite so you can't use this "analysis."
"Some scholars speculate that the use of single names could have its roots in the slave system. (Slavery was abolished in Brazil in the late 19th century.) When they were documented, slaves would be referred to either by their first name only—say, Joao—or by their first name and country of origin—say, Joao Congo."
If we go by that logic, all the Pinoys would have been called Mamsir, Boy, Hoy, Inday and Pssst. In fact, the sue of nicknames carry an anti-colonial tag among our heroes. That is why Rizal and his ilk have their pen names.
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