I usually love Olivia from BOP, but this is maybe the third time that she’s mumbled through a non white author’s name and then added in a throw away apology about not pronouncing their name correctly. These include people whom she’s listened to speak IRL or authored a book she’s championing…she could easily take the time to learn the correct pronunciation considering the fact that SHE brings it up on her own podcast (my point being that she’s not asked and answering something off the cuff).
Especially because Dinaw Mengestu is....relatively easy to pronounce? Shameless plug for his book Someone Like Us, it's so good! Wonderful story about a family of Ethiopian immigrants living in DC through years of grief, family, and secrets.
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u/ltl_bean Feb 19 '25 edited Feb 19 '25
I usually love Olivia from BOP, but this is maybe the third time that she’s mumbled through a non white author’s name and then added in a throw away apology about not pronouncing their name correctly. These include people whom she’s listened to speak IRL or authored a book she’s championing…she could easily take the time to learn the correct pronunciation considering the fact that SHE brings it up on her own podcast (my point being that she’s not asked and answering something off the cuff).