The baby went without a name for weeks. Mom said she wanted to study it first, the way she would the subject of a painting. We had a lot of arguments over what the name should be. I wanted to call her Rosita, after the prettiest girl in my class, but Mom said the name was too Mexican.I thought we weren't supposed to be prejudiced, I said.It's not being prejudiced, Mom said. It's a matter of accuracy in labeling.
The baby remained unnamed for several weeks, as the mother expressed a desire to observe her child before deciding on a name, likening it to studying a subject for a painting. This process sparked numerous disagreements about what the child should be called. The narrator proposed the name Rosita, inspired by a classmate, but the mother dismissed it, claiming it was too Mexican.
This led to a discussion about prejudice and...
