A column last week in the National Review suggested that Supreme Court nominee, Sonia Sotomayor, should change the pronouncement of her last name.
Writer Mark Krikorian said that Sotomayor should emphasize the first syllable of her last name, and "give it a natural English pronunciation."
This ridiculous suggestion by Krikorian pushed comedian Bill Maher to remember the way that baseball treated the great Roberto Clemente when he first came to the majors.
Pittsburgh Pirate announcers insisted on calling Clemente "Bobby," although he hated the name.
On his early baseball cards, it said "Bob" Clemente, rather than Roberto.
All supposedly to make baseball fans feel more in touch with the Latino player from Puerto Rico.
It was not until Clemente led the Pirates to the World Series Championship, over the Yankees, in 1960, that Topps finally decided his real first name could be put on his baseball card.
Whether it is an athlete, a pop star or a potential Supreme Court justice, it would seem that everyone should be allowed to have their name pronounced the way they choose.