What's In a Name? The Weight of Correction On Identity, Culture and the Names We Carry

There's a moment that happens when you correct someone on how to pronounce your name. The air shifts. The energy changes. No one says they're offended, but you feel it; in the pause, in the tight smile, in the way the conversation moves on just a little too quickly.

And then come the side messages: "You're so bold!" "I could never!" "That took courage!"

But here's what confuses me: Why is saying my name correctly considered brave?