"msg" wrote in message
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From www.davidgleason.com:

I was born after the Second World War in Cleveland,
Ohio as David Frackelton Gleason. My second given name,
Eduardo, was bestowed upon my baptism.

Now, only by searching church records could one contest or
verify this assertion; considering that there seems to be
no accessible evidence to the contrary, why do folks
continue to question the validity of this name?

Perhaps David could comment: was this moniker bestowed
as 'Eduardo' or 'Edward' or 'Edouard' or some other
version of the name?

It came from the years my mother spent in Europe in the early 20's.

If indeed as he says it has always been Eduardo, then
there appears to be little justification for use of
pejoratives like 'faux hispanic'. I don't remember
seeing any claims for hispanic ancestry in Mr. Gleason's
web pages or in any posts in the N.G. either.

While the name is Spanish, a name does not make a person "Hispanic." The US
definition of the term shows "Hispanic" to be a cultural identifier, not an
ethnic or racial one (and this is supported by the fact that the "Hispanic
Question" in the Census is separate from the race question.). Since I have
lived in Latin America for more than 3/4 of my life, speak Spanish much more
than English, including in the home and with my children, I fit the
definition of "Hispanic" by virtue of culture. In simple terms, I have never
watched Seinfeld but never missed El Derecho de Nacer.

...Just would like to see an end to the incessant ad
hominem crap in this N.G.

It's a normal reaction to my comments on HD Radio and the death of AM, and,
consequentially, DX on the Medium wave band.