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VC Charlie: Stop Making Fun Of My Nice Viet Name, okay?

JohnTan

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I find it highly irritating the fact that nobody seems to believe me when I say that my full legal name is how you see it. I've been accused of using a false and misleading name of which I find very offensive. Is it because I'm Asian? Is it?
Having my fb shut down multiple times and forced to change my name to my "real" name, so just to put it out there. My name.

Yours sincerely,
Phuc Dat Bich

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Leongsam

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I find it highly irritating the fact that nobody seems to believe me when I say that my full legal name is how you see it. I've been accused of using a false and misleading name of which I find very offensive. Is it because I'm Asian? Is it?
Having my fb shut down multiple times and forced to change my name to my "real" name, so just to put it out there. My name.

Yours sincerely,
Phuc Dat Bich

His father obviously had a sense of humor.
 

singveld

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Phuc Dat Bich admits hoax in Facebook name battle


Phuc Dat Bich later thanked people who were supportive of "certain names that populate in different cultures"
An Australian called Phuc Dat Bich who made global headlines after saying he was fighting to use his real name on Facebook has admitted it was hoax.
"Mr Bich" said on Facebook that his real name was actually Joe Carr.
He said what had started as a joke between friends "became a prank that made a fool out of the media".
But he said it also brought out the best in people and gave encouragement to people with "truly interesting and idiosyncratic names".
The Facebook user, whose profile still shows him as Phuc Dat Bich, had said back in January that he found it "highly irritating the fact that nobody seems to believe me when I say that my full legal name is how you see it".
He posted a picture of his passport showing his name, and said he had had his Facebook account "shut down multiple times". Posts under that name date back to at least 2014.

Earlier this week, he even went as far as thanking his supporters, saying he hoped he had "played a part in brightening your days".
But in a surprise on Wednesday he said: "Do you remember the story; The boy who cried wolf?
"Imagine that boy grew up into a mischievous man with 21st Century technology at his finger tips.
"What started as a joke between friends, became a prank that made a fool out of the media.

Mr Phuc received thousands of new followers over the weekend
But he also said Facebook "needs to understand that it is utterly impossible to legitimise a place where there will always be pranksters and tricksters".
Facebook had not responded to BBC requests for comment on the story at the time.
Mr Bich/Carr said his "ordeal" had taught him "not to trust the credibility of the media" and that it "goes to show that an average joe like myself can con the biggest news sources with ease".
But he also praised the response to his prank saying it "didn't bring out the anger and darkness that we often see on the internet, but it brought a levity and humanity in a time we need it most."
It is not clear if he photoshopped his passport. Physically altering an illegal passport would be illegal.
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The_Hypocrite

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hahahhaha,,,its a hoax,,,but the truth is out there for people with stupid sounding names,,


26 Nov 2015 - 6:52am
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An Australian man styling himself as Phuc Dat Bich has revealed his name was a hoax that fooled media organisations around the world after being contacted by SBS.

By Kerrie Armstrong

25 Nov 2015 - 5:14 PM UPDATED 26 Nov 2015 - 6:52 AM








The Australian man who went public defending his supposedly Vietnamese name, Phuc Dat Bich, has revealed it was a hoax.
In a post on his Facebook page the man, who now identifies only as 'Joe Carr', states that this Vietnamese gag name had started out as a joke.
SBS News has been unable to verify if 'Joe Carr' is his real name.
His post comes hours after SBS News contacted him with concerns about the veracity of his name.




<img height="396" width="704" alt="A screengrab SBS journalist Biwa Kwan&amp;#039;s message to the man styling himself as Phuc Dat Bich." title="A screengrab SBS journalist Biwa Kwan's message to the man styling himself as Phuc Dat Bich. (Facebook)" class="media-element file-full" src="http://www.sbs.com.au/news/sites/sbs.com.au.news/files/styles/full/public/screen_shot_2015-11-25_at_6.48.03_pm_0.png?itok=WeMAvs8W&amp;mtime=1448439349" itemprop="image" />
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A screengrab SBS journalist Biwa Kwan's message to the man styling himself as Phuc Dat Bich. (Facebook)

A screengrab SBS journalist Biwa Kwan's message to the man styling himself as Phuc Dat Bich.





<img alt="A screengrab of the man styling himself as Phuc Dat Bich&amp;#039;s response to SBS journalist Biwa Kwan." title="A screengrab of the man styling himself as Phuc Dat Bich's response to SBS journalist Biwa Kwan. (Facebook)" class="media-element file-full" src="http://www.sbs.com.au/news/sites/sbs.com.au.news/files/styles/full/public/screen_shot_2015-11-25_at_6.48.03_pm.png?itok=smc_6ASu&amp;mtime=1448438021" itemprop="image" />
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A screengrab of the man styling himself as Phuc Dat Bich's response to SBS journalist Biwa Kwan. (Facebook)

A screengrab of the man styling himself as Phuc Dat Bich's response to SBS journalist Biwa Kwan.

SBS's Vietnamese program found his name was highly unlikely to be real, given the name Bich was never used as a surname.
"What started as a joke between friends, became a prank that made a fool out of the media and brought out the best in the people who reached out to me," he wrote.
"It didn't bring out the anger and darkness that we often see on the internet, but it brought a levity and humanity in a time we need it most.
"Out of this ordeal I've concluded not to trust the credibility of the media, it's twisted by the hungry journalists who mask the truth.
"I just want those who are reading this to take a step back and reflect what the media have claimed about me. 'What was his parents thinking?' Funny right?"
News organisations around the world, including SBS, the BBC, The Sydney Morning Herald, Fox News and The Daily Telegraph ran his story, promoting his alleged bid for acceptance of his name.
He even posted up a picture of what he said was his passport to prove it was his real name.
The man said he stood by those who did have culturally diverse surnames.
"To those who do have culturally specific and spectacular names, ignore the ignorance in those who may try to put you down," he wrote.
"Continue being the best person you can be and make your mark on the world in whatever way you can - even if it is a simple prank."



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