'A child shouldn't be taught to change themselves to make bullies happy': 10-year-old with African name wants to use an 'American name' to avoid teasing, mother and sister-in-law disagree about whether they should let him

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That's what happened in this situation when a young man with an African name wanted to use a different name after his American peers decided his name was too difficult to pronounce. But his family members were left wondering what the best course of action would be. Read on for the story and see what you think.
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AITA for telling my SIL to let my nephew use an American name?

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Commenters disagreed on whether or not her advice was out of line.

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