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You know, she looks like she would be cute if she didn't have the hairlicopter.Originally Posted by Jetman
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I went to school with a guy named Simeon, and the first thing I thought of when I first heard his name was "monkey". Then I went about my day.
And in a sad, sad case of family self-admittance, I can't even spell or pronounce my sister's kid's names. I've tried to explain this angle to her about good name = better chance of success in today's world. I'll post the names when I get her to spell them for me later today. Ugh.
Last edited by FX; 23 Sep 2007 at 07:32 AM.
You know, she looks like she would be cute if she didn't have the hairlicopter.
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Study suggests bias against 'black' names on resumes
In the movie Coach Carter, a pregnant teenage African American girl is asked what she plans to name her baby. "Loquisha," she says. Her friend replies, "Well, she might as well have the name 'Food Stamps.'"The results are a bit disturbing, the researchers admit. Applicants with white-sounding names were 50 percent more likely to be contacted for job interviews than those with typical black names. There were no significant differences between the rates at which men and women were contacted.
It's also important to note how Asian names work in the same situations. Crazy Indian names generally get frowned upon, but Korean or Japanese sounding names work. Employers get to increase their business' mixed race percentage, and they assume even before the first contact that because the person is Asian, they're smarter. Unless the name is Ching Chong Wong or some stereotypical shit.
In the end, you can't just will this issue into non-existence, and whether they like it or not, black people are going to have to continue to work up that ladder to the point where Shanaynay is just as respected as Kyoko. Saying "Simeon doesn't mean monkey, you racist" doesn't just make it stop being the first thing many people will think about.
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I got an accident report at work the other day, one of the involved drivers was: first name Bo, no middle name, last name Bo.
Bo Bo.
I lol'd, and I'm sure everyone he's ever met has, too.
NUTz
His name is still better than Gayford Buttram.
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my bad, I almost finished reading the whole thread but figured everything worth saying had been said. GOD I was wrong again!
oh I know, I'm just sayin, you wanna talk about crazy names?
seriously? Bo Bo? give me Gaylord any day. I'd change me last name to Focker also.
Hey-oh!
When my father was doing his OB/GYN rotation in med school, he had an emergency delivery situation. While the doctors were discussing things related to the woman giving birth, she overheard them say 'meconium' and decided to name her new baby girl that. The doctors, my dad included, pleaded with her to change the birth certificate before it was final.
Meconium means 'baby's first stool'. It's when newborns shit for the first time. The woman knew this, and still signed the paperwork, legally naming her daughter that.
Ugh.
My mother's name is Tuesday, which is pretty shitty for a girl growing up, I'm told. She always hated it.
Last edited by Nomi; 23 Sep 2007 at 03:41 PM.
NUTz
Your being crazy now. "Bo" the first name is nothing more than a nickname. Kinda like "little mike" or "come here Bo" etc, etc. The last name Bo is stupid, but not as bad as fucking GAYFORD ButtRAM!
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Tuesday is a cool name. I have a friend named Stormi which I also think is pretty cool.
Yeah, it's a pretty cool name. If you're a stripper.
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