What’s in a name? For blacks, a job

MSNBC ^ | 28 Sep 03 | Justin Pope

[annyokie]

No offense meant, but if she was married why would she be "Ms. Goode"?

If we want our children to be professionals they need not be named "Prescot", but Sequoia Branch (my youngest's preschool classmate) is not a true alternative.

[cyborg]

ditto... why would they say 'child's father' if they're married? Illegitimacy and all that comes with it is far worse than being named whatever a 'black name' is.

[Cacique]

ping

[BenLurkin]

Check out the names of the alleged perps in this article: http://www.avpress.com/n/thsty4.hts

[BenLurkin]

Maia, Jovan, Maliki, DeWayne, Kejaun, and Chavis

These would make great names for hurricanes . . .

[cyborg]

Betraying her ethnicity... GIVE ME A FRIGGING BREAK. No wonder why the immigrants are steamrolling over many Americans born and bred here already. I agree with you about all of us being Americans.

[BenLurkin]

Q. Do you know the definition of confusion?

A. Father's Day in Oakland.

[ladyjane]

I knew a guy named Swift. His first name was Les. Knew another guy whose name was Manny Chevitz. Then there's Joey Baggadonuts...okay, I'll stop.

[annyokie]

Oh, stop. Bob XYZ. Not a Nasty name. Don't fun on me! : (

[Go Gordon]

No offense meant, but if she was married why would she be "Ms. Goode"?

Ms. signifies neither married nor single (PC women's lib stuff). Mrs = married.

[annyokie]

HA! My mom knew a guy named John Holopeter.

[jocon307]

LOL, I've seen this before, very funny!

[jocon307]

"Isabell Mary"

I like that, it's a nice name. Not sure how black it is, but very Cath-o-lique, as my mom-in-law says humourously.

[manic4organic]

You can give your kids names that are less common without being outlandish. There was a girl one year ahead of me in high school that already had a son named DePriest. She said she got the name out of the yellow pages from an auto repair shop. I think that in their attempt to be different, some blacks are subjecting their kids to ridicule for life. African names would be cool, but just making names up makes no sense to me. Anyone remember Orangejello and Lemonjello (pronounced Uh-ron-juh-lo and luh-mon-juh-lo)?

[Dialup Llama]

>HA! My mom knew a guy named John Holopeter.

Knew a guy with the last name of Cretin. Instead of pronouncing it with the short 'e,' he tried to make everyone say Creeetin which of course means the exact same thing as cretin.

[Texas Eagle]

Hee hee......that's funny.

Now that you mention it, you almost never see a black person with a "Jr." after his name.

[South40]

Gee Anny...

I was...

[Reagan79]

Yeah I hate those stupid yuppie names also. Ex. Madison, Mckenzie, Rivers, and Delaney. I guess I am a little old fashion and less trendy.

[annyokie]

My best friend from high school's only daughter is named "Madison."

I have two nephews and a niece named "Taylor", and one named "Hunter". Geez! Where are the Mikes and Harrys, Davids and Steves , Johns, Jims, Charlies, et al, anymore?

[BenLurkin]

This man was a "Junior" =