Posted on 06/20/2019 5:45:59 PM PDT by EdnaMode
A woman named Marijuana Pepsi Vandyck earned her Ph.D. from Cardinal Stritch University in Wisconsin with the help of her dissertation, titled: "Black names in white classrooms: Teacher behaviors and student perceptions."
Vandyck, who was born Marijuana Pepsi Jackson 46 years ago, told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel in an interview published Wednesday that she was inspired to choose her dissertation topic on unique black names after living through her own fair share of experiences with her name.
"People make such a big deal out of it, I couldn't get away from it," she told the paper.
Vandyck, who earned her doctoral degree in higher education leadership last month, said she asked black students with similarly unique names at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, where she earned her bachelor’s degree, about how they were treated differently than other students by teachers.
She said a number of students she interviewed each reported different treatment from their teachers. One experience Vandyck said she and the other students shared was being singled out by a teacher for their names during class attendance.
Vandyck recalled her experience being called out by a teacher at Whitewater in the interview.
"I'm sorry," Marijuana remembered saying in response to the professor. "You didn't ask anyone else that. Why are you asking me? My name is Marijuana, thank you."
Though Vandyck works full time at Beloit College as the head of a program that helps first-generation college students and those from low-income backgrounds, she said she is also considering working as a professor after earning her doctoral degree.
And, despite her name, Vandyck set the record straight that she doesn’t partake in marijuana use and she barely drinks soda.
There was a family in my home town who named their last 3 kids “Turnip Green Montgomery” “Collard Green Montgomery” and “Birmingham Montgomery”.
Yes your guess would be correct.
Marijuana Pepsi Vandyck with a Ph.D. in Uncommon Names from Cardinal Stritch University ought to no trouble finding a job in her field.
“You’re the smartest man in the world, huh? Shit, I thought your head would be bigger.”
Do her friends call her ‘Weed’?
If you call for her, do you say, “Pepsi, please”?
Does she drive a minivan?
Looks like he is attempting to calculate the size of his...well, you know.
Are you White?
Princess Consuela Bananarama ?
You know, she could easily go through life as Mary Jane Jackson, or even Mary Jane P. Jackson.
It’s an outstanding flick.
“And, despite her name, Vandyck set the record straight that she doesn’t partake in marijuana use and she barely drinks soda.”
Good for MPV.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pex_ASYQPM
I love that version.
Even black people had to be laughing at her name.
Wait a minute. Marijuana Pepsi got a Ph.D. based on her name?
Well, I’m going to write a Ph.D. paper right now. Seeing as my real name is Mushroom Budweiser, I should be a shoo-in for a tenured position at some university. Then it’s the low-stress academic life for me!
How much student loan debt did the PhD cost her?
And her PhD will help her pay it back how?
Was a shooting few years ago at Cache Monet’s 16th bday party in South Dallas
My mom worked in Welfare and brought home funny names. Toiletta was one. Latrina another. Why would you NOT laugh at these?? Is that illegal too?
I recall hearing about Marijuana Pepsi years ago. I’m not sure why.
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