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Doberman23
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Username: Doberman23
Post Number: 54
Registered: 01-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, February 03, 2006 - 02:22 pm: | 
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recently one of the detroit radio stations asked it's listeners what names do they consider to be normally connected with bitchy or very premiscuous people, guess what they where.
then they followed that up and asked would you name your kid a "normal" name or do you think that things have changed enough to give your child an ethnic or urban name.
i don't have kids but if i did i guess i'd name it after me unless it was a girl of course, but i doubt i'd name her anything that ends with an "a". |
Cynique
"Cyniquian" Level Poster
Username: Cynique
Post Number: 3721
Registered: 01-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, February 03, 2006 - 04:33 pm: |
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Shaneequa? LaQuisha? And, yes, I think unsual ethnic names still send up red flags to corporate America. |
Serenasailor
"Cyniquian" Level Poster
Username: Serenasailor
Post Number: 248
Registered: 01-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, February 03, 2006 - 05:21 pm: |
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recently one of the detroit radio stations asked it's listeners what names do they consider to be normally connected with bitchy or very premiscuous people, guess what they where.
then they followed that up and asked would you name your kid a "normal" name or do you think that things have changed enough to give your child an ethnic or urban name.
i don't have kids but if i did i guess i'd name it after me unless it was a girl of course, but i doubt i'd name her anything that ends with an "a".
You would name your son "Doberman"? LOL And I am sure the name "Cynique" wouldn't raise any questions. "Rolleyes" |
Cynique
"Cyniquian" Level Poster
Username: Cynique
Post Number: 3724
Registered: 01-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, February 03, 2006 - 06:00 pm: |
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Well, obviously "Cynique" and "Dobernam" are screen names, not our real ones. And I'm still mystified as to why you would give yourself a woman's name - even if you do like tennis. |
Serenasailor
"Cyniquian" Level Poster
Username: Serenasailor
Post Number: 256
Registered: 01-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, February 03, 2006 - 06:29 pm: |
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Don't worry about that. I happen to be a huge fan of Venus and Serena Williams. I have great respect for the way they play. And I knew Doberman was a screenname it was a joke. |
Cynique
"Cyniquian" Level Poster
Username: Cynique
Post Number: 3727
Registered: 01-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, February 03, 2006 - 06:32 pm: |
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OK, Serenavenus. |
Ntfs_encryption
"Cyniquian" Level Poster
Username: Ntfs_encryption
Post Number: 163
Registered: 10-2005
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, February 04, 2006 - 12:59 am: |
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Cynique wrote: Shaneequa? LaQuisha? And, yes, I think unsual ethnic names still send up red flags to corporate America.
### You are absolutly right. It would! |
Abm
"Cyniquian" Level Poster
Username: Abm
Post Number: 4194
Registered: 04-2004
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Votes: 2 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, February 04, 2006 - 07:47 am: |
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"Shaneequa? LaQuisha? And, yes, I think unsual ethnic names still send up red flags to corporate America."
Yeah ANOTHER reason why Black foks need to start and support more of their own enterprises. Because NO ONE should be denied opportunities SIMPLY because racist White foks don't like their names. |
Doberman23
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Username: Doberman23
Post Number: 57
Registered: 01-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, February 04, 2006 - 12:45 pm: |
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i agree abm, and start good enterprises instead of the same old cosmetic based things that they do (at least in detroit area).
by the way the names ; stacy, tonya, britney, angel, and kevin where considered by the listeners to have been the biggest ho's and assholes in association to there names.
and i would say that about 70% of the callers also stated that they wouldn't give their child an uncommon name, because they felt it would prevent them from getting employment. |
Cynique
"Cyniquian" Level Poster
Username: Cynique
Post Number: 3736
Registered: 01-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, February 04, 2006 - 02:43 pm: |
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TONYA??? LOL That's the second time that name has come up in a post today. A character named Tonya was getting it on with the narrator in that excerpt from a book written by Nick Chiles that was posted by Brian Eggeston.
Oooh, Tonya. Have you been keeping secrets from us???? |
Ntfs_encryption
"Cyniquian" Level Poster
Username: Ntfs_encryption
Post Number: 167
Registered: 10-2005
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, February 04, 2006 - 04:34 pm: |
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Doberman23 wrote: "...and i would say that about 70% of the callers also stated that they wouldn't give their child an uncommon name, because they felt it would prevent them from getting employment."
Smart people. |
Cynique
"Cyniquian" Level Poster
Username: Cynique
Post Number: 3746
Registered: 01-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, February 04, 2006 - 10:08 pm: |
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Second lesson to be learned here: do not emulate ditzy actresses currently into motherhood as a fad, all eager to sport their "bumps" and hang a ridiculous name on their offpsring. Apple, anyone? |
Black_wisdom_
"Cyniquian" Level Poster
Username: Black_wisdom_
Post Number: 126
Registered: 02-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, February 22, 2006 - 07:30 pm: |
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Yeah ANOTHER reason why Black foks need to start and support more of their own enterprises. Because NO ONE should be denied opportunities SIMPLY because racist White foks don't like their names.
Deserves to be repeated. Again and again. Best comment on this thread.
Do people think that the issue is the name? Funny! There are people, black and white, who don't fucking like black people, don't want us to work for or with them, and would rather see us all just drop off of the face of the earth.
Black "Jane" might get the callback interview with the employer who threw out "Laqueesha"s resume, but neither of them are going to get the damn job.
The name is not the issue; attaching negative qualities to people identifiable as black by either name or appearance is. |
Renata
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Username: Renata
Post Number: 771
Registered: 08-2005
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, February 22, 2006 - 08:46 pm: |
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I'm with you, BW. Anyone who doesn't hire a qualified individual because of a name isn't really rejecting the "name", but the person holding it. It's interesting that "Laqueesha" may be disliked because of her name, while "Hrithik" or "Deepak" is accepted as an ethnic name. |
Black_wisdom_
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Username: Black_wisdom_
Post Number: 134
Registered: 02-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, February 22, 2006 - 09:04 pm: |
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Anyone who doesn't hire a qualified individual because of a name isn't really rejecting the "name", but the person holding it.
Another on-point statement which deserves to be repeated. Over and over again. |
Renata
"Cyniquian" Level Poster
Username: Renata
Post Number: 773
Registered: 08-2005
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, February 22, 2006 - 09:22 pm: |
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I dated a guy once name KUJULUVA Choudhury. And I can promise you his resume would be chosen over even something as simple a LaTasha Smith.
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Kola_boof
"Cyniquian" Level Poster
Username: Kola_boof
Post Number: 1598
Registered: 02-2005
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, February 22, 2006 - 09:35 pm: |
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By the way, Renata---
I LOVE your name. Both the board one and your real name.
Very classy and "distinctive".
I really want to borrow your real name for a character in my next novel.
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Kola_boof
"Cyniquian" Level Poster
Username: Kola_boof
Post Number: 1599
Registered: 02-2005
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, February 22, 2006 - 09:36 pm: |
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I dated a guy once name KUJULUVA Choudhury. And I can promise you his resume would be chosen over even something as simple a LaTasha Smith.
What a powerful truth.
He was Indian right?
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Renata
"Cyniquian" Level Poster
Username: Renata
Post Number: 774
Registered: 08-2005
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, February 22, 2006 - 10:00 pm: |
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Bangladeshi. Choudhury is a name that can belong to either a Muslim or Hindu family.
Bangladeshi guys have a thing for me....but then again, they are (mostly) shorter than the average American. I think short guys just have a thing for me.
31, and have only dated ONE guy over 5'6".
What was I talking about before?
Sorry...... |
Kola_boof
"Cyniquian" Level Poster
Username: Kola_boof
Post Number: 1601
Registered: 02-2005
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, February 22, 2006 - 10:20 pm: |
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I LOVE short men and have had a lot of them, too.
And you know what a giant I am.
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