Why do black people get heat for creative names?

Question

Like mine or Shaniqua, or Kiesha, and Lashondra. But white people can have names like Republican Vice presidential hopeful Sarah Palin's kids names, Trig and Bristol. Or your names like Fred and d**k, whats up with that???..No one even says anything when an Asian guy says he's names is CjXz!P (I have no idea how you pronounce that), because white Americans are quick to think that Asian names actually come from somewhere. Bulls**t, I can give you the number of an Asian college class mate who told me he's parents named him after a box of cereal.

Answer 1

Leave my kids name alone

Answer 2

Actually nonwhites in general get heat for their names. Asians get the whole ching chong thing, arabs get the terrorist things(probably the worst), and Indians get mistaken for arabs

Answer 3

I feel ya L-Dizzle

SteveC

Answer 4

I know.  I've heard of people, whom I presume are white, who named their kid Kellenbrad.  What the h**l?  An example of a so called "black name": VaKisha.  I heard it on (I think) Yo Mama, and I thought it was pretty and I named one of the characters in the stories I write VaKisha, and my friend also said it was pretty.  Coincidentally, the friend who said the name VaKisha is pretty is the friend who I based VaKisha on.

Answer 5

Racism plain and simple. These cultural names are referred to as made up names. Well, answer me this; aren't all names made up? However, if it's not of european origin (made up) it's not considered legitimate by europeans and their cultural lackeys. A name is a name is a name! They are all equal.

Answer 6

Let's just agree that people of all races sometimes give their kids stupid names. Bristol sounds like a toilet cleaner or something.

Answer 7

It's because people are racist. My name is Seronica, and I love my name! I'm proud of it too!

Answer 8

Exactly! I have about five Emily's in my 1st period class alone!

Answer 9

people will pick on something they dont understand. I think that Ezequiel will never be popular though. I dont know, I am just saying.

Good morning darling, still incommunicado so to speak

miss you

will be back in a bit going food shopping'

woooo hoooooo

I have a great frind Shaniqua and I really hate people making fun of my gals name especially since she is so successful.

Answer 10

many of you are saying parents ought to choose names they like and in the same breath are making fun of palins kids.  i think she likely named bristol after the track.  so you're all accusing her of of the same practice you're defending?  

in my culture we have many names like kirra, cheyne and reef.  i think people make fun in ignorance and prejudice.  most people here hate white southerners so a name like bristol would get you called names like toilet cleaner and tampons.  newsflash...it STILL doesn't make you better.

Answer 11

Check the Bible, creative names are a source of inspiration and sign of brilliance.

Answer 12

People r jealous.. jealous that they get stuck wit names that r BORIN' as ever 'n have no class in 'em. I'm Italian 'n I gave my son a "black" name, now when I have more children, theirs will be black names too. Who cares wut people say.. Just be glad ur name isn't d**k or Peter :). As for Asians.. NONE of their names make ne sense 'n I think those r the ones who get made fun of the most.. well, where I'm from nehow.

Answer 13

Celebrities are the worst

Pilot Inspe(k)tor

Pirate

Reign Beau

Scout

Apple

Blanket

lmao need I go on?

Answer 14

Well, people do not want to accept the fact that even though Black Americans are Americans, we still have our own culture. It irritates the h**l out of me when people talk about Black names. Last night, someone said that Deshawn was a retarded sounding name. WTF? If that's retarded then so is the name Maria.

Around 1970 (after civil rights era), that's when Blacks started breaking away from the norm, and having more of a cultural pride. Thus, that's when you began to see names like Deshawm, Lamar., Kesha, Jamal, etc. appear.

edit:

FYI: Aside from common names, Blacks typically give their children: Swahilil, Arabic, French, African American,  and Made up names.

Here's an example of each

Swahili: Imani, Kwame, Kesha

Arabic: Jamal, Kareem, Malika

French: Antoine, Chantel, Andre

African American names: Marvin, Tyrone, Leroy

Made up names: Shauntalika, Deontae, Lebrawn

* I will say that I'm not a  fan of some made up names!

@ Sadgirlims

The people that judge others by their names on the resume are the one's with the problems, not the parents that give their children the names. People will throw out a resume for seeing a name like Lamar, and how outrageous is that.

Answer 15

lol but asian get heat for having americanized name. but i never heard this in my life. i know some black females whose names are LaKeisha, Lauresha....

Answer 16

Trig and Bristol? LoLz

My fiance's middle name is Height (he's white). WTF? LoLz!!

His mom wanted me to name our daughter Kelso. OMG! That ***** is crazy!

Answer 17

I agree Sarah Palin named her kids dumb names.

A person should be free to name their child what ever they wish. However, suppose you are the CEO of a company looking for a Vice President. You have two candidates that have the same qualifications. One is named Jane and the other is named Shanequia. Which sounds more business like? Which will get a better reception from your wealthy customers?

The read a study where researchers took the same resumes, changed the names, the traditional names actually got a better response then the creative names.

I know a lot of Asians in the states. Most had really strange names but changed them to simpler things, i.e. I know a Asian female who calls herself Kelly even though her real name is no where near that. I know another Asian guy who goes by Ben when his real name is about 30 characters long.

I would say for whites and blacks to understand that the name you give your child will go on a resume one day and you don't want to name the child anything that would hurt it.

Answer 18

This shouldn't even be asked. Let them remain happy with their "Bob A" and "Bob B". They want their kids to be automatons. Don't listen to ignoramuses who have already shot themselves in the foot.