Laquisha?
Sharonda?
Shante?
Albanisha?
Lucretia?
Shaniqua?
Moesha?
Deshawn?
Tavarius?
Venedict?
Tyrone?
Shaquille?
Jevonte?
Dewayne?
Not that all black people have names like this, but why do they do it?! Why pick hideous names for your children?
2006-08-08 06:53:32 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
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2006-08-08 06:54:16 · update #1
I hate people that just associate any question dealing with race with racism. It's a simple question. You're a fool if you can't see the relationship between certain races and certain actions and you can't ignore it by calling me a racist for pointing it out.
2006-08-08 07:03:01 · update #2
I already answered a question similar to this so you'll get the same basic answer: They weren't meant to be weird (you know that's what you meant with your "umm...interesting"), they were ment to be unique. Black mothers got tired of naming their kids Ashley, Jonathan, Katie, Adam, Sarah, Tommy and all those other names that every other little boy and girl in school had. They wanted to be different and now it's considered stupid, ignorant, ghetto and whatever else demeaning people say. And it's less likely a child will have the exact same name. I'm black but my name's Chelsea and my siblings are named James and Chantelle (her husband and son are named Chris and Matthew), but I've got cousins with names like Dekeria and Happiea (girls) and Jarmaine and Dasheen (boys). Or they'll spell names different (I met a girl named Typhanni alternate spelling of 'Tiffany') SO WHAT?! It's just different and most other races don't use them because sometimes they can be hard to pronounce and they don't want their kids names to be stupid or blackish...which isn't true but that's usually the mentality. They aren't as hideous as you say they are!! I've seen white people with some of those so-called "black names". And how come celebs (mainly white ones) can name their kids stupid crap like Dweezil, Moonunit, Amit, Deva, Apple, Audio Science, Phinnaeus, and Pilot Inspektor (which are waaaaaaay worse than Laquisha and Deshawn and are just plain wrong!!) and hardly get grilled for it? I'd hire a Tyrone Johnson before a Moonunit Zappa.
2006-08-08 09:16:04 · answer #1 · answered by Lady Hurricane 4 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Why do white people have boring a$$ names
Olive Oil
Sarah
Amy
Inspector Gadget
Tommy
Billy
Susie
Not that all white people have names like this, but why do they do it?! Why pick hideous names for your children?
I hate people that just associate any question dealing with race with racism. It's a simple question. You're a fool if you can't see the relationship between certain races and certain actions and you can't ignore it by calling me a racist for pointing it out.
***** get a life!!
2006-08-08 15:04:42 · answer #2 · answered by Danielle M 3 · 4⤊ 1⤋
My best friend is black and his wife is also black and they absolutely refused to name their child like anything you listed. They are very proud to be black, they love their heritage and so on, but my friend said that he didn't want to disadvantage any of his children by giving them names that would be disparaged by society. He said that it was tough enough to be a black man or woman already to have a name like that. By the way, they're not ignorant or anything of the sort. My friend has a doctorate and his wife has a college degree as well. I call them the Huxtables.
2006-08-08 07:02:41 · answer #3 · answered by El Teke 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
You are a fool for asking stupid ignorant questions. What does anyone elses name have to with you? Absolutly nothing. If your name is not Tyrone don't worry about it.
2006-08-09 07:53:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
um i take dat offense cuz i am black and thats kinda raciset cuz ant no body talkin bout the names the other races have but alot of ppl jus dont want name like mary sam becca anna ant nothin wrong with those names they r jus plain but u cant judge a person by their name
2006-08-08 06:58:53 · answer #5 · answered by babygurl391 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
the same reason why people name would name their child common names such as Jeff Chris Anthony Brittany
because they like the name
My name is Taniere and I am Black my mom did not want to name any of her kids a "common" name my brother got stuck with the name Anthony because he is a jr.
2006-08-08 08:17:32 · answer #6 · answered by Child Of God 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Does creativity bother you?
Or are you just curious?
I like those names. I understand your opinion but hideous is such a strong word.
2006-08-09 09:40:12 · answer #7 · answered by Lycrester 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Why don't you understand that in this society, our babies need to be as unique as possible to add to their self-esteem.
Some of the names you cited are what you would call "normal".
When did it become law that we must do as white society does? (or r u still on THAT page?)
Maybe its bcuz everything else in this society belongs to people like you, and its all we have left?
It's your arrogance that is indicative of this society's racial attitudes
Get a life....
P.S. - Maybe if you hadn't prefaced your crackerish question with "ummmh" (as though you weresearching for a "proper" word, instead of what you WANTED to say), perhaps your redneck question would've seemed more sincere.
2006-08-08 07:03:41 · answer #8 · answered by toyoyo 3 · 3⤊ 3⤋
the same reason why alot of white people use biblical names
andrew
michael
john
david
just to name a few.....way too many people with those names
2006-08-08 06:59:57 · answer #9 · answered by jen 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
well a friend told me it was cuz earlier they wanted to get into their roots n name their kids african names. now days, they're practically nowhere near names people got in africa, they're just crazy names.
n of course its not just black people. theres hispanics that name their kids funky spanish names that sound like its a medicine n there's white people who name their kids stupid names too like "hunter" "strider" "miles"....no offense to anyone with those names.
2006-08-08 07:09:00 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋