2006-11-25 09:15:57 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
the trend to name african-american children "creatively" originated with a trend to identify closely with african roots immediately after the civil rights movement in the seventies by first actually naming children true african names...however this trend over time changed to parents naming their children with african "sounding" names to ultimately just making up names and sounds to give their child a name uniquely african-american.
this trend is in response to naming slaves during slavery time. when slaves were brought over directly from africa among other things, they were not allowed to worship their gods, speak in their language or use their giving names. they were giving american names and the last names of their masters.this was all a means of psychologically destroying the psyche of the slave thereby making them more amenable to servitude.
naming a child with an african name is one way to reclaim "lost" idenities and culture.
i am an african american and while i do agree with the original intent behind this trend, i don't agree with naming your child corvette, laquesha, danata or anything else that sounds silly. but there were good intentions behind the trend. more recent generations have forgotten or just never knew the source of the trend.
my name and everyone in my family has "simple"
American names similar to Carolyn, Tom, Jim, etc. It is a generalization to say that all African-American's name their children in such a manner.
and for the record: tamika is a name of japanese origin. many african "sounding" names like latifia, aaliyah, sharifa, etc are actually arabic.
2006-11-27 00:23:13 · answer #1 · answered by chocolatebunny 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Tamika Black
2016-12-12 13:03:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why is every white girl named Jessica or Jennifer?
Eh, oops. Not all of them have those names. Some names are just more popular/common than others. The trend changes with time too.
2006-11-25 09:30:48 · answer #3 · answered by undir 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Wow....my name is Latoya and it doesnt sound NOWHERE near like...keisha or tamika....and bastest....grow up...
2006-11-26 19:37:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
My name is simple. i'm black. It's Brenda. I dont understand some of these names either but it's not only the black race.
2006-11-25 09:35:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I know exactly what you mean. I think they toss all the letters from the alphabet into the air and whatever they land as, that's the kid's name. I had a friend who knew a girl at summer camp whose name was, and I kid you not, Shi'thead. It was pronounced shi--theed, but you can see how it's spelled. Why in the hell would parents do that to a kid? Plus, I've always wondered why every one of their names begins with an "sh" sound, like Shineequa, Shironda, Shikeisha, etc. WTF is up with the names?!
2006-11-25 10:03:17 · answer #6 · answered by Bastet's kitten 6 · 1⤊ 6⤋
its not, my name isnt . Stop generalising , i guess your name is peter or john right?
2006-11-25 09:26:31 · answer #7 · answered by Blackout 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋