White people

[Anonymous]

What about Madison, a very white name, that was never used as a first name until the movie Splash's mermaid heroine took it off a street sign in NYC. Is that low class, trailer parky? If not, is it only because Daryl Hannah in a Ron Howard movie is middle brow enough?

[Anonymous]

Why are we discussing this again ?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do you mispronounce and look down on black names?

What would you think of a black man named Mark versus a black man name DeMarcus?

Do you think Mark was raised by a college educated nuclear black family, or was he adopted? Did DeMarcus grow up in subsidized housing never knowing his father?

My name is Arabic, traditionally used in the black community. After my freshman year of college I went by the nickname Nicole and the change was obvious. I was still a black woman, but so there was a privilege in going by Nicole.

I had my children, and gave them top 100 Euro-centralist names, believing this was better for them.

My daughter has friend, a white child from an upper middle class family, named Karsynne. My son has a boy in his class named Wolff. I know so many white kids with names that are absolutely bizarre, completely made up and I want to kick myself for not naming my daughter Iesha. I thought I could erase a bit of their blackness, and it would help them navigate.

Seeing my Michael next to a blue eyed, blonde haired little boy named Maverick and I just have to laugh.

Wolff isnt "made up" its an actual name of something, its a stupid kids name but thats different. Karyssn is also a real name, in the South Carson is not unheard. the spelling with a K is dumb. These are different than other made up names with apostrophes etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What about Madison, a very white name, that was never used as a first name until the movie Splash's mermaid heroine took it off a street sign in NYC. Is that low class, trailer parky? If not, is it only because Daryl Hannah in a Ron Howard movie is middle brow enough?

its very trailer park now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kids play lacrosse and every year we look forward to the all-name lacrosse teams. No culture has the market cornered on weird names, and we all make fun of them.

Upperclass weird names (which seem to be giving your child the last name of someone in your family, or what the older sibling used as a name for the new baby) seem more acceptable than lowerclass weird names (which seem to be more along the lines of name your child after something you wish you could buy, or just throwing random letters together until it seems right).

Studies also show that women's resumes are judged more harshly than men's. I wonder if that's part of the trend to give girls boy names.

In the south, its quite popular among upper class families to give a child, especially a daugher, the mothers maiden name as a first name.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What about Madison, a very white name, that was never used as a first name until the movie Splash's mermaid heroine took it off a street sign in NYC. Is that low class, trailer parky? If not, is it only because Daryl Hannah in a Ron Howard movie is middle brow enough?

Names of TV characters and pop-culture celebs often spike in popularity, showing that the person choosing the name is likely pretty shallow, wastes time absorbing a lot of crap, and is probably <= LMC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What about Madison, a very white name, that was never used as a first name until the movie Splash's mermaid heroine took it off a street sign in NYC. Is that low class, trailer parky? If not, is it only because Daryl Hannah in a Ron Howard movie is middle brow enough?

its very trailer park now.

Yes. A baby girl named Madison in 1988 = cute. A baby girl named Madysenn/Madisyn/Maddison/Maddisyn/Madyson/Madysyn in 2018 = not cute.

[Anonymous]

I'm AA in my 40s grew up middle class, private schools, lived with both married parents in a single family house in NYC suburbs. I have a unique name that is south Asian. Some may say it's ghetto. I would say try not to judge me, but if you really must why not judge me by what I have named my children. That is something I actually had a say in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm AA in my 40s grew up middle class, private schools, lived with both married parents in a single family house in NYC suburbs. I have a unique name that is south Asian. Some may say it's ghetto. I would say try not to judge me, but if you really must why not judge me by what I have named my children. That is something I actually had a say in.

I was literally about to ask what you named your kids!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm AA in my 40s grew up middle class, private schools, lived with both married parents in a single family house in NYC suburbs. I have a unique name that is south Asian. Some may say it's ghetto. I would say try not to judge me, but if you really must why not judge me by what I have named my children. That is something I actually had a say in.

I was literally about to ask what you named your kids!!!

They have classic Victorian names. I didn't want them to have too many friends with the same name so we eliminated anything in the top 100. We often get compliments on their names.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm AA in my 40s grew up middle class, private schools, lived with both married parents in a single family house in NYC suburbs. I have a unique name that is south Asian. Some may say it's ghetto. I would say try not to judge me, but if you really must why not judge me by what I have named my children. That is something I actually had a say in.

How is a south asian name ghetto, and why did your parents give you a south asian name if you're not south asian?

[Anonymous]

OP, there are trashy white names too:
Katelyn
Tristan
Crystal
Heather
Track
Brandon
Jolene
Sue Ellen
Polly
Holly
Tiffany

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, there are trashy white names too:
Katelyn
Tristan
Crystal
Heather
Track
Brandon
Jolene
Sue Ellen
Polly
Holly
Tiffany

Most of these are normal names. Only Track (running track?) and Polly (the parrot?) sound weird to me. No one would be judged for the other names.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, there are trashy white names too:
Katelyn
Tristan
Crystal
Heather
Track
Brandon
Jolene
Sue Ellen
Polly
Holly
Tiffany

Most of these are normal names. Only Track (running track?) and Polly (the parrot?) sound weird to me. No one would be judged for the other names.

Track was S Palin's son. Never see these names in high SES kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm AA in my 40s grew up middle class, private schools, lived with both married parents in a single family house in NYC suburbs. I have a unique name that is south Asian. Some may say it's ghetto. I would say try not to judge me, but if you really must why not judge me by what I have named my children. That is something I actually had a say in.

How is a south asian name ghetto, and why did your parents give you a south asian name if you're not south asian?

I was named after a friend. I didn't know you could only name your children certain names from your own culture. Since we are AA and were taken from our country, enslaved and stripped of our heritage what do you think they should have named me?