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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]“Every Asian student has a very simple old American first name that symbolizes their desire for integration,” his online comment said. “Virtually every black has a strange new name that symbolizes their lack of desire for integration. The amount of Asian-white dating is enormous and so surely will be the intermarriage. Black-white dating is almost non-existent because of the ostracism by blacks of anyone who dates a white.”

The comment concluded: “It was appropriate that a Chinese design won the competition for the Martin Luther King state (sic). King helped them overcome. The blacks followed Malcolm X.”[/quote]
 
Seriously?  Not only is that racist, it's moronic.  "Every Asian student as a simple old American first name"?  "Virtually every black has a strange new name"?

Holy crap.  What an idiot.

I don't even know what to say about the idea that "the blacks" followed Malcolm X and not MLK.  [/quote]

The "every" is an obvious exaggeration, but the gist of his comments is spot on.

Truth hurts.

Compare names, and any outcome you want, in heavy-Asian vs heavy-AA areas.[/quote]

I thought that, in America, you can name your child whatever you want.  However, what does it say about a person who judges another, not based on qualifications or merit, but on the name that they were given?  [/quote]

Sure, you can name your child whatever you want. You can also burn a tattoo in your forehead saying "ghetto-boy."

It is often not a good idea to do something just because, well, you can.[/quote]

PP here, I see your point. Thanks for the analogy, it provided the clarification I needed.   Are you seriously comparing burning a tatoo on your forehead with giving a child a non-western name?  As if you'll answer, should non western-european immigrants change their surname to sound more appealing to white americans?  Though I have an east African first and last name, I've wondered if should change my name to Chad Pappenfuse or Brandon O'Donnell in order to increase my chances of employment.[/quote]

I made the previous comment, and i happen to have a non-western name...which still is a real name. If you don't understand the difference between Ashok and Larykcsa...well, good luck![/quote]

White people have lots of made up names.  You are making a false distinction.  On top of that, traditional African names still get discriminated against, even though they are not made up.[/quote]

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