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Sat Oct-25-08 01:08 PM
Response to Reply #67 |
| 69. For me, who loves words and their sounds, it's the beauty of the name |
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African names usually sound very lilting. Even though Obama jokes about his name, I find it distinctive; it gets people's attention. However, some names look and sound rather ugly, to be blunt.
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| -You Named Your Baby WHAT??? |
bjorkfan |
Oct-14-07 08:54 PM |
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Hm. I don't think the author would like people from India much at all... |
IndyOp |
Oct-14-07 09:02 PM |
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I think the difference here is that those are the actual names used in that culture |
rockymountaindem |
Oct-14-07 09:07 PM |
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All names are created, all names were new and strange at one time... |
IndyOp |
Oct-14-07 09:28 PM |
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But as someone who writes, I can tell the difference between |
pulsatilla |
Jun-14-09 01:58 PM |
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Those names have meanings. They are not comprised of people |
Kahuna |
Oct-14-07 09:28 PM |
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The article made allowances for CULTURAL names |
pulsatilla |
Jun-14-09 01:54 PM |
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Wow. It's too bad people can't just name their kids what they want |
AllyCat |
Oct-14-07 09:09 PM |
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It's tied to a certain degree of rootlessness. nt |
MookieWilson |
Oct-14-07 09:10 PM |
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Some countries will not allow parents to name the kid *whatever* they want. |
quantessd |
Dec-05-07 12:17 PM |
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Why aren't black girls named 'Coretta', 'Ella', 'Mary McLeod', 'Soujourner'??? nt |
MookieWilson |
Oct-14-07 09:10 PM |
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Because they're being named, Laquanda, Laquisha and Shenaqua. |
Kahuna |
Oct-14-07 09:30 PM |
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So much history being lost. |
MookieWilson |
Jul-09-08 08:59 AM |
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Integrate[x^2 Sin[x]^3, x] |
joey5150 |
Jul-26-09 04:22 PM |
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It's rather obvious that Ms. Hammond needs a new circle of friends and co-workers. |
PSPS |
Oct-14-07 09:10 PM |
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That's a nice name, I think. n/t |
AllyCat |
Oct-14-07 09:12 PM |
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I think she's right because we do the same thing to white kids too |
roguevalley |
Oct-15-07 02:06 PM |
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Love it. I'm not a bigot BUT... |
Fridays Child |
Oct-14-07 09:13 PM |
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I like the spirit of your answer ... maybe best in the thread ... |
eppur_se_muova |
Oct-14-07 09:45 PM |
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Good question about origins. It'd make for an interesting study. |
Fridays Child |
Oct-14-07 09:56 PM |
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One of my good friends is an obstetrics nurse. |
fed_up_mother |
Apr-25-08 07:41 PM |
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Because Oprah, Barak, Kwame, and Deval, |
sandnsea |
Oct-14-07 09:42 PM |
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Oprah was my first thought, and look how unsuccessful she is. |
babylonsister |
Oct-14-07 11:32 PM |
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Oprah-- a misspelling |
MIS_UNDER_ESTIMATED |
Aug-03-08 08:34 PM |
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All short and easy to pronounce |
fed_up_mother |
Apr-25-08 07:43 PM |
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I thought this would be a tirade against naming your daughters |
Warpy |
Oct-14-07 09:45 PM |
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laughing here |
lwfern |
Dec-04-07 06:45 PM |
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I understand what you are saying and have had the same thoughts in regards to names |
notadmblnd |
Oct-14-07 09:45 PM |
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My mom taught us that when we were teens. |
robinlynne |
Oct-14-07 11:04 PM |
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Hey. I'm an attractive white woman and it works the same here. |
TalkingDog |
Oct-14-07 11:36 PM |
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BINGO! We're all: size-ists, sexists, racists, but smart folks don't act on those initial thoughts |
MookieWilson |
Oct-15-07 09:31 AM |
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White guys dressed like that get shabby treatment too. nt |
MookieWilson |
Oct-15-07 09:30 AM |
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Not race dependent either |
dmallind |
Dec-03-07 03:32 PM |
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Question for you: do you feel resentful that he has to go to those lengths |
pulsatilla |
Jun-14-09 02:07 PM |
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47 years ago |
Bjornsdotter |
Oct-14-07 09:50 PM |
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Change it! go for it! nt |
MookieWilson |
Oct-15-07 09:33 AM |
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Ouch. At least she gets to say this - she's black. |
kestrel91316 |
Oct-14-07 10:12 PM |
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I call my friend's daughter 'Q' |
bambino |
Oct-14-07 10:22 PM |
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Lame Screed. |
Dr_eldritch |
Oct-14-07 11:02 PM |
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Making up a name is different from naming someone 'Anfernee' instead of 'Anthony'. nt |
MookieWilson |
Oct-15-07 09:35 AM |
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I'm not saying the author doesn't have a point... |
Dr_eldritch |
Oct-15-07 06:44 PM |
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Anfernee ---- Aaaaaaaaaaaaargh |
AccessGranted |
Jun-17-08 11:26 PM |
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There's an easy way to sort this out... pass a law allowing kids to sue for damages... |
TygrBright |
Oct-14-07 11:03 PM |
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So African Americans should not name their babies what they want because of racism? |
TroubleMan |
Oct-14-07 11:33 PM |
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No, that's not what's being said here. |
MookieWilson |
Oct-15-07 09:34 AM |
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Condoleezza RIce |
Real_Talk |
Jul-14-08 10:51 PM |
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Have fun with that.. |
Lady Missie |
Jul-02-09 09:25 PM |
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So let me get this straight... |
FatDave |
Oct-15-07 08:17 AM |
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perhaps, in an unjust world, people can take more time to understand |
roguevalley |
Oct-15-07 02:10 PM |
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Of course Blacks should name our children as we see fit. |
harlinchi |
Oct-15-07 08:19 AM |
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My sister had a student named 'placenta'. nt |
MookieWilson |
Oct-15-07 09:36 AM |
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My all time favorite is pronounced like this |
fed_up_mother |
Apr-25-08 07:50 PM |
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Whites shouldn't have Dawns or Tiffanys or Brandys (pole dancers) |
soothsayer |
Oct-15-07 09:28 AM |
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Don't forget 'Amber'. Yes, people assume folks named Tiffany, etc. are stupid just as they... |
MookieWilson |
Oct-15-07 09:34 AM |
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yet most playboy playmates are named Susan of all things. (my name!) |
soothsayer |
Oct-15-07 09:53 AM |
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case in point! here's a susie centerfold from another du thread |
soothsayer |
Oct-15-07 04:02 PM |
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Most playmates and pole dancers use fake names. |
greguganus |
Jan-11-09 08:54 AM |
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Dweezil? Moon Unit? Whose your daddy??? |
Karenina |
Oct-15-07 01:09 PM |
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Those 2 don't have to worry about money or making a living. n/t |
greguganus |
Jan-11-09 08:55 AM |
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What else needs changing to appease bigots? |
freestyle |
Oct-19-07 09:39 AM |
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Guess the author never reads NY Times, lived in Africa or heard of "NoRailway Mabuza" |
HamdenRice |
Oct-20-07 07:04 AM |
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For every black Alizé I've met I also know a white Alizé. |
jmm |
Oct-20-07 10:55 PM |
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There's a white Alizée |
bjorkfan |
Oct-28-07 12:06 AM |
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she's making a lot of assumptions |
noiretblu |
Nov-01-07 03:28 PM |
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I kinda feel the same way about dumb white names |
WildEyedLiberal |
Apr-02-08 01:40 AM |
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"Kreaytive". I like that. Maybe I will name my daughter ....... |
kwassa |
Apr-04-08 08:12 AM |
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Actually, people are using "boys" names so much for girls |
fed_up_mother |
Apr-25-08 07:54 PM |
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name discrimination is real |
Sophia_Karina |
Apr-29-08 01:30 AM |
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Sadly, Bjorkfan is right |
cambrianexplosion2 |
May-01-08 10:56 PM |
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Try Being African-American and Named After A Plantation |
AccessGranted |
Jun-18-08 12:05 AM |
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Could have been worse. She could of named you Rhett. n/t |
greguganus |
Jan-11-09 08:58 AM |
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One of my ex-employees |
MullenBank |
Jul-02-08 06:15 PM |
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That caused a near spit take? |
lwfern |
Jul-08-08 09:16 PM |
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Holy phony leaping jeebus |
MullenBank |
Jul-11-08 09:48 PM |
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Integrate[x^2 Sin[x]^3, x] |
joey5150 |
Jul-26-09 04:20 PM |
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Sha'Tavion |
MullenBank |
Aug-28-08 10:13 PM |
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I know someone named Chaquita. Every time I see her I have a craving for a banana. n/t |
greguganus |
Jan-11-09 09:00 AM |
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Integrate[x^2 Sin[x]^3, x] |
joey5150 |
Jul-26-09 04:20 PM |
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I had an interesting talk with kids when I was subbing for a class |
lwfern |
Oct-11-08 10:22 AM |
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For me, who loves words and their sounds, it's the beauty of the name |
morningglorysunday |
Oct-25-08 01:08 PM |
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I like your approach. |
ThomCat |
Jan-12-09 08:11 PM |
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As for your examples, "Dick" is short for Richard, and "Colin" is usually |
pulsatilla |
Jun-14-09 02:04 PM |
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please check this obama video out |
melanie1 |
Oct-24-08 10:40 AM |
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Ridiculous baby names transcend race |
really annoyed |
Nov-15-08 12:24 AM |
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Agreed |
guardian |
Dec-26-08 11:28 AM |
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Tylenol...wonder if anyone has ever named their child that. n/t |
greguganus |
Jan-11-09 09:02 AM |
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Name removed |
Feb-21-09 03:17 PM |
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my name |
BlueStateBlackMan |
Apr-16-09 01:49 AM |
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"bob or tom that have no heratige" |
guardian |
Jul-16-09 06:28 PM |
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How many Americans know the correct pronouciation of Irish names? |
vincent_vega_lives |
Jun-12-09 10:16 AM |
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Hmm |
Azalea |
Jul-16-09 04:11 PM |
#86 |
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