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Basically any name that isn't "traditional" (read, European) in origin will make people look at you sideways. I wouldn't give my child a "ghetto" name, but not because there's something wrong with it.
Also, a lot of "ghetto" names are older names that have fallen out of use. Tyrone is Irish in origin but most Americans probably envision a black person when they hear it. Khadijah is Arabic and so is Jamal (though it's typically pronounced incorrectly).
Basically, white people can't handle anything besides Madison, Caitlin, Ashley, Meghan, Hunter, Steven etc. If you want your child to avoid being pre-judged because of their name, you have to give them one of these names. Again, not because there's anything wrong with a more ethnic name, but because most people can't handle it and automatically think less of you.
I don't know about anyone else, but I don't like being lumped together with all other "white" people. Believe it or not, but people of European ancestry do have different cultures, histories and customs, just as do people of African, Asian, or Middle Eastern ancestry. I could be mistaken, but I doubt you'd come across many quintessential African-American names in, say, Kenya or Bermuda.
FYI, a couple of these names you've listed may be common in the US, but they'd far less common, if not unheard of, in most European countries (and one or two are far too cutesy for my "white" taste).
Basically any name that isn't "traditional" (read, European) in origin will make people look at you sideways. I wouldn't give my child a "ghetto" name, but not because there's something wrong with it.
Also, a lot of "ghetto" names are older names that have fallen out of use. Tyrone is Irish in origin but most Americans probably envision a black person when they hear it. Khadijah is Arabic and so is Jamal (though it's typically pronounced incorrectly).
Basically, white people can't handle anything besides Madison, Caitlin, Ashley, Meghan, Hunter, Steven etc. If you want your child to avoid being pre-judged because of their name, you have to give them one of these names. Again, not because there's anything wrong with a more ethnic name, but because most people can't handle it and automatically think less of you.
Basically, this white person should not fall under your class of white people. I do not think less of a person because of their name.
What if his name was Adolf and he was born after 1945?
Well, I actually have an uncle with the middle name Adolf. Do I hate him? No. It is a name. My grandmother has passed now, but I think it must have been a family name. I am pretty sure she did not think of Hitler when naming my uncle.
Why would I judge a person with that name? Because they had something to do with what Adolf Hitler had something to with? That is just insane.
Basically any name that isn't "traditional" (read, European) in origin will make people look at you sideways. I wouldn't give my child a "ghetto" name, but not because there's something wrong with it.
Also, a lot of "ghetto" names are older names that have fallen out of use. Tyrone is Irish in origin but most Americans probably envision a black person when they hear it. Khadijah is Arabic and so is Jamal (though it's typically pronounced incorrectly).
Basically, white people can't handle anything besides Madison, Caitlin, Ashley, Meghan, Hunter, Steven etc. If you want your child to avoid being pre-judged because of their name, you have to give them one of these names. Again, not because there's anything wrong with a more ethnic name, but because most people can't handle it and automatically think less of you.
You sure about European? "European" doesn't do well to describe names that are accepted. Names like Svetlana, Giacomo, Pablo, Anastasios, and Eoghan are all European and I don't think people look at them as not "ethnic" or look at these names as well accepted or popular use among US born people.
If you want to get down to it, names of English descent (and I include Anglicized versions of other languages as well) are pretty much the safest bet in the US.
I don't know about anyone else, but I don't like being lumped together with all other "white" people. Believe it or not, but people of European ancestry do have different cultures, histories and customs, just as do people of African, Asian, or Middle Eastern ancestry. I could be mistaken, but I doubt you'd come across many quintessential African-American names in, say, Kenya or Bermuda.
FYI, a couple of these names you've listed may be common in the US, but they'd far less common, if not unheard of, in most European countries (and one or two are far too cutesy for my "white" taste).
This. I'm not picturing many people in the Mediterranean, the Baltic countries, Central Europe, or the Balkans naming their kids "Madison" or "Hunter". But, of course, those names are "European"
I was talking to a friend who said that when they're first introduced to someone and learn their name for the very first time, they sometimes don't think the name is a good fit for that person? I guess it's as though they were expecting a different name... maybe one they like better?
Anyone feel the same way? Maybe you can explain it better.
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