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The main reason that there are stereotypes and prejudices (both positive and negative) about certain names is because of the observed actions of those bearing those certain names... and reality tv shows are just one way that the public is influenced. Then add in interactions with people in daily life or reading random news stories.
And that's why so many parents name their babies after successful people or people that they admire in hopes that their child might be inspired to the same level of greatness.
Now my mother named her three daughters after three good friends from her college days. And since she knew that we'd be living in the US for the rest of our lives, she chose Western names for us instead of Chinese ones. She wanted us to feel comfortable in America. She also made sure that we learned to speak English well. She was a forward thinking woman and a good parent.
Boring? Are you prejudiced against anglos or something?
Her reply reminds me of an acquaintance of mine who tags buildings... because otherwise they'd be boring boxes.
And I wonder how she shops. She probably would sooner buy something mediocre or even of poor quality if it had an exciting name or packaging.
But an exotic sounding name doesn't make any person better or cooler than they are. If they don't have true talent or skills, then they come across as a poseur or a fake.
And that's also no one is actually impressed with those wearing fake bling or huge CZ earrings. Y'all are just pathetic wannabees.
Boring? Are you prejudiced against anglos or something?
Based on some of her posts, I can assume she holds prejudice against whites. She claimed Stormfront was representative of the 200 million whites in America.
Right. He's considered some type of "other." Just as "visible minorities" are discriminated against in many ways, subtle or not, in this country.
Despite anyone's prejudiced beliefs, the man is still German because he's the freaking Vice-Chancellor of the country. So, he's obviously a citizen of Germany and speaks German. I'm pretty sure you have to be a citizen of Germany and a fluent German speaker to be Vice-Chancellor of Germany.
People seem to only reject the term European American. Why? Because we're (Euro-Americans) supposed to be just white people while everyone else gets to be an "insert race here-American". Sorry, but I'll say European American (or Euro-American) when I want on this forum. No one ever uses it. Why am I just a white person while everyone else is African American, Asian American, Native American, and Hispanic/Latino American? It's not hard to acknowledge that white Americans originated from Europe; we didn't just fall from the sky.
I agree. Actually, I prefer using the term "European American" instead of "white" people. It's somewhat interesting that folks still cling to the terms ""white" and "black" to describe "European Americans" and "African Americans" respectively. In the past, "yellow" was used to describe "Asian Americans", "red" was used to describe "Native Americans/American Indians", and "brown" was used to describe "Hispanic/Latino Americans", etc.
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Originally Posted by City Data Guy
Don't know why you're going on about the German Chancellor, but whatever.
Perhaps, "Packard fan" meant to point out that the current Vice-Chancellor of Germany, Philipp Rösler, is of Vietnamese ancestry, but doesn't have a "Vietnamese-sounding" name.
Boring? Are you prejudiced against anglos or something?
Read any number of her posts, she's definitely a racist.
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