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Help[Opinions] Salon article on African-American Names
Thought you all might be interested in this article. All the letters so far posted are just as interesting:
http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/08/25/creative_black_names/index.html
http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/08/25/creative_black_names/index.html
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I should thank my parents for naming me Kristin...
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Very insightful. And the way in which the author explains the meaning of his name (David) at the end made me laugh.
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Ditto! Being the wife of one and mother of another David, I laughed too.
Megalomaniacal descriptors are some of my very favorite names. :-)
Megalomaniacal descriptors are some of my very favorite names. :-)
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Good article!
It was really good to see an author address the African-American naming trend from anywhere other than the usual "OMG isn't it awful" position. The positive approach makes it an enlightening read.
It was really good to see an author address the African-American naming trend from anywhere other than the usual "OMG isn't it awful" position. The positive approach makes it an enlightening read.
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Btw I read this article
and thought it was really interesting but do not have the mental energy to formulate an intelligent reply.
and thought it was really interesting but do not have the mental energy to formulate an intelligent reply.
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Haha, ditto
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I burst out laughing at the "black names" like Shaniqua and Lashawn.
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Expressing concord with the dis-concert
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Two-letter, one-syllable sound indicating disconcertion with your post.
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Oy.
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Ug.
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Er.
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Hm.
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Uh.
ummmmmmmmmmmmm.
ummmmmmmmmmmmm.
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