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HelpRe: What Names Do You Consider Low Class?
in reply to a message by Constant
This is all very true and well said. However, I find it hard to believe that that was the intent of the OP, who initially was referring to traditionally African American names as "ghetto".
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The modern term "ghetto" refers to a geographical area of people who are grouped (live) together primarily as a result of discrimination.
So, all in all, not a positive term. Urban is no better, since it logically just means "city" and there is no category of "city names".
The original definition was "a part of a city, especially a slum area, occupied by a minority group or groups." Initially this was a term used to describe where Jewish people lived in a large city.
I guess if you wanted to be historically accurate, the only ghetto names out there should be Jewish, and not based on the quality of the name, but purely as a cultural reference.
Not directly at OP, btw... just an FYI for the general reader.
If it helps, we have an area people call "ghetto" in town, which are really just housing projects. Most people who live there are actually from Puerto Rico because all the Spanish-speaking resources are located nearby. So, it makes sense for them to live there.
So, all in all, not a positive term. Urban is no better, since it logically just means "city" and there is no category of "city names".
The original definition was "a part of a city, especially a slum area, occupied by a minority group or groups." Initially this was a term used to describe where Jewish people lived in a large city.
I guess if you wanted to be historically accurate, the only ghetto names out there should be Jewish, and not based on the quality of the name, but purely as a cultural reference.
Not directly at OP, btw... just an FYI for the general reader.
If it helps, we have an area people call "ghetto" in town, which are really just housing projects. Most people who live there are actually from Puerto Rico because all the Spanish-speaking resources are located nearby. So, it makes sense for them to live there.
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Sorry. I came in late, so I didn't see it. I can see how that could be construed as offensive or unpolitical correct.
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