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I've found myself really unable to do the Dr./Rev/etc thing lately - because I CAN see a Dr. Kayla McDonald, or a Dr. Precious or even a Dr. D'Shawna. Kayla would give me a minute's worth of shock because it's a young name to me, but that's it.

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I still, think, however, that people do need to be cognizant of the fact that people DO judge people on their names - the same way the judge you on the way you look, act, speak, and dress. That said, each class of people dress/act in a certain way, and have customs and norms of their own. A Precious in African-American society will be accepted, and if/when she moves into a new social class, her naming choices will most likely reflect that move.