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HelpRe: Sloan / Sloane WDYT?
in reply to a message by Justina
I like Sloane but only for a boy, i think its trashy on a girl!
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Please clarify your use of the word "trashy"
I have no associations with the name Sloan/Sloane that would lead me to believe that it is a "trashy" name (whatever that means) especially since it is listed as being a name for both females and males in the BtN search. Please clarify your position.
Thank you,
Justina
I have no associations with the name Sloan/Sloane that would lead me to believe that it is a "trashy" name (whatever that means) especially since it is listed as being a name for both females and males in the BtN search. Please clarify your position.
Thank you,
Justina
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I agree with Bex.
Its a name that is popular in a lower socio-econmic class. That's the reason it's thought to be trashy. Certain names will be indentified as trashy or classy by the socio-econmic group that uses the name.
There are several names in BtN that I consider trashy. Madison for a girl, Kayley, Kayleigh, etc. They are names that I feel that I would see more often in a trailor park. And since trailor parks, and the people who live there, have such a negative stereotype, I wouldn't use them. Why on earth should I limit the way my daughter is percieved through using a name like that? If you don't believe that your daughter would be affected by using a "lower-class" name, you're wrong. Several studies have been done showing that person with the same qualifications who has a lower class name is less likely to get the job then a person with a "higher-class" name.
Its true. I would never use a name that could even slightly be construed as trashy.
Siri
Its a name that is popular in a lower socio-econmic class. That's the reason it's thought to be trashy. Certain names will be indentified as trashy or classy by the socio-econmic group that uses the name.
There are several names in BtN that I consider trashy. Madison for a girl, Kayley, Kayleigh, etc. They are names that I feel that I would see more often in a trailor park. And since trailor parks, and the people who live there, have such a negative stereotype, I wouldn't use them. Why on earth should I limit the way my daughter is percieved through using a name like that? If you don't believe that your daughter would be affected by using a "lower-class" name, you're wrong. Several studies have been done showing that person with the same qualifications who has a lower class name is less likely to get the job then a person with a "higher-class" name.
Its true. I would never use a name that could even slightly be construed as trashy.
Siri
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