I know lots of black people with common names too. Some people just wan some individuality. Caucasion people and Hispanic people and all kinds of people have individual different names too. They just don't start with a La or something like that. They have other effects on them. THe point is this is not really a racial idea, it's more of just a thing where people want to distinguish their kids.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BrewCityBuck @ Apr 30 2007, 09:10 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Thank god we have PFF to say what everyone else in this thread has basicly said.</div>that's what she said :beee: :no1:
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Bohemian @ Apr 29 2007, 06:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>you say this like their aren't any rich and preppy black people?</div>There are rich and preppy black people, they're not the ones being named Chauncey and Chadrick for the most part. Since it's a less prevalent demographic there's no point in mentioning it.And btw, just to add more fuel to this conversation, statistically speaking, black kids with creative names are a lot less likely to be economically successful. It's mostly teenage mothers who have kids who name them creative names like that.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Winchester @ Apr 28 2007, 10:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I was thinking of this while watching the NFL Draft today.You have guys like JaMarcus Russell, LaRon Landry, Marshawn Lynch, LaMaar Woodley, and others. In the NBA you have Lebron James, Amare Stoudemire, Udonis Haslem, etc. Why is it that some black people seem to have odd names such as above? I rarely see someone with a different racial makeup have a name like that. I've never ever seen a white person named LaKeesha.Again, I'm not trying to be racist or stereotypical, but it's something I've noticed. I have a feeling Gentile will have the answer for me.</div>Sorry I took so long. Hope you're not disappointed. My computer access has been limited due to my mother's timely, yet unfortunate demise.My take on this is that in a world where black people control so very little, we go just about crazy with what we can control. Who wants to fit in with this American blandness (great word, whoever used it first in this thread)?You might as well ask, "Why invent rock, jazz, hip-hop, graffiti, or breakdancing?" We need some color to rebuild this drabness we live in. We seem to prize originality and beauty over regimentation.
A lot of black people want to be different(.) in some cases it doesn't work(.)It's a creativity black people have(.) of course other races have a lot creativity(.) From what I know tho black people just dont want to be the same(.)LaquishaLakwishaLacwishaTishawnTyshawnTyshaunTieshawn<-lolTishaunPointblank, black people are weird. damn weirdos(.) why cant they be white like my parents and name their kids like me Eugene(.) damn weirdos......
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (S_Guard @ Apr 30 2007, 02:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>A lot of black people want to be different(.) in some cases it doesn't work(.)It's a creativity black people have(.) of course other races have a lot creativity(.) From what I know tho black people just dont want to be the same(.)LaquishaLakwishaLacwishaTishawnTyshawnTyshaunTieshawn<-lolTishaunPointblank, black people are weird. damn weirdos(.) why cant they be white like my parents and name their kids like me Eugene(.) damn weirdos......</div>What's up with the (.)
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (gentile @ Apr 30 2007, 12:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Sorry I took so long. Hope you're not disappointed. My computer access has been limited due to my mother's timely, yet unfortunate demise.My take on this is that in a world where black people control so very little, we go just about crazy with what we can control. Who wants to fit in with this American blandness (great word, whoever used it first in this thread)?You might as well ask, "Why invent rock, jazz, hip-hop, graffiti, or breakdancing?" We need some color to rebuild this drabness we live in. We seem to prize originality and beauty over regimentation.</div>I think I'm starting to get it now. Just a take what you can get sort of thing?And it's unfortunate to hear about your mother. My Grandmother just suffered a second stroke and isn't doing so well at the moment.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BALLAHOLLIC? @ Apr 30 2007, 02:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>What's up with the (.) </div>I'm black(!) 4 real tho I rolled that over from text messaging(.) In otherwords, I did it when text messaging and now here(.)
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (S_Guard @ Apr 30 2007, 01:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I'm black(!) 4 real tho I rolled that over from text messaging(.) In otherwords, I did it when text messaging and now here(.)</div>what's the point of using texting/IM lingo if it takes longer to type than not doing it, IE (.)
just feel like it.... texting is costing some dough tho, so I gotta chill with that texting stuff(.)Yeah I just feel like it and im a fast typer it doesn't take long at all(.)Edi: Back on subject
I think you guys are viewing the african minority and as the majority. Majority of Black people in America have what you would consider a "normal name." Ive been going to a majority Afro American school for about 3 years, and prolly 1-2 people in a class of about 20-25 people with a "creative" name if any at all. Also if you read my post earlier in this thread, it explains how names like that have come about
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Bohemian @ Apr 30 2007, 11:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I think you guys are viewing the african minority and as the majority. Majority of Black people in America have what you would consider a "normal name." Ive been going to a majority Afro American school for about 3 years, and prolly 1-2 people in a class of about 20-25 people with a "creative" name if any at all. Also if you read my post earlier in this thread, it explains how names like that have come about</div>Fair enough. But it's not like you're going to run into a white kid name DeLondre or anything like that very often.edit: What I mean to say is that a higher percentage of black people are named in such a way. A much higher percentage.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Justice @ May 1 2007, 12:34 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Fair enough. But it's not like you're going to run into a white kid name DeLondre or anything like that very often.edit: What I mean to say is that a higher percentage of black people are named in such a way. A much higher percentage.</div>hmm idk if the percentage is that much different, I have been too a majority white, majority hispanic, and a majority black school in my life, and the percentage of black and whites withcreative names is about the same, well maybe not percentage, but the numbers of the them is the same, hispanics however, rarely have a person with a "creative name" and also remember, creative names are not only one that sound like latrice or deshawn, their also names like today and tomorrow, I knew a pair of white twins that were named that and I thought it was ridiculous
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (RaptorFan#1 @ May 1 2007, 01:01 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>what about names like Johnson? The original name is John, why add son?</div>Johnson is a last name I rarely have heard anybody in my hood with the name Johnson(.)Don't ask me why I did that (,) or that(.)
