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Originally Posted by sugarandspice697
I agree with manni on this one. Although most of my family in lower class, DP and I are considered "upper middle class". I would never had given Julia a "Black sounding" name even if she were not Chinese. Although I LOVE being Black and we're very proud of our roots I do not feel comfortable giving my child a "getto" name because when most people look at job resumes or other important documents they are going to see your name first. As sad as it is, a person named "Holly" is going to get a job faster than a person name "Lakeisha".
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This is sadly so true! There have actually been studies done to see how potential employers would react to names and those names that sounded "black" would not get an interview or be able to rent an apartment.
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