Girl changes her name from Keisha to Kylie...

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As a black woman instead of giving her daughter a "white" name how about surrounding her with her white side and making sure she knows the history of her people.


dont mind me, Im just switching white with black and black with white to see how it looks. carry on.
Race Neutral names ftw.

Black folks talking about she shouldn't change her name, but what is the black community offering her that's so awesome? \What's the point of black pride if it ain't attached to anything? I don't agree with it, but I understand why she would want to change her name.
can you give me an example of a race neutral name because I am under the impression that most names have an origin....
 

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I knew 2 white girls named Keisha...One was russian...I never thought of Keisha being a black name...:yeshrug:
that's because it's not. It's biblical. Job's wife was Keziah and Tyrone is actually irish. :heh:
Black americans basically adopted them, made them their own and common, to the point where white folks began to disassociate themselves from them. damn they really do hate black people, even if subconsciously :heh:
 

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You give your kid a black name you are doing them a huge disservice.
 

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I remember there was this old white guy in one of my classes named "Jamal."
 

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Another white black girl. :smh: @ her picture. That Cac has nothing to do with black culture.

But yeah, I never understand why black families give us such stupid names in the first place, especially to our daughters. Latarsha, laquesha, Raqueena, Shaquanna, etc. Those names are ugly as fukk, yet we keep giving our sons and daughters these stupid names. Let's face it, these names only work against us when we're trying to get our foot in the door.
I feel you on that shyt. My mother gave me this weird ass name that people have trouble spelling and pronouncing. :smh: My middle name is even worse. My own brothers and sisters can't even spell it.
 

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I feel you on that shyt. My mother gave me this weird ass name that people have trouble spelling and pronouncing. :smh: My middle name is even worse. My own brothers and sisters can't even spell it.

Despite my name being two syllables, people always pronounce my shyt wrong. :snoop:
I'm not giving my kid a handicap when the odds are already against us.
 

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In the 60s they were rejecting european culture and trying to start an exclusive black american culture (since black americans dont have one). So instead of carrying the white mans name, they figured they'd create new names. I think it was a good attempt, unfortunately white people rejected it, and managed to influence us into straying away from them, and that these names were ugly.

in smile it went a little like this.

blacks: what I look like having a name like Brad and Thomas. These cac ass names didn't come from africa. :wtb:

white people: :ld: what you gonna do about that.

blacks: :wtb: create our own names, hmmmm Imma go with Lakesha :blessed:

whites: :umadjay: check out Lakesha yall. Laquanda stfu and clean the halls.

blacks: :sadcam:
:deadmanny::deadrose::dead::to:
 
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