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> it’s inhuman to force someone to change their name I have very complicated feeling about black parents in the US giving their kids "black" names. On one hand

> it’s inhuman to force someone to change their name I have very complicated feeling about black parents in the US giving their kids "black" names. On one hand, they're expressing themselves and honoring their culture. On the other, if society in 2040 looks anything like society in 2020, they're hurting their kid's future.

dvtrn 6y ago
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- jldugger 6y ago
  I assume your correspondent is referring to the studies in which the same resume, with different names, were sent out to help wanted ads and saw lower response rates for "black" names. Obviously the correct solution is that the people making those decisions shouldn't be, or should be otherwise relieved of their discriminatory behavior. But I think it's reasonable for someone to feel bad about society forcing parents into choosing between identity and financial well-being. The reality, naturally, is likely even more complicated: https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/ucla-study-suggests-researchers-look-more-closely-at-connections-between-names-and-race https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/ucla-study-suggests-resea...
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- TakeMeTo38 6y ago
  Yes. Proportionally, I'm far more likely to have a bad encounter with a Da'Qweezishan than a John. It's my observation that the eccentricity of the name is somewhat correlated with the dysfunctionality of the person's background and childhood environment.
- KateBlanch88 6y ago
  Yes. Proportionally, I'm far more likely to have a bad encounter with a Da'Qweezishan than a John. It's my observation that the eccentricity of the name is somewhat correlated with the dysfunctionality of the person's background and childhood environment.
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Balgair 6y ago
> they're hurting their kid's future. The parents are doing nothing but naming their child how they want to name them. Discriminatory people reacting badly to the name are the ones hurting the children, not the parents.

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jldugger 6y ago
I assume your correspondent is referring to the studies in which the same resume, with different names, were sent out to help wanted ads and saw lower response rates for "black" names. Obviously the correct solution is that the people making those decisions shouldn't be, or should be otherwise relieved of their discriminatory behavior. But I think it's reasonable for someone to feel bad about society forcing parents into choosing between identity and financial well-being. The reality, naturally, is likely even more complicated: https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/ucla-study-suggests-researchers-look-more-closely-at-connections-between-names-and-race https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/ucla-study-suggests-resea...
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TakeMeTo38 6y ago
Yes. Proportionally, I'm far more likely to have a bad encounter with a Da'Qweezishan than a John. It's my observation that the eccentricity of the name is somewhat correlated with the dysfunctionality of the person's background and childhood environment.
KateBlanch88 6y ago
Yes. Proportionally, I'm far more likely to have a bad encounter with a Da'Qweezishan than a John. It's my observation that the eccentricity of the name is somewhat correlated with the dysfunctionality of the person's background and childhood environment.
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Balgair 6y ago

> they're hurting their kid's future. The parents are doing nothing but naming their child how they want to name them. Discriminatory people reacting badly to the name are the ones hurting the children, not the parents.