[ziasha07]

Originally Posted by IncontRHOllable

Hey soror, first I changed my name to a more "white" sounding name (now that would make for a good discussion about whether or not names can keep you from progressing in society) so I changed my name to Sarah. If any complaints came in about a Sarah the org knew it was me, although no complaints were ever made. In fact, there was one client who did call the org to lavish compliments on me . Next, I started speaking in a nice "white" southern lady accent. My boss choose southern because he said that people tend to trust southern people more. It worked like a charm. Sad, but true.

I too did that hence my user name, It's a combination of my first name (not "ghetto" but not usually found) and my middle name which is very common. When I'm on the phone and people hear my middle name combined with my "white sounding" voice, they assume I'm white.

When I got to high school I told everyone that I wanted to be called by my middle name instead of my first name. It's kind of silly and now I regret doing it. I'm just know realizing how great my first name and all the history behind it. I still like my middle name but I think I'll just keep my birth name in college. However shallow it may seem, I'm not sure yet.