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it's funny
.... how popular names have changed over the years..
I was born in 1968 when:
German Shepards and Dobermans were the dogs of choice.
The popular names then were: Elizabeth, Jerome, James, Mary.
Then, sometime in the 80's.. Ashely became real popular...
I don't know when the "La" & "Sha"prefixes (LaDarryl) and "Qua" suffixes (Shaniqua) (Sha-na-na) came into fruition...
My personal pet peeve is the COMBINED NAME.. the Woman's name is "Lola".. the Guy's name is Roland...
Let's name the baby girl "ROLANDA"... HELL NAW..
But, once again, that's personal... That child was concieved by only one egg and one sperm and it's the total privilege of the owners of that egg and sperm who get to name their creation..
And my real point is that we, as a people, get out this "somebody won't hire us because of our name" mindset and get into a "We're gonna own our own business so our name doesn't matter" mindset. If someone doesn't want to hire you due to the hue of the pigment in your skin, they'll easily find a way too even if your name is "Chad" or "Barbara"..
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