ABC News 20/20 Report: White and Black Names

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Originally Posted by shinerbock

Consider it from a business standpoint...Which sounds better, "hey this is our new Director of ______, David Smith" or "hey, this is Sen'Derrick..." Just do your kids a favor and give them a reasonable name...or don't, but they may pay for your decision.

Never met anyone named Sen'Derrick. A person given such a name might go by "Derrick," anyway.

For an increasingly diverse industrialized nation in this global economy, it is funny that "David Smith" still sounds better and creates images of competency and professionalism. When I call Microsoft's helpline I get connected to a support group overseas, I don't hear any David Smiths or talk to anyone who remotely SOUNDS LIKE a David Smith. I guess that's fine as long as the big time decisionmakers in the boardrooms are still David Smiths.