ABC News 20/20 Report: White and Black Names

[shinerbock]

What I was saying about my family was that some Atlanta minorities, despite being well educated and intelligent, don't see anything wrong with continuing to act and dress along the lines of popular black culture..thus my father has come across several qualified applicants who he simply can't hire because they don't come across in a professional way. That being said, he has several black employees who are very intelligent and professional.

[Taualumna]

Originally Posted by shinerbock

What I was saying about my family was that some Atlanta minorities, despite being well educated and intelligent, don't see anything wrong with continuing to act and dress along the lines of popular black culture..thus my father has come across several qualified applicants who he simply can't hire because they don't come across in a professional way. That being said, he has several black employees who are very intelligent and professional.

I see plenty of white kids dressed like homeys too. I have seen prep school kids of all races butcher their school uniforms as soon as they're off campus when classes end for the day.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by Taualumna

I see plenty of white kids dressed like homeys too.

Yeah because they are victims of Eminem and the MTV generation.

But when they decide to finally listen to their parents' or guardians' advice and clean up, people will forget all about their former dresscode and call it a "passing phase on the way to success." Whereas there are millions of people in this country who are frowned upon whether they are wearing a tailormade suit or baggy jeans. Whether their names are Shaquana or Stephanie.

How many more things can we add to the list of discriminatory factors that will disproportionately impact minority groups? That's also what this topic is about.