Well,
For those of you that know me on this site, my name is FAAAR from your average name. But at the same time, it's not that long and outrageous. I do think its a valid point that those children may be discriminated against when it comes to job openings. Maybe their parents just didn't think of that. But its sad that that even has to be a factor in a decision like choosing a name.
Take this scenario:
One of my best friends' father (who is African American) named his new baby daughter "Carson Willow". I think it's a beautiful name.
BUT, his reason for giving this name was
A: He didn't want her to be blindly discriminated against (like on applications) for having a typical female name (hence "Carson")
B: And he didnt want her to be blindly discriminated for having a "BLACK" name (hence "Willow").
Now one might say that his intentions were good, but that hurt me so bad. Its like he is encouraging his daughter to DENOUNCE her WOMANHOOD AND HER BLACKNESS, rather than EMBRACE them. Those are 2 things that a minority woman needs to embrace in order to fully realize her worth in this world... especially if our cultures and gender are to ever gain any REAL power.
So, I wouldn't put too much into a name. I think my brother Shakespeare said it best with: "What's in a name. A rose by any other name would smell as sweet"
Enough rambling... just something to think about
SoloRHO
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