hear my beaten heart exclaim: "Ghetto" Names and America's Issues with Blackness. ›

somerset:

Life as a Middle Child: What is it with Ghetto Names

sumney:

I get it now.

All my life, I grew up being told that “black” names are ghetto and held by people who are likely to be trashy. If you know a girl named Laquisha, Latoya, Shaniqua, or Kelendria, she’s probably…

4 months ago on January 31, 2012 at 04:24pm
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    For about 70% of my high school years, I had the pleasure of being in classes constantly surrounded by four girls named...
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    Bah, I’ve always thought Kelendria is a beautiful name anyway.:( There’s not a lot of black people here in Asia, so I...
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    yes. indeed. however- what has always annoyed me about my race- for all of my life- is that many of my fellow black...
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