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Help[Opinions] I got the impression that LaKeisha was only used
in reply to a message by Jaime
in black communities. Do you know of anyone who is not black using this name?
It is interesting b/c I read somewhere that the black slaves lost everything, their languages and their names (Kunta Kinte became Toby). So therefore some black people wanted to use either made-up names which did not sound "white" or real African names. Of course I prefer the real African names to the made-up names.
I also saw in the film "Crash" when Ms Johnson said her name was Shaniqua Johnson, and the white racist policeman immediately understood that she was black. A lot of racism in this film, from all sides. And a lot of anger.
"You sought a flower and found a fruit. You sought a spring and found a sea. You sought a woman and found a soul. You are disappointed."
"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)
It is interesting b/c I read somewhere that the black slaves lost everything, their languages and their names (Kunta Kinte became Toby). So therefore some black people wanted to use either made-up names which did not sound "white" or real African names. Of course I prefer the real African names to the made-up names.
I also saw in the film "Crash" when Ms Johnson said her name was Shaniqua Johnson, and the white racist policeman immediately understood that she was black. A lot of racism in this film, from all sides. And a lot of anger.
"You sought a flower and found a fruit. You sought a spring and found a sea. You sought a woman and found a soul. You are disappointed."
"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)
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