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Help[Opinions] Re: I got the impression that LaKeisha was only used
in reply to a message by Ylva
There are plenty of blacks that do like made up names, although not out of a desire to not be white, more out of a desire to be "unique" and also because the sounds (for some odd reason) are pleasing to their ears. I know white Tiesha's, Keisha's, TeAhnna's, etc.
I know this may sound negative, and I really don't mean it to, but many times in American culture, black culture is eventually absorbed into white culture and then whites "own" it (if anyone can even own a culture). I think this is why you find some white people naming their children what would once be considered black names.
And Sheniqua, Shaniqua, is a stereotypical "black woman" name. That isn't to say there really aren't black women named this, but for most American whites and blacks, it's what one immediately thinks of when they think of created black names. I've never actually met a black Sheniqua.
"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."
-Eleanor Roosevelt
I know this may sound negative, and I really don't mean it to, but many times in American culture, black culture is eventually absorbed into white culture and then whites "own" it (if anyone can even own a culture). I think this is why you find some white people naming their children what would once be considered black names.
And Sheniqua, Shaniqua, is a stereotypical "black woman" name. That isn't to say there really aren't black women named this, but for most American whites and blacks, it's what one immediately thinks of when they think of created black names. I've never actually met a black Sheniqua.
"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."
-Eleanor Roosevelt
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