Posted: 1/14/2003 7:08:47 AM EDT
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And to think it took a "study" to figure this one out. Job search harder with "black" name The Chicago Sun-Times | 1/14/03 A University of Chicago Graduate School of Business study found resumes with names that sounded as if their bearers were white were 50 percent more likely to lead to a call for a job interview than resumes with black-sounding names. The names used in the test: BLACK FEMALES: Aisha, Keisha, Tamika, Lakisha, Latoya, Kenya, Latonya and Ebony WHITE FEMALES: Emily, Anne, Jill, Allison, Sarah, Meredith, Laurie, Carrie and Kristen BLACK MALES: Rasheed, Tremayne, Kareem, Darnell, Tyrone, Jamal, Hakim, Leroy and Jermaine WHITE MALES: Neil, Geoffrey, Brett, Brendan, Greg, Todd, Matthew, Jay and Brad NO RACIST COMMENTS, PLEASE! |
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The fact that a guy with a name like "Tyrone" or "Rasheed" even has half a chance as a guy named "Greg" is unbelieveable. If you are going to be a parent, pay special attention to this advice: Give your children normal and respectable names. Don't expect to name your daughter Latisha and expect anyone else to assume she is an dumb, overweight, black girl. Don't name your son Muhammed unless you want people to think he is a middle-eastern terrorist. Don't name your daughter Tony unless you are prepared to deal with the fact that most people think she has a boy's name. Don't name your son Lance unless you want him out-of-the-closet. Don't name your daughter Dixie unless you think she may turn out like a southern dumb-bell. Sorry, I don't mean to offend anyone, and I understand that any decent person can be named anything. One must admit however that names convey stereotypes whether they are justified or not. It is human nature, and unavoidable. |
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Quoted: Give your children normal and respectable names. Don't expect to name your daughter Latisha and expect anyone else to assume she is an dumb, overweight, black girl. Don't name your son Muhammed unless you want people to think he is a middle-eastern terrorist. Don't name your daughter Tony unless you are prepared to deal with the fact that most people think she has a boy's name. Don't name your son Lance unless you want him out-of-the-closet. Don't name your daughter Dixie unless you think she may turn out like a southern dumb-bell. IBTL WooHoo! |
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When my oldest daughter was born we named her Ana. Her middle name started with "L". It didn't take long before she got a letter from a a baby company addressed to "ANA L Lastname." We looked at each other and went back and changed everything to "ANNA". Be careful. |
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Torf makes a good point. It's not even a racist thing. Give sensible names. Yeah, I know, your choice. But, that's the point. Any choice you make is a FAIR and accurate representation of your attitudes and values. As far as the ethnic heritage thing is concerned, give it up. Others had to. If I named a son Geza, you'd think I'm nuts (yes, it's a male name). Or, Attila. And, no one would come running to defend me as they would a Rasheed. |
| Years ago I saw an article on naming children, and one thing they warned against was naming kids after characters of TV shows. With names like Blake, Crystal, or Alexis, you're doomed because the employer will think your parents are goofy and watched too much Dynasty, and you're goofy by association. It's not fair, but it happens. |