You are once again projecting or assuming. I never said anything about black being strange. I'm sorry you're unable to understand that the two are not mutual.
That you ignored the context of the discussion I was having prior to you joining in is not my fault. I was discussing "black" names and the difficulty people with those names can have; if you jump in and start talking about how people perceive strange names as indicative of stupid or irresponsible parents, it's natural for me to make that connection.
Yes, there are many, and the names used vary between them. I was tired of playing the game of "These aren't the types of names I meant." As for that study, notice how they use very generic "white" names? If you work at it, you can make a study show the results you want in these kind of situations. It isn't necessarily a matter of race, but human instinct. Humans tend to distrust things that they see as strange or out of place to them. It's hard-wired into our brain.
No, you're simply trying to force a "race" issue on something
that may or may not be race related. Heck, it may
not even be an issue of naturally distrusting something that sounds strange or unusual.
Your links even agree with me that the names perceived as "black" or otherwise not perceived as "white" are the ones that struggle the most in job applications.
And yes, the origin of their names are important. You can't simply divide names into "white name" and "black names." For one thing, there's more than two ethnic groups, and for another, things like Biblical names tend to cross racial lines quite easily. Take Noah for example. I've met black and white people named that. What does that name fall under?
It's an English rendering that is widespread enough among various racial groups that it isn't perceived as being typical of one group or another. That this occurs a lot does not mean that there are not many names that occur the majority of the time in one group over others, or even just the perception of it. How many white guys do you know with the name Jamarcus, for example?
Heck, I've met several Rasheeds, and every one of them was Middle Eastern descent. I'm not saying black people can't name their kids Rasheed, but just because you look at a name and think "black" doesn't mean every one else will.
It's a non-English, non-European name that occurs primarily in Arab communities or black communities. On the other hand, I don't imagine there are many white people with that name that aren't Muslims. This automatically it's it into the "unusual or foreign" category for many people, and that perception does make it more difficult for people. Heck, your above link even mentions that names like Rasheed and Kareem didnt really work in the study.
Why? I've met both. Do you think if the "white" names had such choices as "Binky" "Kiki" or "Bubba" that the results would've been a little different?
As an aside, I personally dislike the name Lakisha. It really has no true origin and thus, no real meaning. I've seen it said to mean a cinnamon tree, alive, favorite, and many other things. Then again, I'm an Onomaphile.[/QUOTE]
Yes, because Italian names sound like stripper names or that the person escaped from a fantasy book. Although it's not uncommon for some... less aware... people to confuse Italian with Spanish. You seem to miss the point, though. Condoleezza sounds like it belongs to one group or another, it isn't outside of the "norm" people would hear in their daily lives.
What? Condoleezza is not an Italian name; it is a corruption, to use your own term, of an Italian musical term,
con dolcezza. Unless I and the Italians (from Italy) that I know are mistaken, Condoleezza or variations thereof do not appear in the Italian language.
And exactly how many Condoleezzas do you know or have heard of? Because if it weren't for Rice, I'd bet you and many others would find it a lot stranger.