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[Jersh]

Watching Freakonomics... just learned that having a black sounding name will make it harder for you to get a job.

[Kielan]

Watching Freakonomics... just learned that having a black sounding name will make it harder for you to get a job.

You're just learning that?

[Jersh]

You're just learning that?

Not really, but I got to see the actual statistics.

[Kielan]

Not really, but I got to see the actual statistics.

Yup. Black people do so much of this shit to themselves.

[Jersh]

Like this dude said that he found like 228 unique variations of the word "unique" that people used for names. I heard the book was awesome, but so far this documentary is pretty cool.

[Kielan]

Like this dude said that he found like 228 unique variations of the word "unique" that people used for names. I heard the book was awesome, but so far this documentary is pretty cool.

Fucking black people.

[Dudermagee]

Watching Freakonomics... just learned that having a black sounding name will make it harder for you to get a job.

Yeah I wouldn't hire Squeefa or Shanel or Squanda or Shreefa

[Dudermagee]

and yes I have heard all of those names

[Kielan]

My favorite I've seen is L-a. Pronounced Ladasha...

[Dudermagee]

I wonder if black people think our names are weird

"Yo, I'd never sell drugs to some cracka with da name John Bob, that some stupid shit cuz"

"Ya nigga, I'd never rob a motha fucka with the name Eric, thats a dumb ass name son"

[Kielan]

I wonder if black people think our names are weird

"Yo, I'd never sell drugs to some cracka with da name John Bob, that some stupid shit cuz"

"Ya nigga, I'd never rob a motha fucka with the name Eric, thats a dumb ass name son"

I hope not.

[Dudermagee]

Why do all black people refer to each other with some sort of family tag?
Cousin, brother, baby momma, etc.
Are they all related? If so, that would explain alot...

[Jersh]

All most likely real...

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCdmiZyyGjQ"]Top 60 Ghetto Black Names - YouTube[/ame]

[Kielan]

Why do all black people refer to each other with some sort of family tag?
Cousin, brother, baby momma, etc.
Are they all related? If so, that would explain alot...

That doesn't really happen all that much anymore.

[Khalil]

Omfg duder