"...Make no mistake. This is racist behavior. We are emphasizing the otherness of an entire group of people to put ourselves over and above them.
It’s bigoted, discriminatory, prejudicial and just plain dumb.
What’s wrong with black names anyway? What about them is so unacceptable?
We act as if only European and Anglicized names are reasonable. But I don’t have to go far down my rosters to find white kids with names like Braelyn, Declyn, Jaydon, Jaxon, Gunner or Hunter. I’ve never heard white folks yucking it up over those names..."
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