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Name Discrimination at the Job Posted on 06-10-2005

The Nomad
Silver Spring, MD
It's easy to believe that someone will choose not to hire you based on physical appearance whether that's race or on the basis of physical attributes like hairstyle, piercings, or tattoos. I was wondering if anyone feels as if they were denied a job opportunity because your name sounded "too ethnic?"
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Mountain of Molten Lust! replied on 06-10-2005 03:55PM [Reply]
By my name being Jonathan, I wouldn't know, but I believe it does happen even if the person is very qualified for the job.
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replied on 06-10-2005 05:52PM [Reply]
My name sounds super white, but I think my town my screw me up sometimes.
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WileECoyote06 replied on 06-10-2005 06:18PM [Reply]
I ain't hiring a bumquisha. . . I'm sorry. . . she's gotta represent the company. Her qualifications would have to be OVERWHELMING, that is if I get past the name on her resume.
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IgnoranceIsBliss from Dallas, TX replied on 06-10-2005 06:30PM [Reply]

^That's so ignorant and what's so wrong with the world today.
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WileECoyote06 replied on 06-10-2005 06:37PM [Reply]
it was a joke. . .
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IgnoranceIsBliss from Dallas, TX replied on 06-10-2005 06:48PM [Reply]

^I sure hope it was.
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La replied on 06-10-2005 10:31PM [Reply]
yea....I wish these black parents out here would stop being so " overly creative " with coming up with names cause it really is hurting their child in the long run when it comes to career opportunities. I mean, off the bat, its hard to take someone seriously named Quadasia, but thats not a reason to discriminate on them cause they had some ghetto fabulous parents...
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IgnoranceIsBliss from Dallas, TX replied on 06-10-2005 10:46PM [Reply]

It's apart of Black culture though. I know it's the way of the world but it needs to stop being a duty for parents to stop naming there kids certain names and more a duty for us to stop judging a person because of a name.
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AggieWarrior from Charlotte, NC replied on 06-10-2005 10:49PM [Reply]

Lady_ J wrote:
yea....I wish these black parents out here would stop being so " overly creative " with coming up with names cause it really is hurting their child in the long run when it comes to career opportunities. I mean, off the bat, its hard to take someone seriously named Quadasia, but thats not a reason to discriminate on them cause they had some ghetto fabulous parents...
yeah... i hope it doesn't get so creative where the parent or child can't even spell the damn name :???:
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