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Help[Opinions] Re: yes but it's horribly cutesy(m)
in reply to a message by RoxStar
I don't think much of Scooter Libby's name. He got a high position, after all. Condoleeza is a trendy name, yet look at her position. There's a Lovie Smith who's the coach of a great football team. Names wont prevent a person from getting an esteemed position, and if they really think it's their name that's stopping them, they Can always change it. Frankly I think it'd be more about the person's personality, skills, and ambition. A "bad" name is really a Scapegoat. though Cleveland could've left out the Comment about class. I really see no relevance in that.
This message was edited 8/2/2007, 5:38 PM
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people will get judged by their names even if it's unfair to(m)
Of course it would be wrong to judge a doctor or a lawyer just by their name, and no one is going to be actually entirely prevented from getting a good job just because their name. it's just that to a lot of people a trashy or weird 's going to make a bad impression. It'sl like with clothes, of course it's unfair to judge people by how they dress, but if you go for a job interview in a bank wearing torn jeans and lots of piercings, you're very unlikely to get the job no matter how great your credentials are (or if by miracle you do, you're going to get asked to change your look). As for working-class people not worrying about how the name sounds professionally, this is rather unfortunate, because it means they can't really imagine that their child might get an education and progress socially (whereas presumably most middle-class people think their kids are all go to college and have white collar jobs as a matter of fact, no matter how silly they may turn out to be). Ok, A Precious Diamond is better than Cobra, but only marginally so. In my own culture neither would be allowed anyway.
Of course it would be wrong to judge a doctor or a lawyer just by their name, and no one is going to be actually entirely prevented from getting a good job just because their name. it's just that to a lot of people a trashy or weird 's going to make a bad impression. It'sl like with clothes, of course it's unfair to judge people by how they dress, but if you go for a job interview in a bank wearing torn jeans and lots of piercings, you're very unlikely to get the job no matter how great your credentials are (or if by miracle you do, you're going to get asked to change your look). As for working-class people not worrying about how the name sounds professionally, this is rather unfortunate, because it means they can't really imagine that their child might get an education and progress socially (whereas presumably most middle-class people think their kids are all go to college and have white collar jobs as a matter of fact, no matter how silly they may turn out to be). Ok, A Precious Diamond is better than Cobra, but only marginally so. In my own culture neither would be allowed anyway.
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Just a random comment...
Scooter Libby's name is a childhood nickname and he hasn't always used it. IMO it is used politically, to make him seem a more benign character. It is definitely not an example of tacky naming.
From Wikipedia:
Libby was born to an affluent Jewish family in New Haven, Connecticut; his late father, Irving (Irve) Lewis Libby, was an investment banker.
The man is a US 'elite,' and isn't comparable to A Precious Diamond or to Sapphyre Skye.
edited to put elite in quotes so you know I don't look up to the man in any way whatsoever ... my point being just that he's from a fam that lives in the socioeconomic stratosphere
Scooter Libby's name is a childhood nickname and he hasn't always used it. IMO it is used politically, to make him seem a more benign character. It is definitely not an example of tacky naming.
From Wikipedia:
Libby was born to an affluent Jewish family in New Haven, Connecticut; his late father, Irving (Irve) Lewis Libby, was an investment banker.
The man is a US 'elite,' and isn't comparable to A Precious Diamond or to Sapphyre Skye.
edited to put elite in quotes so you know I don't look up to the man in any way whatsoever ... my point being just that he's from a fam that lives in the socioeconomic stratosphere
This message was edited 8/2/2007, 10:05 PM
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