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in reply to a message by number1212
I don't think Sapphire is tacky. I like it a lot. I'd love to know a Sapphire. Nor do I think Sa'Fyre is tacky. I'd bet my grandmother that Sa'Fyre was African American. That's a different culture. Of course, as I am not of that culture, I would use Sapphire and not Sa'Fyre.
Looked it up and I'm wrong!!! Aaaaack! Ok it's tacky lol
Looked it up and I'm wrong!!! Aaaaack! Ok it's tacky lol
This message was edited 12/12/2015, 10:53 AM
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Sapphire apparently has some baggage among the African American community. It was the name of a not-very-admirable character on Amos n Andy, and supposedly has become a very negative stereotype, though I never knew that till I read it recently.
There is an author who calls herself Sapphire. She wrote "Push" which is the basis for the movie "Precious." Sapphire's real name is Ramona and she chose Sapphire because she associated with a billigerent black woman, which I guess she is or thinks she is.
There was also a singer in the late eighties who is famous for the song "Thinking of You" whose stage name was SaFire. She's Puerto Rican and her real first name is Wilma. (Can't blame her for taking SaFire as a stage name, can you?)
Those are the only people of that name that I know of, and one is fictional and two used the name for a stage/pen name.
There is an author who calls herself Sapphire. She wrote "Push" which is the basis for the movie "Precious." Sapphire's real name is Ramona and she chose Sapphire because she associated with a billigerent black woman, which I guess she is or thinks she is.
There was also a singer in the late eighties who is famous for the song "Thinking of You" whose stage name was SaFire. She's Puerto Rican and her real first name is Wilma. (Can't blame her for taking SaFire as a stage name, can you?)
Those are the only people of that name that I know of, and one is fictional and two used the name for a stage/pen name.
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Thank you. That's interesting.
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"Thinking of You" ..
Is a beautiful song if you happen to hear it. It's on Youtube.
Is a beautiful song if you happen to hear it. It's on Youtube.
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