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Help[Opinions] Re: When naming a child, how much do you worry about how the name will sound on a resume someday?
in reply to a message by cassilda in carcosa
https://www.britsoc.co.uk/media-centre/press-releases/2020/december/ethnic-minorities-more-likely-to-be-unemployed-because-employers-reject-applications-from-non-white-names/
I doubt it actually happens less in the UK.
I wouldn't say word names like the ones you gave aren't cultural. Princess for example is in the top ten in the Philippines and has some historic usage in the US, and I would guess Diamond is black. I do think it's more than race or ethnocentrism (in an Irish study, non-Irish names, including German names, were discriminated against); it's also about perceived socioeconomic status and classism.
I doubt it actually happens less in the UK.
I wouldn't say word names like the ones you gave aren't cultural. Princess for example is in the top ten in the Philippines and has some historic usage in the US, and I would guess Diamond is black. I do think it's more than race or ethnocentrism (in an Irish study, non-Irish names, including German names, were discriminated against); it's also about perceived socioeconomic status and classism.
This message was edited 12/4/2024, 8:11 PM
