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HelpIs there any high-rated African American names?
All of them end up being rated lower than 70%.
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Another thing to note- there are many names (that are marked as African-American) that aren't able to be rated. I've come across many that are user-submitted names, which don't always have a rating option.
It really does show how racist this website can be.
Huh? The site isn't racist. There's a note about bias on the ratings home page. https://www.behindthename.com/rating/bias.php
I think it is well-explained by the note.
I think it is well-explained by the note.
"In other cases, negative ratings have been given to names associated with traditionally disadvantaged groups. This exposes an unfortunate linguistic, racial or socioeconomic bias to these ratings"
The site isn't racist, but those who are doing the rating are.
The site isn't racist, but those who are doing the rating are.
Not really. The bias is more about cultures outside English-speaking countries, like Thailand. African-American names are well-known to English speakers.
This message was edited 8/2/2024, 4:36 PM
Right, I was thinking the same thing
Aaliyah is 77% That's the first one I looked up. There's probably more.
Aisha, Amari, Andre, Aniya, Antoine, D'Angelo, Darryl, Davion, Deja, Ebony, Imani, Ivory, Janiyah, Kaliyah, Kamari, Kiana, Kyrie, Lamar, Naya, Nia, Nichelle, Shaniya, Tamia, Tyra, and Zaire are all names marked as African American that are rated higher than 70%
This message was edited 8/1/2024, 11:34 AM