I so, completely disagree. If someone decides to label her because of her name that is their problem. My daughter's name is what could be considered ethnic and I hate to brag again on FR but she is an gifted honor student, plays viola in the school orchestra, excels at field hockey and has been invited to attend the Govenor's Science and Math camp this summer. American culture is made up a variety of ethnicities and cultures and all should be appreciated. If anything, Ja'eisha's only handicap is her mothers lack of caring. Not her name.
Don't be baited.
There's always a class clown that ends up looking the fool.
.. but that comment was the rude opinion of one poster and he/she doesn't speak for the rest of us.
I know you are proud of your child and should be.
Don't worry about those people. It's just a stereotype because reserve for black people. My sister has a very ethnic name that is actually Russian and I think my mom thought it was italian *lol*
"If anything, Ja'eisha's only handicap is her mothers lack of caring. Not her name."
I agree with you a name is not everything... except I'd add what appears to be a lack of a father-figure alongside her disgusting-excuse-of-a-mother. I fear one day Ja'eisha might have a knife in her hand and will be swinging that. THEN whose fault will it be? Ja'eisha is the poster child for all that's wrong in society, and it doesn't end with just what's wrong with our school system.
Read Thomas Sowell's article which relates to this topic of 'culture', mainstream and otherwise.
http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110006608
You said: I so, completely disagree. If someone decides to label her because of her name that is their problem.
I am certain you are proud of your daughter, and with good cause. And I agree with you that this child's major problem is her mother's lack of care, concern and involvement in her child's life. But I have to disagree concerning her name, and the names of many others like her. It is a shame and a loss if good, honest, able and qualified people like your daughter are passed over because they have an "ethnic" name, but it is not only the problem of those who pass them over, but of those who are passed over. We all carry baggage, proudly or not, of our backgrounds. Those who are wealthy can tell where they are from, or what clubs their parents belong to, what prep school they attended, etc., and get a certain amount of mileage out of it. On the other hand, if my name is Joe Bob Smith, or worse, Bubba Henderson, or the like, those who might hire me will have to do so by overcoming the obstacle that my name presents, even before they meet me. If a candidate named Anfernee or Ant'won presents himself for a position in opposition to "Michael" or "Stephen" then Anfernee had better be much more qualified than Stephen if he wants the job. And if Anfernee doesn't get the job, it is not only his employer's problem, it is his, because he is still looking for work.
You seem to be something of the exception. You are articulate, involved and even post on a conservative website. Have you not seen what the mainstream press has done to the likes of Condoleeza Rice, and other black conservatives? I have no doubt that your daughter will succeed, but her name will not be an advantage for her, it will be something to overcome.
Is that because she isn't very good, or because she really likes the viola? :-)
In case you didn't get it, it's a joke...in music circles, the viola gets made fun of because it tends to be the repository for people who can't quite hack the parts for the violin, so they go play the middle voice that tends not to have as much importance to the melody.