I understand completely what you’re referencing. I know it didn’t used to mean anything. As long as it isn’t being used to denigrate today, I’ll bet there are still some folks around who could care less.
We hear the loud-mouths.
Now, to I want to take a chance on offending? No. I try to avoid it.
When I was a kid, black people had names like Billy, John, Bobby and Jimmy, Jean, Barbara, Linda and Deborah just like everyone else. Nowadays they have all these made up syllables for names that you don’t even have to ask what color they are, you automatically know.........