[CounterCounterCulture]

"Alan" is a great name

Bless you dearest summer

~ Alan

P.S., you may have to do some apologizing on BET for starting this thread

P.P.S., I was thinking of naming my kids with names from different ethnic groups just for diverrrrrrrrrsity purposes...how 'bout Abdullah Akimo Gonzalez-Popanopolous for starters?

[summer]

P.S., you may have to do some apologizing on BET for starting this thread

Nope, no apologies from me. I stand by my comments throughout this thread.

Furthermore, I suggest this to BET: pay for a study to find out if an invented first name for a black child (i.e., "LaTissue")is more or less likely to land that kid in special education classes in public schools.

Names, as several posters noted, have implications.

And, while teachers should be unbiased, and have high expectations for all students, a child named "Regret" or "LaTissue" will probably find him or herself on the special ed list and in special ed classes a lot faster than a kid named "Alan" or "Lisa" despite all other indicators being equal.

Do I think this is fair? No.

Do I think my above theory is true? Yes.

So, no apologies from me, dear Alan! :)

[summer]

P.S., you may have to do some apologizing on BET for starting this thread

Nope, no apologies from me. I stand by my comments throughout this thread.

Furthermore, I suggest this to BET: pay for a study to find out if an invented first name for a black child (i.e., "LaTissue")is more or less likely to land that kid in special education classes in public schools.

Names, as several posters noted, have implications.

And, while teachers should be unbiased, and have high expectations for all students, a child named "Regret" or "LaTissue" will probably find him or herself on the special ed list and in special ed classes a lot faster than a kid named "Alan" or "Lisa" despite all other indicators being equal.

Do I think this is fair? No.

Do I think my above theory is true? Yes.

So, no apologies from me, dear Alan! :)

[FreedomCalls]

...you may have to do some apologizing on BET...

Not when BET is home to the most racist show on TV. Cita is far more of an degrading racial stereotype than Steppin Fetchit ever was.