Originally Posted by Far-L

As someone who has gone through life with an unususual name I can certainly say this thread is unbelievably bigoted. Plenty of people thought I was black from my name too but it is gaelic and about as white as it can get. Regardless the name has opened more doors than it has closed.

As one who employs people without regard for race, creed, or unusual names but solely on the basis of merit I feel qualified to say that most employers I know look for people who are capable of doing the job over what their parents named them.

Did anyone here read "Grapes of Wrath" by Steinbeck? In there, a character name "Rose of Sharon" contracts eventually to "Rosasharn". My family name was once "Timberlake" but contracted down to "Timlake". The point is that names like you are making fun of are not necessarily "black", and morphing and deviations in names are normal cultural processes.

So all you rascist morons can just as well kiss my sister's black cat's ass.

(Farrell means "heroic" in gaelic btw so look for me to defend this point until I pass my last fighting breath)