What's in a name?

  Being from the hood, I've encountered some weird names. Some were nick names and some were actual names.  I knew this kid whose nick name was "Blue" because he was so dark skinned he looked blue. By day he was a walking, talking shadow and by night he was God with a southern accent. A kid that I graduated high school with, who now goes by "OG" Bobby Johnson, was aptly named Dead Eye Bobby. Of course, he had a noticeable lazy eye, but no one called him that to his face. I sure as hell wouldn't! Although I would agree that vocalizing Dead Eye Bobby is comical. Go ahead, try it!
  A girl my mom knew (wait relating to anybody my mom's age as a girl is kinda repulsive) named her child, Marijuana Tequila. That dear Minions, is a true story.  The names that I have come across in Korea have been interesting to say the least.  I met a dude on the back streets of Yanjae who went by the name of Appleseed.  Appleseed is hardly a nick name but more like a twitter handle. The name was kinda befitting because he looked like Johnny Appleseed. Imagine a frontiersman juxtaposed against the neon lights of Seoul.  Weird. The other day a chick told me her name was cow. Hearing a woman introduce herself as cow made me a little, well a whole lot of uneasy.  Once a friend of mine introduced herself as taint aka perineum the entire night.
  When someone introduces themselves or when you see a name written certain ideas are attributed to that person.  Sometimes certain presumptions can be made by looking at a persons name. For example, one can presume the person in question belongs to a specific ethnic group. If your name is Reginald, Tyrone or Precious you are probably Black American. But if you live in England, Reginald is an old white dude.  If your last name is Garcia in America you are more likely to be associated with Latinos than you are to be associated with a white European from Spain. One would be far less likely to associate someone with the name Garcia with one of Phillipino descent.
  All of these names have different truths about them. Yet, humanity tends to relate them to what is true on a mass scale.  This line of reasoning is helpful because with so much information happening around us life becomes a bit easier when we can place things into a category. Names speak volumes and at times go ahead of you before you are physically in the conversation. Sometimes they let people know who the fuck you are. If you are a person of color, black, latino or asian, your name can be beneficial in corporate america i.e. affirmative action. Granted, you must have a name that is easily pronounceable. If your name is Carmaletha, Shaquita or Devian (pronounced Deviun with a faux French accent..lol) you probably won't see the light of day on Wall Street because these names are filled with things one does not want to be associated with.  Poverty, uneducated, criminals and my favorite "lazy sons of bitches". Imagine the hard work Carmaletha put in to be considered as a candidate for the position only to be dismissed because of her name. I'm sure this happens less often.





P.S. If one more person tells me that stupid joke about the girl named La-a in which the dash is pronounced I'm going to rip your fucking heart out.