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[florallove.livejournal.com]

Today on the Tyra show, they talked about names and how people perceive others based on their name. So I wanted to know what you guys think when you hear these names, not just if you like it or not, but what ethnicity you think that person is and what you think that person is like.

Here are some of the names that were on the show:
Deedrica
Ashleigh
Jose
Sajida
Christine
Maria

and here are just some of my friends:
Kristina
Brittany
Holly
Tyler
Britta
Jameka

Comments

[glitterberrys.livejournal.com]

Deedrica - Black
Ashleigh - I picture her as black because the only Ashleigh I've ever known is black. However, if I just heard the name being spoken, I'd assume white, because most of the Ashleys I've known have been white.
Jose - Hispanic
Sajida - Middle Eastern
Christine - White, I guess, though I don't get any strong mental image with that name
Maria - Hispanic

[sweatydog.livejournal.com]

When I hear Christie I think http://kattisdolls.net/faces/christie.htm

I think when I was a kid my sister told me once I'm not allowed to get white dolls. I personally never liked the blond ones anyway. I usually got Teresa or Kira But I definitely remember having at least two Christies back then.

So I will forever think of "Barbies friend Christie" when I hear that name.

[sweatydog.livejournal.com]

I meant Christine/Christie.

[decembermalice.livejournal.com]

Deedrica - Black. Outgoing personality. Very friendly.
Ashleigh - White, blonde hair. All American girl. Popular. Plays field hockey.
Jose - Hispanic. A player.
Sajida - Not sure of descent. Dark skin.
Christine - Average girl. Probably white, with brown hair and brown eyes. Relatively smart. Not overly athletic. Quiet.
Maria - Hispanic. Calm. Great listener & friend.


Kristina - White. Smart. A bit strange.
Brittany - Think Brittany from Daria.
Holly - White. A bit ditzy.
Tyler - White. Shy. Nice.
Britta - White with brown hair. Outgoing. Loud.
Jameka - Black. Studious. Motivated.

[xpaniic.livejournal.com]

Man, I wish I would have seen this.

Deedrica - Red hair and chubby.
Ashleigh - White. Pretty and outgoing.
Jose - Mexican. Gangster-ish clothing style.
Sajida - Bosnian.
Christine - White. Blonde hair.
Maria - White. Smart. Quiet.

Kristina - White. Smart, funny.
Brittany - White. Popular, pretty, brown hair.
Holly - White, loud and outgoing. Short hair.
Tyler - White. Athletic.
Britta - White. Smart.
Jameka - Black. Funny. Outgoing. Pretty.

[xpaniic.livejournal.com]

You should tell us about the people with these names so we can see how different they were or if we were right, after people answer them. :)

[florallove.livejournal.com]

I was planning on it: )

[thejoysofjess.livejournal.com]

HA! I so watched that today and laughed my ass off. That was hardcore hilarious, especially the "fight" between Ashleigh's mom and her sister.

[florallove.livejournal.com]

haha, seriously. and the "OMG YOU ARE A DISGRACE TO OUR RACE!!!" stuff. hilarious.

[shortbutfast.livejournal.com]

Deedrica - i would actually have no idea where to 'sort' this person. could be any nationality in my eyes. but: high-strung comes to mind.
Ashleigh - white, american, southern belle who's into cheerleading and tennis and other 'wholesome' pasttimes..
Jose - hispanic, hint of a moustache
Sajida - arabic name so i would assume african-american, african or middle eastern. i like the name and picture someone wuiet but friendly
Christine - in the american context i would assume asian (i'm not from the us, just live here). elsewhere, neutral name, average person
Maria - greek or hispanic, motherly

Kristina - brazilian, tan, pretty, into sports
Brittany - white trash but that's probably related to the famous example. heh
Holly - waitress type, resolute, kind of mannish
Tyler - artsy, shy, nice
Britta - german or scandinavian, smart, extraverted
Jameka - black and really pretty/outgoing

i hope none of this is offensive, lolz.

[roseofjuly.livejournal.com]

Goddamnit, this reminds me that I think I missed ANTM.

Deedrica and Sajida I would assume were African American, or maybe Sajida would be South Asian; Jose and Maria I would assume were Latina. Christine and Ashleigh I would assume were both white. I had a Christine as a coworker this summer and so I associate the name with a blonde, bubbly, sunny, sunglasses-wearing California girl (even though Christine was from Michigan, but one would think she was from CA!) Names have never really evoked personalities from me, except for names of people I know.

Same thing with Kristina and Brittany -- I know both a Kristina and a Brittany and they are the only people I know who spell their names that way, so I have associations with personalities and ethnicities. Kristina is a white public policy major from California, but she's very East Coast (she goes to school in DC) and kind of an activist. Brittany was my roommate from my freshman year of college, and an economics major destined for Goldman Sachs, so I think of that.

The other names I can only associate ethnicities: I see Jameka as an African American girl, Britta as Eastern European, Holly as white (very white -- like Swedish blonde-with-blue-eyes)...Tyler, I dunno. I always thought of girls with boys' names as very outgoing and friendly, but I can't picture an ethnicity. Funny.

[the-good-ship.livejournal.com]

Ashleigh - English, white, dark brown hair and hazel eyes. Quiet and bookish.

Well, at least all that goes for me anyway.