[SloopyJ]

Although not exclusively a black thing, my observations and research tell me that it is more common in the black community to use slightly altered versions of traditional names when naming babies. My question is, aside from obviously unique names, are many of these names just misspellings of the traditional name, or are they intentional alterations? Examples (all from sports): Micheal, Danieal, Shawon, Dwyane…

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Name : SloopyJ, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 33, City : Chicago, State : IL, Country : United States, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Upper middle class, 

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