[Wayne24411]

I believe it's an attempt by some of us blacks to rebel (not really the word I want, but I'll use it) against the European culture we've been forced to adopt. We have been stripped of our true heritage - our true language, religion and culture. Now that we can once again name our children what we want, we don't really know what to name them. We reject the Western names, but we don't really feel comfortable with (or even know) names from our ancestors. This knowledge was stripped from us over the course of several hundred years, and even now is often looked upon in a negative light. So if you want to deny the predominant culture, and if you can't draw on your own actual heritage, what do you do? Well, you can make something up! Something original that in effect starts a new cultural tradition based on your unique circumstances. Now, I don't believe those who are naming their children these 'strange' names are giving it that much thought. They usually just like the sound of the name, and know that its 'non-traditional.' But it is what they are doing subconsciously.

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Name : Wayne24411, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Black/African American, Religion : Baptist, Age : 44, City : Parsippany, State : NJ Country : United States, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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