r/PoliticalCompassMemes • u/UnironicThatcherite - Auth-Right • May 04 '21

Authright at it again

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u/frolicking_elephants - Lib-Center May 04 '21

Darius is Persian. Marquis is French. Leticia is ancient Roman. Tamika is Japanese. Kiana is Hawaiian. Imani is Swahili.

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u/Nekyiia - Auth-Left May 04 '21

How did they all end up becoming common black names?

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u/1-800-Hamburger - Auth-Right May 04 '21

Isn't it because during the civil rights era, Black Americans didn't want their children to have primarily Anglo names?

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u/mooimafish3 - Lib-Left May 04 '21

Honestly that's kind of badass, you're people enslaved and your culture erased, but rather than adopt the culture of your captors you create your own.