Top Hispanic Name Loses Ground, Even as Birthrates Stay High

[FR7 Baptist]

No way, Jose!

The most popular Hispanic name for baby boys since the Social Security Administration began counting has fallen from the Top 50 list. Even in Texas, where Jose has been No. 1 among all newborns since 1996, it was bumped to second place last year by Jacob.

Because this happened when birthrates for Hispanic-Americans were among the highest of any ethnic or racial group, the rankings just might be a measure of assimilation, said Prof. Cleveland Kent Evans, who teaches psychology at Bellevue University in Nebraska and wrote “The Great Big Book of Baby Names.”

“This is probably a combination of assimilation and the drop in immigration from Latin America as a result of the recession,” Professor Evans said. “However, it is probable that names are also becoming more varied in Latin American culture itself, as this is a phenomenon in most of the modern world.”

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[matt wade]

In a world where we are supposed to treat everyone the same, some people sure love to constantly focus on our differences.

 

[FR7 Baptist]

In a world where we are supposed to treat everyone the same, some people sure love to constantly focus on our differences.

Is it not possible to recognize differences among people groups and still treat everyone equally?

 

[matt wade]

So it's OK for me to recognize that Hispanics are more likely to steal my car, it's just not OK for me to treat them differently because of it?

 

[FR7 Baptist]

So it's OK for me to recognize that Hispanics are more likely to steal my car, it's just not OK for me to treat them differently because of it?

That's exactly what I'm saying. It is a fact that Hispanics are more likely to commit criminal offenses. It would be wrong to treat us differently than non-Hispanics because it would lead to injustice.

 

[matt wade]

That's exactly what I'm saying. It is a fact that Hispanics are more likely to commit criminal offenses. It would be wrong to treat us differently than non-Hispanics because it would lead to injustice.

No, it would be common sense to guard yourself and your possessions more closely when you come into contact with Hispanics.

You've just proven my point, Paul, racial profiling works.

 

[FR7 Baptist]

No, it would be common sense to guard yourself and your possessions more closely when you come into contact with Hispanics.

You've just proven my point, Paul, racial profiling works.

Profiling against Hispanics isn't racial profiling. You can't tell if someone is Hispanic by looking at them.

 

[matt wade]

Profiling against Hispanics isn't racial profiling. You can't tell if someone is Hispanic by looking at them.

I can tell by looking. I can smell them from a mile as well.

 

[FR7 Baptist]

I can tell by looking. I can smell them from a mile as well.

What do Hispanics looks like? :laugh:

You're racist against Hispanics who don't meet your preconceived racial notions of being Hispanic.