African American names

Many African Americans are Muslims. If you go into the inner city you will always see some black women in veils.

 

That is kind of a reach. But I feel there is the vibe that black men must be so loyal to black woman etc. A couple months ago A rapper Yung Berg said he only likes lightskin girls. All you would hear about is how he was a sellout uncle tom etc. Funny thing I hear black women all the time saying they only date light skin guys. So I feel there is a double standard.

 

Not that many..fortunately.

 

Most women that name their children rasheed ect are CHRISTIAN...Baptist as a matter of fact.

They also give out latino names like Lorenzo and Alphonso.

Again..just pulling names out of their asses.

 

There is no connection.

They think that bullshit is cute..that's all.

 

Arabic of course one of the world's most ancient languages, and it has seeded so many others.

Swahili for example has alot of Arabic roots (I think, it's not like I'm Kenyan)

for example, Malik in Arabic is 'King' (or something like that I believe), in Swahili they have the word 'Malaika' - Princess/Angel (or something along those lines). Many more that I can't think of right now.

My point is, it would make sense that little pieces of one of the world's oldest languages are carried forth as the diaspora moved about the globe, particularly since Islam has been prominent in West Africa forever, and supposedly this is the background of Afro Americans generally..

 

Well if I was Yung Berg I would have kept my yap shut it is not about loyalty it is about common respect and you know two wrongs don't make a right. Yung Berg said he does not like dark butts. I for one think that he did play himself as a semi celeb he is suppose to try and cater to a wide audience and that comment probably killed his already dismal records sales. Tina Turner,Sade and a list of other date and have married white men but rarely do you hear them saying dumb shit like Yung Berg said. My mother is black for one so yes I am going to give respect I can't see myself putting down black women and then have to look my relatives in the face, that is not a good look at all. Just like who you like bro.

 

yeah..seems logical, could be the reason. cheers:smile:

 

haha...man you brutal; brutally honest:smt042

 

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I see what you mean about the diaspora...but other places where slaves settled dont seem to use these arabic names(at least to my knowledge). I am specifically thinking of South America, where they either have spanish or portuguese names...:smt017

 

Yeah true. I don't know. I'm just talking shit possibly Guess in those areas, the colonial influence may have been stronger.

I don't know.

Although it may not be why alot of the names are used now, just thinking about where they may have come from initially.Some of the names are kinda outta control admittedly

 

Hehe...like the honesty..

 

Obviously ppl can be Christian and name their child with a Chinese or Arabic names, but that's a choice. Talking about the roots, there is a connection. some sub sharian countries were "colonized" by arabic culture and some weren't. For example, Senegal (where most of ships with slaves left for America) is a 90% muslim country even though it's not an arabic country.
Religion wasn't strong like now I guess, but still some ppl got names from their religions or from their colonizator culture (french-english-portuguese...)