Tommy, you are a good man. Despite the obvious republican twitch.
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "justifiedright"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "sharon_b283" <sharon_b283@>
> wrote:
>
> > Glenn 46, Darren 45, Angele 43, Michelle 41, Renee 37! See, not a
> > Shamika or Hussein in the bunch!
>
> Wow Sharon I'm glad you brought that up about "Shamika." Something
> happened recently and I hope you'll bring your considerable insight
> to bear on it, first as an American, and second as an African
> American.
>
> My friend and I were calling the Asbury-Howell game from the booth.
> Both of us grew up in AP and live in Howell so we were excited.
>
> When it came time to call the Asbruy Park cheerleaders, a nice woman
> came up to the booth with the list. She said, "Do you want me to
> read these names over the loud speaker?"
>
> I knew she thought we would be uncomfortable with the first names.
> We wanted her to feel comfortable so we told her we were both from
> AP and probably knew some of the families (we did) so we could
> handle the names.
>
> She gave me the list. I have to tell you, there was no first name I
> had ever heard of before. This was well beyond "Shamika."
>
> One name I knew I couldn't handle, and asked her for help. She
> looked at it and admitted that she couldn't say it either. She had
> to make a cell phone call for the pronunciation.
>
> My friend ran through the listover the loud speaker and did a
> perfect job with the names.
>
> It made me realize that I may have just experienced a bit of culture
> clash.
>
> As an Italian, I come from people who changed their names to sound
> more American. Many of my cousins used their American middle
> names. My own sister didn't know her real name was Concetta until
> she got her working papers.
>
> The names I saw that night were definately not African. I think
> they are new and not traditional (I could be wrong).
>
> Can you give me some insight into what's going on in Asbury Park's
> Black Community?
>
> Is the ideal to be deliberately seperate?
>
> Am I right that your generation didn't share that view?
>
> I know its a touchy subject, but I hope I'm being respectful and
> asking to learn.
>
> Can you help me with your thoughts?
>
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