re: Why do we assume that names are race specific?

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Jerome is a pretty common white name. Jerry Seinfeld for instance is actually Jerome.

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He is the only one I know (not saying much).

Me and him used to work at a restaurant together and I'll never forget the time a brand new hostess came into the back to give a ticket, that a new table sat, for Jerome. Problem is, she didn't know who Jerome was. So she proceeded to walk over to the dessert guy, wearing a chef coat, hands him the ticket and says, "Jerome, I just sat you." Jerome was in the back getting salads at the time. I died laughing when he interrupts her and said he was Jerome. Her face was complete shock/horror....she is now a teacher just outside Nola. (I feel sorry for those kids)