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re: The 20 white boy names that best signify low-education parents

Posted on 6/20/23 at 6:42 am to
Posted by dbeck
Member since Nov 2014
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Posted on 6/20/23 at 6:42 am to
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1. Ricky

Posted by wfallstiger
Wichita Falls, Texas
Member since Jun 2006
14709 posts
Posted on 6/20/23 at 6:43 am to
Glad my mother added the 'n' to Steve. BTW, she held a Masters degree
Posted by Evil Little Thing
Member since Jul 2013
11592 posts
Posted on 6/20/23 at 6:45 am to
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Point being, are these just common names from areas that don’t see many folks going to college? Because the names aren’t wacky or anything.


This is from the book Freakonomics. It was published nearly 20 ago, and outlined the correlation between names & perceptions. Some names (I believe they used Alyssa) were initially common in affluent circles, but were adopted by lower income groups and fell out of favor.

The point was along the lines of “be careful when you pick a name; people will have preconceived biases when they see it on the resume.”
This post was edited on 6/20/23 at 6:47 am
Posted by jrobic4
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2011
12040 posts
Posted on 6/20/23 at 6:50 am to
No Kenny, list is shite!
Posted by Tempratt
Member since Oct 2013
14906 posts
Posted on 6/20/23 at 6:51 am to
Posted by BK Lounge
Member since Nov 2021
5035 posts
Posted on 6/20/23 at 6:51 am to
I am the one who posted the OP, and i have to say that i feel dumb - even though my name isnt on the list.. becuase i just always assumed that anyone named Ricky was actually named Richard, and went by Ricky when they were little then Rick or Rich as an adult (like that kid on Silver Spoons)… same with Billy/William et al… i was today years old when i found out that people actually named their kids names ending in Y .
Posted by LSUtoBOOT
Member since Aug 2012
19134 posts
Posted on 6/20/23 at 6:53 am to
Glad to see Bootilicious didn’t make the list.
Posted by Pax Regis
Alabama
Member since Sep 2007
14849 posts
Posted on 6/20/23 at 6:54 am to
Where are the Jaxxsons, Braydens, and Teighlers?
Posted by Macfly
BR & DS
Member since Jan 2016
9981 posts
Posted on 6/20/23 at 7:07 am to
If you drop the y's or ie's from the endings, then they high-education?
Posted by BruslyTiger
Waiting on 420...
Member since Oct 2003
4761 posts
Posted on 6/20/23 at 7:18 am to
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but I know three Harleys, two girls and one guy.

I knew a stripper that went by Harley...a long time ago.
Posted by Hu_Flung_Pu
Central, LA
Member since Jan 2013
22532 posts
Posted on 6/20/23 at 7:20 am to
So Ricky Bobby has intelligent parents with a combined 23.29 years of education?
Posted by TrueTiger
Chicken's most valuable
Member since Sep 2004
79948 posts
Posted on 6/20/23 at 7:29 am to
What ever happened to little Adolph Hitler, the kid that New Jersey took away from his parents and put in foster care.

That was like 7 years ago. Where is he now?


Posted by LCLa
Member since Apr 2017
4386 posts
Posted on 6/20/23 at 7:30 am to
Do any white people actually spell it “Micheal”?
Posted by CleverUserName
Member since Oct 2016
16212 posts
Posted on 6/20/23 at 7:32 am to
I see a few names I’d put a 1,000 bucks on, sight unseen, in a fight against Easton, Noah, Kashton, Jaxxon, Aiden, and Grayson.
Posted by RogerTheShrubber
Juneau, AK
Member since Jan 2009
295825 posts
Posted on 6/20/23 at 7:35 am to
These lists are so fricking dumb and user junk statistics.
Posted by Flashback
reading the chicken bones
Member since Apr 2008
8479 posts
Posted on 6/20/23 at 7:44 am to
My name is on there and it's spelled wrong, lol. I'm so dumb.
This post was edited on 6/20/23 at 7:44 am
Posted by noonan
Nassau Bay, TX
Member since Aug 2005
37001 posts
Posted on 6/20/23 at 7:48 am to
Hmm... My name and two of my brothers names are on that list. Parents were very educated and all three of us graduated college.
This post was edited on 6/20/23 at 7:49 am
Posted by The Mick
Member since Oct 2010
44877 posts
Posted on 6/20/23 at 8:02 am to
Ricky Bobby ftrw
Posted by madmaxvol
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Member since Oct 2011
21604 posts
Posted on 6/20/23 at 8:13 am to
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Glad my mother added the 'n' to Steve. BTW, she held a Masters degree




She was so close...could have gotten her doctorate if she had only gone with 'phen instead of 'even.
Posted by ghoast
Member since Jul 2020
1822 posts
Posted on 6/20/23 at 8:14 am to
Somebody’s mad they made the list… huh Johnny?
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