why do people give their kids ghetto names?
475339
It's a culture. Why do French people name their kids Jacques and Francoise? Germans name their kids Hans and Ute? Spanish speakers Carlos and Pilar? Just respect and accept.
1121526
Some of them have their under ware in a bundle!!!!\nPlus most of them have to look up the words you use You are  a funny asker! They most likely don't know the meaning of your name.
189756
Well in gym class there were some kids that picked on this one kid and one day they compleatly de pantsed him. that kid never lived it down...  hence bad nicknames.........
101980
For the same reason that the African Americans take offense to being called Niggerz. It's usage more than etymology that offends, even if that usage is purely historical.\n\nAlso, I don't think there are too many Germans who'd be too happy about being called Krauts.
167264
A poor upbringing can explain a lot - for instance, racist parents beget racist children when the "adults" make such comments in normal, everyday conversation with friends and neighbors. Their kids grow up thinking it's "normal" for everyone to speak that way. \n\nFor most people, the first 18 years of your life is molded on a daily basis by "Mom and Dad" or whatever parental figures/guardians are in the home. Whatever they "teach," be it directly or indirectly, is what you grow up thinking is "normal." If they're negative, you'll probably end up that way as well.
866078
I believe names are given by the child's parents or a close family member. U.S culture has sipped throughout the world so it wouldn't surprise me to find some people with more common American names. As for Europeans becoming mainstreams in schools, don't quite see your point. Europeans aren't that fund of Americans trust me I live in Europe.
381509
Sorry, but it's really just a sign of the times, and less caused by the neighborhood (an excuse given by many parents), and more caused by the parenting. Establishing good values EARLY and seting a good example through personal behavior is key. Once kids see that they dont have to be the ruff-tuff, gangsta wannabe to survive, they will choose their own path if they have a strong enough sense of identity. The whole neighborhood thing is kind of an excues, although if you let the streets raise your kid, what street they grow up on will matter a lot more.
960687
but blacks don't know where they came from in Africa and have no culture from there or language from there not even a recipe from there so how could they begin to know names that had meaning ?all the blacks here know is what the whites have taught them.that's why you use to hear names like Jefferson and Lincoln and what ever .These newer names that some have adopted are so different ,but you usually can tell if the person wearing the name is black.Although some say these names are a hold back and they may be,I understand the need   the people have to have something their own.That's why Hip-Hop and music is so important to them because they want to feel as if they are a part of some thing their own.I like my name and I can't think of a more Euro name than Regina,but hey my parents were here and all they knew of Africa was not enough to give me any thing else.
491923
I think the reason isn't because of the "ghetto" itself... it's because of the vast majority of children being born to unwed women/girls that happen to live in the ghetto.  I believe that most of the bad things that happen to kids (early and later in life) happen due to not having a man in the house... for support, discipline and guidance as well as being an overall stabilizing force in the home, church and community overall.\n\nGood luck in school... take advantage of your opportunities and leave the baby-makin to someone else till you are married.
225105
The people who do that are going to find something to condescend about...in your case it just happens to be your name. BTW..i think it is a fine name.
120302
What kids don't realize is that the fashion came originally from gangs who were imitating the fact that in prison, the pants are usually too large for inmates. So the whole HIPHOP culture is about reflecting violence in some way. Even the idiot white kids who grow up middle to upper class think they're making a statement about 'makin it on the street'. They have no idea what jokes they really are.
160133
Because they were brought up by people who did not teach them any different.  I find that there is a tremendous amount of disrespect in the form of littering.  I teach kids to "Leave People and Places better than you found them."  Obviously these folks think their actions have no 'real' consequences or someone else will pick it up.
603515
Tell them that you have a name, tell them what your name is and that in your country that is meant to be an ignorant word and maybe they wont say it. Or you can ignore it and just consider those people are from another country and maybe they don't no the history behind it why the whites in America used it because they were ignorant and explain about slavery and what African Americans had to do in the US to stand up for there rights.
499505
Africa is a beautiful name for anyone and that has to do with the fact that the continent is beautiful. children in general hate their names. It is up to the parent to instill in them the reasoning behind giving them a particular name. and it should have nothing to do with her being a brown or dark colourd girl.
361213
That's is true white kids only cussing out their moms they call em b*tches and call em whores and all they don't listen because they need they a*s beat. What type of kids do you see on The Nanny. White kids, you wouldn't see a black family on there one day in life because we don't need help you just gon get yo as* beat. so do get me that black kids do it too. I don't wanna hear it because it's a lie. You will get backhanded if you even say a little thing smart
777615
people who assume all kids with hoods on are thugs....heres a thought ,perhaps their heads are cold! i agree with the door thing, when someone does that to me i say "thank you" loudly but mostly they are so ignorant they dont notice.. oh yeah, the bastard who scraped my car in a carpark, bastard.rant rant rant!!
7015
BECAUSE CURSE WORDS CAN HAVE MORE EXPRESSIONS AND FEELINGS ADDED TO THEM THEN JUST REGULAR WORDS... KIDS DONT REALLY KNOW HOW TO USE THEM AND WHEN THEY DO IT SOUNDS BAD WHICH MAKES THEM A BAD CHOICE OF WORDS...