Comments on: Celebrity Seed: Madonna

By: mj

mj — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 01:19:15 +0000

Lourdes is so pretty. She does look like her mother.

And the comment “Surely ImJustsaying knows Heidi is married to Seal .. and He’s the color of 10W40″ Kymystry that 10w40 comment is just wrong.. LOL

I think the name game is an interesting topic.. I never have understood why some black women name their kids after liquor.. I used to work with a girl named Tequila and she had a sister named Alize.. Now how would that look on a resume? Like a black persons resume.. Shredder anyone! Because thats exactly where its more than likely to end up.. and thats sad.. but i dont think parents, younger parents, think about that kind of stuff.

By: Anna

Anna — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:47:38 +0000

I thought I was going to get back lash for my comment/quesion. Thanx for sharing PAHairston & miamore73. Although the name Talon is nice it remids me of cookware or the name of a car(Eagle Talon). To each their own in naming their children. Can you imagine when a grandchild grows up and if he/she is blessed because the child has two grandmothers Grandma Brittney sounds juvinile and Grandma Peaches should be a nickname because she is as sweet as the pie she bakes not because that is her birth name. lol.

By: miamore73

miamore73 — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:35:17 +0000

I totally agree with the question of the name game. I am definately the product of a unique name. Luckily it’s not as bad as some but it was 1973 and my mother was 16 sooooo while some think it’s pretty it just gets on my nerves.

With this in mind both of my children have names for a strategic reason. When they walk into a job interview the interviewer will not know who is going to walk through that door.

My little sister is pregnant and wants to name her son Talon. Okay that’s cute but can that just be a middle name? Give him a unique nick name but don’t make him write that on his resume and college applications.

By: PAHairston

PAHairston — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:10:53 +0000

Anna, you bring up some good points. There is indeed name discrimination in America. Our black mothers are taking it to another level when naming their many children and often it will be a hindrance to them. Many teachers dread the first day of school because they can’t pronounce half of the names of their students. There’s an old Jewish belief that you name a child after a favorite relative that has passed and whenever you say their name, the spirit of the relative grows stronger and stronger–a simple, beautiful tradition. Sometimes we black Americans seem to have no traditions to pass on to future generations. (Sometimes our culture is so whack.) I’m guessing that I’m a little older than most of you on this message board (53) so I may have a different view than most. I only wish the VERY best for my people, for America. After all, this is STILL the greatest country in the world. Peace.

By: Anna

Anna — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:13:25 +0000

My skin is only a little tad darker than Karyn’s daughter Lana, I got the Hilay Banks hair not the Lana hair.
@miamore you check what box identifies you as you not want society says. It amazes me that when you take a parent out of the picture and the kids stands alone how often black ppl forget their own rainbow. Now her son Nico looks mixed.

What box do I choose to “lable” me so others know who I am on paper. Black. To be politically correct I now check the Africian American box. The names Angel, Tasha or Tiffany are of different races like Anna. We by nature automatically assume it is Black, White or Mexican. When I hear or see in print the names Shaniqua, Laquisha, Diamond or Star I think black names.
These days we can change our skin color or even our name but that does not change who or what we are. I know a white girl named Honor and a black girl named Miracle. I think parents forget that these names will one day come across the desk of a future/ potential employer. In a job application there is not a box to check for race. But sometimes a name speaks for them.
I am only voicing my opinion and realilze that some love a unique name for the difference it holds for the kids. If you make up a name and the spelling our we making our kids unique or hindering them?

By: ReadTheBlog

ReadTheBlog — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 02:57:49 +0000

Damn, Karyn Parsons took her character to heart, did she not? ARt imitating life to the extreeeeemeeee!

By: miamore73

miamore73 — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 23:41:49 +0000

Hate to get the color pot stirred up again. BUT how would you classify Karyns daughter. Is she black when she only has one full black grandparent? Is she white even though her mother is half black?

Typically Sandras biracial comments get to me too but in this case I’m curious to see what everyone else thinks.

Can she choose to check whichever box she wants???

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On another note I think she looks alot like her mother but she does have a albino coloring. It could be the lighting in the picture.

I would also like to suggest to Heidi to find some damn clippers and cut those boys hair already, braid it, cut it put it in a ponytail but for Gods Sake at least comb it.

By: Xsjado

Xsjado — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:29:05 +0000

All I gotta say is ms. Parsons’ kids daddy gene is in full effect! Her daughter is a bright image of her, but damn they daddy genes is very strong lol!

All the young ones are completely beautiful!

By: tallie

tallie — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:02:49 +0000

Lourdes looks just like her mama!!!

By: hellava10

hellava10 — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:50:16 +0000

I can think of a mom who can hook up a kid’s head…..I’m just saying if Heidi needs some help….there I go thinking outside my head again