Tyra Banks finally got around to reading Freakonomics, and today's show is all about what are names make people think. A multi-ethnic group of people were shown different names and encouraged to say what they thought those people would be like. My favorite quotes from the panel after only 20 minutes:
"Jose sounds like he should learn some English."
"[Ashleigh] is definitely promiscuous."
"Deedrica sounds black black, ghetto black."
The best part? The names they are evaluating are the names of CHILDREN who, conveniently, have names that tend not to match their races. And their moms are in the audience. Separated into different sections based on their races.
I wish I had TiVo.
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