[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Mystic Mock

You don't think that an American named Dwight Jackson gives out a clue as to his race?

It'd be like saying that someone called Ji Sung Park isn't Asian.

That is a terrible example.

What about Dwight Jackson says black man

Explain

[Beso]

Originally Posted by Mystic Mock

You don't think that an American named Dwight Jackson gives out a clue as to his race?

It'd be like saying that someone called Ji Sung Park isn't Asian.

Isnt the rock called dwight johnson?

[UserSince2005]

Now he knows how porn stars feel

[Redway]

Originally Posted by UserSince2005

Now he knows how porn stars feel

Why is this guy still here?

[UserSince2005]

Originally Posted by Redway

Why is this guy still here?

I will not apologise for being hilarious.

[Redway]

Originally Posted by UserSince2005

I will not apologise for being hilarious.

Hilarious to who?

[Glenn.]

LT having his arse handed to him is always nice to see.

You can tell he thinks he’s right because he still posting (trolling)

When you actually box him in with facts and pull his “opinions” apart he’s unsurprisingly quiet.

[Beso]

Its Dwayne...much the same.

[Maru]

Originally Posted by parmnion

Its Dwayne...much the same.

I thought of him too immediately in the context of the thread title, that I even googled right away because I loaded last page and saw the name... wait, isn't that him?

Dwight Jackson can be a black name but if you asked me without context, I would not have thought black right away. But Dwight is an older man's name, white or black. Jackson isn't race-specific, but it is common enough in black population that I can see where somebody, especially in specific communities or regions where the name is popular in those neighborhoods there that they might immediately make that assumption. It's not immediate for me.

[Ammi]

…I think the thing about the story is that it’s being said that he got an interview with the name change so the indication from that is that his name had some type of prejudice attached by the interviewers…and where someone lives would have a relevance too with an ‘image’ or ‘stereotype’ someone would associate with a specific name…I don’t know what will be made public but it’ll be interesting to hear the court thoughts…

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Ammi

…I think the thing about the story is that it’s being said that he got an interview with the name change so the indication from that is that his name had some type of prejudice attached by the interviewers…and where someone lives would have a relevance too with an ‘image’ or ‘stereotype’ someone would associate with a specific name…I don’t know what will be made public but it’ll be interesting to hear the court thoughts…

Yes definitely

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Maru

I thought of him too immediately in the context of the thread title, that I even googled right away because I loaded last page and saw the name... wait, isn't that him?

Dwight Jackson can be a black name but if you asked me without context, I would not have thought black right away. But Dwight is an older man's name, white or black. Jackson isn't race-specific, but it is common enough in black population that I can see where somebody, especially in specific communities or regions where the name is popular in those neighborhoods there that they might immediately make that assumption. It's not immediate for me.

There's a character in the Walking Dead called Dwight and he's a red neck type white guy, that could be why that type of person instantly popped into my head when I heard the name

[bots]

the thing is, it may not have got to the point of someone human reading the application. These days, everything is pre-screened by computer, narrowing down the field to a manageable level before a human takes over