Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by sooper 2491 days ago
I have to add the obligatory reference to Freakonomics and the impact your name has on "how a child performs in school and even her career opportunities".

Great write up in either the first or second Freakonomics book about how adversely impacting being called Jasmin is in the the US.

[0] http://freakonomics.com/podcast/how-much-does-your-name-matt...

1 comments

Dr. Marijuana Pepsi, holds a doctorate in higher education leadership. Her dissertation was entitled, “Black names in white classrooms: Teacher behaviors and student perceptions."

https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/columnists/jim-stingl/20...

We call her Mary Jane Pepsi
She goes as Marijuna, but in some situations, she goes as “M P”.