'chan' is the cantonese romanization of the surname 陳 or 陈, which is the 5th most common chinese surname in the world
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_common_Chinese_surnames
― http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1tAYmMjLdY (dayo), Thursday, 16 February 2012 15:36 (twelve years ago) link
A surprising number of Asian women in media are apparently Superman villains. Lisa Ling, Lucy Liu . . .
― The Large Hardon Collider (Phil D.), Thursday, 16 February 2012 15:38 (twelve years ago) link
Eh, I think it reminded me of reading an article about Olivia Munn not going by Lisa anymore, despite it being her first name
― valleys of your mind (mh), Thursday, 16 February 2012 15:42 (twelve years ago) link
I was just kind of thinking that "Lisa Chan" is kind of the "John Smith" of asian-american names, but I think it was a bizarre mix of things I'm connecting (IS IT RACISM) and not reality
― valleys of your mind (mh), Thursday, 16 February 2012 15:43 (twelve years ago) link
grace lee is the 'john smith' of asian-american names
― http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1tAYmMjLdY (dayo), Thursday, 16 February 2012 15:43 (twelve years ago) link
http://graceleeproject.com/
― http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1tAYmMjLdY (dayo), Thursday, 16 February 2012 15:44 (twelve years ago) link
Well, then. I sit corrected.
― valleys of your mind (mh), Thursday, 16 February 2012 15:45 (twelve years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/ytZGE.jpg
― ⚓ (gr8080), Thursday, 16 February 2012 20:15 (twelve years ago) link
^^ rolling "is this racist" thread to thread!
― Cosy Moments (Aimless), Thursday, 16 February 2012 20:17 (twelve years ago) link
NEWPORT??
― I have one thing to say: "Roxanne Shanté" (Stevie D(eux)), Thursday, 16 February 2012 20:24 (twelve years ago) link
Asian People OTM
― The Large Hardon Collider (Phil D.), Thursday, 16 February 2012 20:25 (twelve years ago) link
thinking it's from the onion, unless I'm really mispronouncing Sinutab
― valleys of your mind (mh), Thursday, 16 February 2012 20:25 (twelve years ago) link
and lol, dacron
oh wait nvm
― I have one thing to say: "Roxanne Shanté" (Stevie D(eux)), Thursday, 16 February 2012 20:26 (twelve years ago) link
and the juxtaposition of Ashleigh and Madison. Oh Onion, you're the gift that keeps giving
― valleys of your mind (mh), Thursday, 16 February 2012 20:26 (twelve years ago) link
to me those columns are like "right on, v insightful," "racist," "uh idk if this is even right"
― Critique of Pure Moods (goole), Thursday, 16 February 2012 20:27 (twelve years ago) link
could be apocryphal like the youtube origin story but ashley madison is supposed to be drawn from most popular girl baby names.
― Philip Nunez, Thursday, 16 February 2012 21:26 (twelve years ago) link
that onion thing seems p racist in itself, in that it's basically "lol black names are stupid" framed by "lol white people wanna be fancy" and "lol asians wanna be white"
― Little GTFO (contenderizer), Thursday, 16 February 2012 21:31 (twelve years ago) link
nobody names a male baby Dakota wtf
― max buzzword (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 16 February 2012 21:41 (twelve years ago) link
not that that's the most objectionable one there or anything
thank you for that breakdown, it was really difficult to discern
― (thinks and smiles) (DJP), Thursday, 16 February 2012 22:04 (twelve years ago) link
lol DJP otm
― ⚓ (gr8080), Thursday, 16 February 2012 22:14 (twelve years ago) link
feel like im still not getting it
― max, Thursday, 16 February 2012 22:15 (twelve years ago) link
― max buzzword (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, February 16, 2012 9:41 PM (34 minutes ago)
― The term “hipster racism” from Carmen Van Kerckhove at Racialicious (nakhchivan), Thursday, 16 February 2012 22:16 (twelve years ago) link
a lot of names on here are surprising, but no Dakota:http://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/top5names.html
e.g.:"2000 Emily Hannah Madison Ashley Sarah"
― Philip Nunez, Thursday, 16 February 2012 23:15 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAXHuQgozDg
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Thursday, 16 February 2012 23:28 (twelve years ago) link
There was a male Dakota in my class in college
He was black
― (thinks and smiles) (DJP), Thursday, 16 February 2012 23:29 (twelve years ago) link
when it was hot outside did he stay cool by "fanning"
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Thursday, 16 February 2012 23:34 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdqAauFUlt8
― http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1tAYmMjLdY (dayo), Thursday, 16 February 2012 23:40 (twelve years ago) link
@tsadjatko Thanks for watching the video. I believe this is something turtlers should know about male turtles so that they don't think something is wrong with their turtle. Thanks for putting video on your site. There has been 79 viewings more since yesterday.bevyh1 3 days ago
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Thursday, 16 February 2012 23:43 (twelve years ago) link
don't understand the recent popularity of the name Madison tbh
― Chris S, Friday, 17 February 2012 00:33 (twelve years ago) link
Always makes me think of
http://kccollegegameday.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/bucky_badger_no1_football01.jpg
― getting good with gulags (beachville), Friday, 17 February 2012 00:35 (twelve years ago) link
Moonlighting fans ennit
― max buzzword (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 17 February 2012 00:49 (twelve years ago) link
well well well, lookee who's coming to town to help out
http://annarbor.com/news/herman-cain-to-campaign-with-pete-hoekstra-at-big-sky-diner-in-ypsilanti/
http://www.annarbor.com/assets_c/2011/11/111011_NEWS_Herman_Cain_MRM_01-thumb-350x232-93979-thumb-300x198-93980.jpg
― Spleen of Hearts (kingfish), Friday, 17 February 2012 06:58 (twelve years ago) link
Blame a generation of moms and dads who grew up watching too much HBO:
According to the Social Security Administration's statistics, from a practically non-existent girl's name before 1985, Madison rose to being the second most popular name, after Emily, given to female babies in 2001.[2] This phenomenal rise in popularity has been attributed to the 1984 movie Splash, where Daryl Hannah plays a mermaid who adopts the name "Madison" in her human form after seeing a street sign for Madison Avenue.[3] When she makes this selection, Tom Hanks's character initially protests: "But Madison isn't a name!"
― A Full Torgo Apparition (Phil D.), Friday, 17 February 2012 11:17 (twelve years ago) link
I'm not saying the Onion's not trying, but the non-Madison / Dakota names on the left are just A/B/C.
― Andrew Farrell, Friday, 17 February 2012 11:19 (twelve years ago) link
Do we have confirmation on that Onion attribution? Seems too racist for them.
― Three Word Username, Friday, 17 February 2012 14:12 (twelve years ago) link
it's from the onion
― Critique of Pure Moods (goole), Friday, 17 February 2012 14:23 (twelve years ago) link
When?
― Three Word Username, Friday, 17 February 2012 14:29 (twelve years ago) link
from the onions new spinoff, racist onion
― max, Friday, 17 February 2012 14:30 (twelve years ago) link
tbh I think sometimes they go full circle and parody racist perceptions by making racist observations
it's a troublesome look, but hey, the humor gun misfires sometimes
― valleys of your mind (mh), Friday, 17 February 2012 14:46 (twelve years ago) link
Found it, it was 1999, which is long enough ago to be somewhat comforting.
― Three Word Username, Friday, 17 February 2012 14:51 (twelve years ago) link
lol
― lou reed scott walker monks niagra (chinavision!), Friday, 17 February 2012 14:54 (twelve years ago) link
When I first stumbled across that graphic, it was right around the time Nivea was having hits.
― (thinks and smiles) (DJP), Friday, 17 February 2012 14:54 (twelve years ago) link
I swear that once I heard a woman calling for her child named Wachovia.
― tanuki, Friday, 17 February 2012 14:56 (twelve years ago) link
It's a good name for that, you'd really get some length out of the 'a' and 'o'.
― Andrew Farrell, Friday, 17 February 2012 14:59 (twelve years ago) link
but it's pronounced wacho-veeea
― valleys of your mind (mh), Friday, 17 February 2012 15:03 (twelve years ago) link
a friend thought that name was meant to suggest "watch over ya!"
― lou reed scott walker monks niagra (chinavision!), Friday, 17 February 2012 15:03 (twelve years ago) link
Cue the David Alan Grier "Naming children after contraceptive drugs" bit
― Spleen of Hearts (kingfish), Friday, 17 February 2012 18:15 (twelve years ago) link
lol tell that to my nephew
― unlistenable in philly (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Monday, 20 February 2012 05:43 (twelve years ago) link