How White People Subtly Reinforce White Supremacy When They Laugh at Black Names

[DonCoquixote]

161. by the way

since the article mentioned pronunciation:

Siobahn. An Irish name, but often shows up in Dixie as an anglicized form Chevonne. Pronounced Chev-on.

Just as the treatment of the Celts at the hands of the English was a preview of what they would do to Africans, the English often mangle the Celtic Spellings. For example. "Chas" was a Celtic word for Fire, specifically ritual fire used in religion. Knowing that history is often a hell of a lot more complicated and interesting than the history books, some bunch of Irish Americans in New Orleans must have seen Voodoo, another religion that uses fire, and started calling the music made by African Americans "Chas" which of course, got pronounced "Jazz."

But then, to quote Chuck D, we do not get taught History, we get taught HIS story, his being the Dominant White Anglo Saxon Protestant that we are taught to serve in school.