A Note On Pseudonyms

[redbrunja]

 nimblnymph  was commenting about sexism in language, and it got me thinking about usernames. Specifically, (and I know I have people on my flist who do this and I don't mean to be insulting, this is totally just my opinion) how much I hate it when people use some part of a character's name in their username.

You know.

Mrs_Hatake

I_heart_hakkai.

Anything with Snape or Severus.

Even more subtle references: blooming_sakura or whatever cause me to twitch.

First, I always wonder how long you are going to like that character enough that you want them to be the most visible part of how you present yourself online. Secondly, I make the assumption that you are fourteen and feel the need to wave around your fictional boyfriend or (also fairly common) your OTP like a banner. I also (despite knowing really excellent writers who do this, and often aren't writing about the character referenced in their handle) assume that your fanfic is not worth my time.

Comments

[rashaka.livejournal.com]

And secondly, it is a marriage - I feel that that is something you should go into as yourself.

I agree! But I loved the couple on youtube who did Dirty Dancing's end theme for their reception dance. For a party theme post-wedding, I can dig it.

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

Same here! Go as geeky as you want for the reception - it's just a big party, after all. But the wedding itself I think should focus more on the two people involved.