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

[plural-entity.livejournal.com]

Somebody corrected me one time. Completely FLAMED my entire Picture Trends. And attempted to tell me what I was doing wrong. Okay. I understand. I'm not the best writer. Sometimes, I write in cliches - but hey, sometimes, cliches are cliches cuz they work. And at least my stuff is original. I didn't steal anybody else's ideas.

However, I completely flipped shit when she effing spelled "critique" and "criticism" wrong. I blew up like a freaking puffer fish.