FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2か月前Everybody is fine with celebrities like Whoopi Goldberg making up fake names for themselves, but when someone chooses a name for themselves to suit their gender identity it's suddenly a problemmessage-squaremessage-square104fedilinkarrow-up1705arrow-down146
arrow-up1659arrow-down1message-squareEverybody is fine with celebrities like Whoopi Goldberg making up fake names for themselves, but when someone chooses a name for themselves to suit their gender identity it's suddenly a problemFreshParsnip@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2か月前message-square104fedilink
minus-squareArmchairAce1944@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2か月前Pen names are ancient, too. Mark Twain? Real name is Samuel Clements. Charles Dickens used the pen name Boz for some reason, and Stephen King used multiple pen names, especially early in his career.
minus-squareArmchairAce1944@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2か月前I was mistaken. Thank you for your correction.
Pen names are ancient, too. Mark Twain? Real name is Samuel Clements. Charles Dickens used the pen name Boz for some reason, and Stephen King used multiple pen names, especially early in his career.
Uh, Boz was the illustrator for Dickens.
I was mistaken. Thank you for your correction.