having legal names treated by authorities as "real" names has convinced so many people that its bizarre to have more than one name throughout one's life, when the opposite is true.
names are gifts. we receive many throughout our lives. we always give ourself this gift (though many of us lie to ourselves about it). and sometimes we share that gift to ourselves with others.
a name has power given the social world that carries it. remember this every time youre given a name, every time you gift others a name, and every time you share the gift of your name with others.
having legal names treated by authorities as "real" names has convinced so many people that its bizarre to have more than one name throughout one's life, when the opposite is true.
names are gifts. we receive many throughout our lives. we always give ourself this gift (though many of us lie to ourselves about it). and sometimes we share that gift to ourselves with others.
@exiliaex
Errr... I'm a cis male. And I've had at least five "names".
I have this one for the Internet. I have a second one that's on my government ID. And because my RL name is hard for many other languages to pronounce (it has two dipthongs that are rare outside of English), every language that I learn, I pick a localized name.
Gregory's Server
@exiliaex that's crazy
@exiliaex Just assume the absolute worst. Anything beyond that is a relief.
@exiliaex reminds me of the infamous "NO SNACK CAR" #FOIA https://www.muckrock.com/news/archives/2016/mar/14/muckrocks-redaction-hall-shame/