Culture Misappropriation

[Grey]

Personally, I just look up census records from the region and time period in which the character was born.  Pick forename that sounds good, combine with surname, carry on. 


I won't comment on the tangential discussions ongoing in the thread because A) it's off topic and B) I can only scream the word 'research' so many times per year. 

 

[Doc]

I haven't read these three pages worth of argumentative essays, so I don't know if this point has been brought up, but... It's just a name.  People make up fake names to make their characters individuals. I don't see the issue...

 

[thoughtless]

I haven't read these three pages worth of argumentative essays, so I don't know if this point has been brought up, but... It's just a name.  People make up fake names to make their characters individuals. I don't see the issue...





 






 

Well saying that "It's just a name" isn't necessarily true. In other countries, names have a huge cultural importance. If you're going to make someone who is of that ethnicity and has a name from that ethnic group, then it's a good thing to be aware of the cultural importance of the names and not just throw something together that makes no sense. Though this would really only go for a roleplay set in our current world/heavily influenced by our current world. If it's in a whole different fantasy world that's untouched by the reality we're in now, then names are pretty much fair game.


For roleplays that do take place in our world, whether in the future or the past, I don't understand why someone wouldn't put the effort into choosing a name that makes at least a lick of sense. There's a site I always use to choose character names called Behind The Name that flat out tells you the whole background for the name. It doesn't require hours and hours of research. Though it is usually the last name that is more important the first.

 

[Cashdash25]

Guys, this is an internet forum, populated mostly by teenagers, dedicated to writing fictional stories on the internet. It and everything that takes place on it are of such minuscule importance as to be worth less than nothing. If you want to put in the effort to make sure the names of your characters are linguistically correct for the time period, then props to you for putting the effort in. If you seriously find yourself becoming angry, irritated or what have you because someone else misused a name for a fictional character on an internet forum. I'm sorry, but the problem is with you and you should probably take a long hard look at your life and do some rethinking on the matter.

 

[simj26]

Guys, this is an internet forum, populated mostly by teenagers, dedicated to writing fictional stories on the internet. It and everything that takes place on it are of such minuscule importance as to be worth less than nothing. If you want to put in the effort to make sure the names of your characters are linguistically correct for the time period, then props to you for putting the effort in. If you seriously find yourself becoming angry, irritated or what have you because someone else misused a name for a fictional character on an internet forum. I'm sorry, but the problem is with you and you should probably take a long hard look at your life and do some rethinking on the matter.

So by right, non sequiteur, if my character breaks all laws of physics with no exact explanation how at all other than a literal shrug and a 'XD LOL', it's allowed, right, because 'lol, its internet, ugh, you dont need to analyse it so much, dude, christ, you need to get a life XD'? Because in a fictional world, even if it's based off realism, I can do whatever I want because IT'S NOT REAL.





Okay, sure man, I'll keep that in mind.

 

[Doc]

So by right, non sequiteur, if my character breaks all laws of physics with no exact explanation how at all other than a literal shrug and a 'XD LOL', it's allowed, right, because 'lol, its internet, ugh, you dont need to analyse it so much, dude, christ, you need to get a life XD'? Because in a fictional world, even if it's based off realism, I can do whatever I want because IT'S NOT REAL.


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Okay, sure man, I'll keep that in mind.

Yeah. What he said. lol

 

[Cashdash25]

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If you want to reduce the argument to its most basic form, yes. It's not real and it doesn't matter, that's why Exalted exists.


But hey, MEMES.

 

[Upton O Goode]

Here's some dumb Japanese names for you guys;


Destrushia


Maindofurendo


Iomaski


You google the first two, you will find the asses from which they were pulled.

 

[JayTee]

Well I think this thread as run it's course and can now be officially declared a shitshow. @The Dark Wizard, can I get a ruling here?

 

[kibou]

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