#what's in a name?

[a-river-of-stars]

Heero Yuy chose his name like Relena Darlian chose her name like Zechs Merquise chose his name like Duo Maxwell chose his name like Trowa Barton chose his name

Some have their names chosen for them by loved ones or superiors, others choose them entirely on their own, but in the end they all choose the names they've adopted over their birth names

Quatre and Wufei are the only major protagonists who go by their own birth names for the entire series run

Gundam Wing supports your right to leave behind your deadname and choose a new name for yourself

Or rob a dead guy for his name if you can't be bothered to come up with your own

[youtappedout]

[flowerishness]

Eucomis comosa (pineapple lily)

Pineapple lilies are from South Africa and they do best in full sun. Under normal conditions, all of these flower stalks would be standing up straight. But these plants are growing in the courtyard of a two story building and have flopped over, likely reaching for the sun in the limited 'time window' they have available.

I think the common name 'pineapple lily' is a bit misleading. They're certainly not members of the genus Lilium (they're more closely related to hyacinths) and these flower stalks don't look like any lily I've ever seen. Furthermore, pineapples are from South America and except for a similar tuft of leaves on the top, pineapple lilies seem to be missing the most important part - a pineapple.

[reelaround-deactivated05312024]

lolita, nabokov || senilità, svevo (transl. de Zoete) || wide sargasso sea, rhys

[troius]

[historyfiles]

What's in a Name? - Alani & Roxolani

Popular names tend to get used by all sorts of people within the same general cultural group, even today, and there were several pockets of Alani or variants, such as Roxolani during the Roman period in Europe:

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WIP WEDNESDAY

Week 13!

You know, I was thinking of doing two WIPs this week as it is my bday week and I thought I'd gift you all, but I ultimately went with this instead. The other wip might actually get posted as a complete story hahaha.

Anyway, with all the SxF theories going around, I dug deep for a story I started last year based on them, and thought I'd give you some heartache.

Here's a snippet from my story 'Match' that may one day be complete

Enjoy!

If it's too hard to read (literally, too small), let me know!

Hope you enjoyed and see you next week!

[peterlorrefanpage]

Idle Musings: Names

I've been sitting on this thought for ages -

I wonder if Peter Lorre ever referred to himself as "Laszlo" in private, or if his loved ones did.

Speaking specifically of actors changing their names, it seems a fair number of them do because someone told them they should - as in Peter's case.

Even assuming the actor's full agreement with the change, I was musing over things like - How long does it take someone to get used to it? Does the person ever truly think of themselves as that name for real, and not just a stage name they put on and take off?

Or maybe it's no more of different than changing one's name through marriage or other forms of partnership. I realize all this can be intensely anecdotal.

In any case, much as I adore the very name "Peter Lorre" because that's how I knew him first, and even one of his brothers changed his name to "Andrew Lorre," it's fun to wonder if Peter was still "Laczy" (pronounced Lazzy) to anyone. And if he answered to it. 😊

[mosraev]

Lyrics through the decade 10/11

I've decided to collect all the songs I've made through the last decade and share my favourite snippets with you guys. The pictures for the backgrounds will (as much as possible) be pictures I've taken the same year as the lyrics were written. The full lyrics may or may not be made official someday.

Part 10; 2022

Last year was probably my most productive year in that almost all the songs I made I finished and have performed for others. It was also a year full of introspection and changes. The themes is still therapeutic yet outside of gender dysphoria I also explore themes like loneliness, existential dread and loss.

More info under the line

Stay creative, my fellow foxes 🦊💚

Song 1 (pic1); Himlen Falder Ned

Starting out strong with my second ever current affairs/politics/war song this time about Ukraine. It hadn't been a day after learning about the first attack on Ukraine that I felt moved enough to make a song about it.

Featured lyric:

Original: Den due som du skød i nat, det var den hvide due af fred.

Hvad var det ved dens sang der fyldte dit hjerte med had?

Translated to English: The dove you shot tonight is the white dove of peace.

What was it with its song that filled your heart with hatred?

Song2 (pic2); Adulthood

Changes gears completely this is a song I wrote in May about feeling quite bad at being an adult - so of course it is played on a ukulele as a cherry on top. Jokes aside this silly little song was actually quite therapeutic as well letting me know it is okay to be a mess of a human.

Featured lyric:

How can I call myself an adult?

I'm barely holding on.

Song3 (pic3); Golden

This song was the first I wrote on my new guitar that has a golden colour so I knew it would be a song called Golden. What I didn't know at the time was how full of existential dread the lyrics would be. It is pretty much a song about feeling left behind by your peers after being told your whole life you are the golden/gifted child. It is one of the few songs featured here I actually haven't payed for others yet.

Featured lyric:

In the light that's our world burning we look golden now.

Song4 (pic 4); I Am Here

In June I wrote this song about my experience with gender. I'd challenged myself to only use four or less words for the chorus. I really like the nerve this song ended up having so it is probably the one song about my gender experience I feel best fit (so far).

Featured lyric:

((Extended)) I'm a liar, impostor, the list goes on.

I failed to be a daughter, and I'll fail to be a son.

Song5 (pic5); Ensomhedens Ven

My summer camp song this year - it was created through another challenge where I was challenged to personify a concept so I chose loneliness and gave them an arch from seeking a friend, finding one and changing into another being (loneliness becomes immersion). Silly on the surface yet I hope a bit deep when you look into it.

Featured lyric:

Original: Ensomhed hedder nu fordybelsestid - tid til at finde sig selv.

Translated to English: Loneliness is now called immersion - time to find yourself.

Song6 (pic6); What's In A Name?

After summer camp I was visiting my mother's house staying in a room filled with old stuff of mine with my deadname on it so I wrote this song as a song to come to terms with my experience and my parents' experience of my name change. Another song I haven't played for people yet.

Featured lyric: You put your memories into a six-letter frame

that no longer describes me, so remind me:

What's in a name?

Song7 (pic7); Don't Call Me She

This song was born after an unfortunate experience at summer camp when my choir leader gave me strong dysphoria pretty much calling me a woman to my face. I ran to the bathroom crying and wrote the first verse. The rest of the song was finished a month later, and it is a song about how words can hurt as a trans person. You can listen to the song here.

Featured lyric: These words hurt like tiny knives programmed to act on voice cue.

Song8 (pic8); Little Red Bird

This song is about the loss of losing my grandmother. She died around the time the season 3 premiere of the Owl House was airing so my mind blended her loss and (spoilers) Flapjack's together. I later learned that cardinals are said to be souls of deceased loved ones visiting you so it fit. Also my grandmother wanted me to promise not to get a tattoo yet my first tattoo became a tribute to her; a Flapjack on my arm.

Featured lyric: I have to break a promise, I never fully made.

Because I see you in the little red bird, and I don't want to forget you.

[punkrockmixtapes]

The Name - Fuck Art Lets Dance

[youtappedout]

also Kevin: "I've been to his house, I met his dog"

[flowerishness]

Eriocapitella hupehensis (Japanese anemone) and Bombus (bumblebee)

I've always called this flower a Japanese anemone (Anemone Japonica) but in 2018 it was officially renamed Eriocapitella hupehensis. It's new species name means "from Hupeh province, China". Unfortunately, most gardening websites (and all the plant shops I visit) still refer to this as a Japanese anemone. Change comes slowly to the gardening world and I'm sure people will still be calling this a Japanese anemone in a thousand year's time.

As for the 'positive affirmation' message rocks, I avoid these things in my own garden. I much prefer it when my flowers speak for themselves.

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you're allowed to discuss and work together, reblog for a higher sample size or something

You have 1 week, good luck!

[justhere4coffee]

I've been seeing more people trying to rearrange it back to GLBT recently, with no regard for this element of the history, as if gay men somehow are slighted by not being first in the list. This is a nice read and a clear explanation as to why it is the way it is, and why we should not be reordering it again!

The LGBTQ community has seen controversy regarding acceptance of different groups (bisexual and transgender individuals have sometimes been marginalized by the larger community), but the term LGBT has been a positive symbol of inclusion and reflects the embrace of different identities and that we’re stronger together and need each other. While there are differences, we all face many of the same challenges from broader society.

In the 1960′s, in wider society the meaning of the word gay transitioned from ‘happy’ or ‘carefree’ to predominantly mean ‘homosexual’ and was an umbrella term that meant anyone who wasn’t cisgender or heterosexual. The community embraced the word ‘gay’ as a mark of pride.

The modern fight for queer rights is considered to have begun with The Stonewall Riots in 1969 and was called the Gay Liberation Movement and the Gay Rights Movement.

The acronym GLB surfaced around this time to also include Lesbian and Bisexual people who felt “gay” wasn’t inclusive of their identities. 

Early in the gay rights movement, gay men were largely the ones running the show and there was a focus on men’s issues. Lesbians were unhappy that gay men dominated the leadership and ignored their needs and the feminist fight. As a result, lesbians tended to focus their attention on the Women’s Rights Movement which was happening at the same time. This dominance by gay men was seen as yet one more example of patriarchy and sexism. 

In the 1970′s, sexism and homophobia existed in more virulent forms and those biases against lesbians also made it hard for them to find their voices within women’s liberation movements. Betty Friedman, the founder of the National Organization for Women (NOW), commented that lesbians were a “lavender menace” that threatened the political efficacy of the organization and of feminism and many women felt including lesbians was a detriment.

In the 80s and 90s, a huge portion of gay men were suffering from AIDS while the lesbian community was largely unaffected. Lesbians helped gay men with medical care and were a massive part of the activism surrounding the gay community and AIDS. This willingness to support gay men in their time of need sparked a closer, more supportive relationship between both groups, and the gay community became more receptive to feminist ideals and goals. 

Approaching the 1990′s it was clear that GLB referred to sexual identity and wasn’t inclusive of gender identity and T should be added, especially since trans activist have long been at the forefront of the community’s fight for rights and acceptance, from Stonewall onward. Some argued that T should not be added, but many gay, lesbian and bisexual people pointed out that they also transgress established gender norms and therefore the GLB acronym should include gender identities and they pushed to include T in the acronym. 

GLBT became LGBT as a way to honor the tremendous work the lesbian community did during the AIDS crisis. 

Towards the end of the 1990s and into the 2000s, movements took place to add additional letters to the acronym to recognize Intersex, Asexual, Aromantic, Agender, and others. As the acronym grew to LGBTIQ, LGBTQIA, LGBTQIAA, many complained this was becoming unwieldy and started using a ‘+’ to show LGBT aren’t the only identities in the community and this became more common, whether as LGBT+ or LGBTQ+. 

In the 2010′s, the process of reclaiming the word “queer” that began in the 1980′s was largely accomplished. In the 2020′s the LGBTQ+ acronym is used less often as Queer is becoming the more common term to represent the community. 

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