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One thing occasionally having female characters in online games has taught me, gender neutral names are good. You see, an online persona can ultimately leak into the real world. It would just add that extra level of odd to have someone introduce the big hairy guy as, "Yeah, hi, this is Arianna. From online?" Right.
The thing is, my own name, once uncommon and always male, has been blurred transgender over the years. The name seems to pop up more now and half the time on girls. I've had in large number of friends named things like Chris and always thought the gender confusion a hassle I was happy to be without.
Somehow it snuck up on me and my name has become a Tracy, an Alex, a Leslie even. I'm a little miffed. A name is an identity and I was always happy to be the only one in a class or a school. Rare enough at the time that people would say things like, "I think I knew an X once." Perhaps it just popularity that's annoying me and gender confusion is just salt in the wound?
It shouldn't bother me. I play with many people who know me by many different monikers. As long as you're not confused with some asshole who cares, right? Still bugs me, though.
I know, I have "Sympathy for the Devil" playing in my head now, but I've never posted my real name to a blog and never plan to.
The thing is, my own name, once uncommon and always male, has been blurred transgender over the years. The name seems to pop up more now and half the time on girls. I've had in large number of friends named things like Chris and always thought the gender confusion a hassle I was happy to be without.
Somehow it snuck up on me and my name has become a Tracy, an Alex, a Leslie even. I'm a little miffed. A name is an identity and I was always happy to be the only one in a class or a school. Rare enough at the time that people would say things like, "I think I knew an X once." Perhaps it just popularity that's annoying me and gender confusion is just salt in the wound?
It shouldn't bother me. I play with many people who know me by many different monikers. As long as you're not confused with some asshole who cares, right? Still bugs me, though.
I know, I have "Sympathy for the Devil" playing in my head now, but I've never posted my real name to a blog and never plan to.