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Mad genius, comedian, actor, and freelance voiceover artist broadcasting from the distant shores of Lake Erie (he/him)

Broadview Heights, Ohio
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    1. Arthur Chu‏Verified account @arthur_affect 14 Aug 2020

      So re: name discourse, I should say that I do in fact have a "Chinese name" that is, in the most technical sense, my "real birth name" (as in I had it before my parents decided on what my name in English would be) And I don't want people to use it

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    2. Arthur Chu‏Verified account @arthur_affect 14 Aug 2020

      This is kind of fraught, because there's all this stuff about immigration and assimilation tied up with it But, essentially, my Chinese name has never been my *legal* name on my birth certificate and it's not on any documents or anything, legally I've always been "Arthur Chu"

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    3. Arthur Chu‏Verified account @arthur_affect 14 Aug 2020

      A mangled version of my Chinese name is my legal middle name, which I'm fine with people knowing, if only as disambiguation from other "Arthur Chu"s But my whole life my actual Chinese name has only been used in the context of my parents and my other relatives saying it

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    4. Arthur Chu‏Verified account @arthur_affect 14 Aug 2020

      Thanks to various indignities associated with going viral, my Chinese name is out there on the Internet I have had people unexpectedly greet me with it before It's uncomfortable, it's a form of context collapse, like hearing a childhood nickname from a total stranger

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    5. Arthur Chu‏Verified account @arthur_affect 14 Aug 2020

      This isn't, I think, particularly unique, nor is it all that big a deal, but it's part of why True Name Discourse is uncomfortable for me (as I'm sure it was for Chuck Lorre getting yelled at about his "real name" by Charlie Sheen)

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    6. Arthur Chu‏Verified account @arthur_affect 14 Aug 2020

      (FWIW, the people I've found who most reliably "get" this are Jewish people who had "Hebrew school" names -- Chuck Lorre was, in fact, named "Charles" on his birth certificate just like I was "Arthur", even though his "real name" among his older relatives was "Chaim")

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    7. Arthur Chu‏Verified account @arthur_affect 14 Aug 2020

      Anyway that's my very small personal contribution to this Discourse about "real names" and pseudonyms I haven't actually had much occasion to use different names in different contexts but everyone from an immigrant culture knows that it's a Thing and that it's personal

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      Arthur Chu‏Verified account @arthur_affect 14 Aug 2020

      I'm very big on Asian representation and on being proud of where I come from but I'd still experience someone *demanding* my "real name" from me or rewriting my life story to use my "real name" as a hugely invasive, presumptuous act

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        2.  🐘 🦎 😺 🐱 🐾 👩‍🎨 🐶 🐕 🐈 🐍‏ @JennaGermain 14 Aug 2020
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          A lesser example is my name is Jenna, but on my birth certificate is Jennifer. I had a coworker who insisted on calling me that even though I repeatedly asked her not to because the only person ever to call me that was my mother when I was in trouble so hearing it makes me uneasy

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        2. Silent Snerk‏ @SilentSnerk 14 Aug 2020
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          Honestly this sounds pretty familiar with a lot of different people I know, and seems reasonable to keep to the same standard: call a person by the name they gave you, not what you've decided on their behalf.

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        3. Arthur Chu‏Verified account @arthur_affect 14 Aug 2020
          Replying to @SilentSnerk

          I still think one of the funniest damn things was the line from A Very Potter Musical: Ron: "This is my sister Ginny, she's a freshman. Ginny, this is Harry Potter." Ginny: "Actually, it's Ginevra" *shaking hands* Harry: *considers* "Nah, Ginny's fine"

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        1. Eagle Fandom BNF  ☕️ 🦬‏ @trenchologist 14 Aug 2020
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          Thanks for this. I can't help but think many people asking after "real names" are engaging in questioning legitimacy, a 'No no, where are you *really* from' in another form. Even if subconsciously.

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        2. Kenneth Ayers‏ @Pseudonym_Ken 14 Aug 2020
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          Full name Kenneth, named after my father. Called Kenny my entire life. Ask coworkers to call me Kenneth, all of them call me Kenny. Nothing makes me feel like a respected professional as the diminutive form of my name. Not the same, but I can see how shitty it is from here.

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        3. V Carlson‏ @V_Carlson 14 Aug 2020
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          I have a stepbrother I knew as “Bill” for years. He told us he preferred “John” (his given name). I have been calling him “John” ever since. Did it take some effort on my part? Why, yes. So?

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