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9 years ago
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I'd imagine, that in this community everyone has lived under a different name at one point or another, weather in public or just as a screen name in a messaging program. I know I have, i mean my name isn't REALLY Tio but that's what everyone calls me online.
But I was just thinking back on the time i lost my name, and I realize how important names or, weather chosen for yourself or given at birth, and how a sudden name change forced on you by other people could effect your individuality.
I remember being 18 and moving in with friends for the first time, all the way on the other side of the countery. It was a stupid experiment that failed miserably, but it taught me one important lesson.. introduce yourself to people under a name you actually like. I happened to RP on SecondLife under the name Terin at the time, and that's the name MOST of my friends got to know me as. Thing is I only used it IN SecondLife, no where else. I was always Tio elsewhere.
I never corrected my roomates, i mean it's the name they got to know me as, why should i force them to call me anything different? Big mistake... I don't know why but that name started to grate on me, badly, it felt like i was losing my identity. It was a really odd feeling. I ended up exploding on them one day when they called me Terin, it was a bad time for me.
So I guess with me moving into my own place once again this experience has kinda been on my mind. Would i have the same feeling if my friends only called me Tio? I like Tio I've been going by it since I was 17 and joined the babyfur/cub community as a whole so i wouldn't think it would be an issue, but i dunno.
Have you guys had issues with your identity like that? I'd love to hear any stories about it, see what people think.
But I was just thinking back on the time i lost my name, and I realize how important names or, weather chosen for yourself or given at birth, and how a sudden name change forced on you by other people could effect your individuality.
I remember being 18 and moving in with friends for the first time, all the way on the other side of the countery. It was a stupid experiment that failed miserably, but it taught me one important lesson.. introduce yourself to people under a name you actually like. I happened to RP on SecondLife under the name Terin at the time, and that's the name MOST of my friends got to know me as. Thing is I only used it IN SecondLife, no where else. I was always Tio elsewhere.
I never corrected my roomates, i mean it's the name they got to know me as, why should i force them to call me anything different? Big mistake... I don't know why but that name started to grate on me, badly, it felt like i was losing my identity. It was a really odd feeling. I ended up exploding on them one day when they called me Terin, it was a bad time for me.
So I guess with me moving into my own place once again this experience has kinda been on my mind. Would i have the same feeling if my friends only called me Tio? I like Tio I've been going by it since I was 17 and joined the babyfur/cub community as a whole so i wouldn't think it would be an issue, but i dunno.
Have you guys had issues with your identity like that? I'd love to hear any stories about it, see what people think.
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I'm not sure if I should be offended or not to be honest. I don't commend taking someone's name and character by any means- that's ate up and wrong. However I also realize that, at heart, this really is just make believe animals that represent us online. I'm by no stretch ACTUALLY Bloo, just my personality imprinted on a character. So it's hard to actually be -really- upset. It's a major nuisance however, but I can't say I feel my identity is at stake. Truly your friends know who you are, as does your family, and that is really what matters in the end, is it not? No matter the name, you know who you are.