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in reply to a message by vigdis
I feel a great deal of ambivalence toward Joan. I consider it handsome, and I like seeing it used to some extent. I want to like it -- I like other names with a similar feel (like Judith and Susan) -- but I just can't get excited about it. I like Jean and Jane moderately, but only as first names. Joan I would like as a middle name -- it doesn't seem like a filler. I find Joanie annoying.
My office has a young male patient named Joan, which is maybe part of my issue. His parents' first language is Spanish or maybe Portuguese, and his name is supposed to be pronounced more like Juan, but they pronounce it like the English girls' name Joan (JONE) when they talk to English-speakers. I think it's so weird.
My office has a young male patient named Joan, which is maybe part of my issue. His parents' first language is Spanish or maybe Portuguese, and his name is supposed to be pronounced more like Juan, but they pronounce it like the English girls' name Joan (JONE) when they talk to English-speakers. I think it's so weird.
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Pronouncing Joan like the girls' first name? That's like they're setting him up to be gay.
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My dad is Lynn.
And he's as straight as you get. My brother is Ben, and he's as gay as you get.
And he's as straight as you get. My brother is Ben, and he's as gay as you get.
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Well, that was an ignorant comment.
Well, that was an ignorant comment.
This message was edited 1/14/2011, 6:18 PM
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Wow.
You really think a name will make someone gay?
You really think a name will make someone gay?
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I just feel that a boy named Joan pronounced like the girls' name might get beaten up.
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getting beat up = gay?
don't think so.
don't think so.
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Okay, that is a fairer comment- but that isn't the same as "setting them up to be gay"
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