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HelpRe: Laura or Lauren?
in reply to a message by Luvbug86
I was talking to a friend a while back and I can't exactly remember the conversation, but his initial comment was something like "we better meet for brunch early tomorrow to beat all the Emilys."
He was, of course, suggesting that Emily is the most basic of white girl names, so bland that it could be used as a term for the archetypical basic ass white girl obsessed with brunch.
I was thrilled with this, but I suggested that Lauren was actually a better name to use than Emily. Everyone agreed instantly.
All this to say, while I like the sound of Lauren, it is so basic, so insipid, that it could be anybody (in an American context at least).
This is why I prefer Laura. It feels slightly out of fashion and lacks Lauren's polish, but it's spunkier, less generic... more dignified almost?
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He was, of course, suggesting that Emily is the most basic of white girl names, so bland that it could be used as a term for the archetypical basic ass white girl obsessed with brunch.
I was thrilled with this, but I suggested that Lauren was actually a better name to use than Emily. Everyone agreed instantly.
All this to say, while I like the sound of Lauren, it is so basic, so insipid, that it could be anybody (in an American context at least).
This is why I prefer Laura. It feels slightly out of fashion and lacks Lauren's polish, but it's spunkier, less generic... more dignified almost?
This message was edited 7/9/2018, 2:47 AM
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