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in reply to a message by Billina
I think of Sigourney Weaver in Alien. The character was always addressed as Ripley, so it started to sound like a girl name.
I remember Believe it or Not too, but the name didn't stand out so much there.
Weaver's character made the name seem scrappy and heroic. Regardless, it's totally not my style, not for real life. Too surnamey/doggie.
Mostly it makes me think of "ripple"-y and seems unisex that way.
I'd rather see it on a guy though, just because the "Rip" part also sounds subtly violent. Something about "violent" associations with feminine gender, often seems more repulsive and stupid to me than "violent" associations with masculine gender, which are more just cartoonish or symbolic. (Not in every case)
- mirfak
I remember Believe it or Not too, but the name didn't stand out so much there.
Weaver's character made the name seem scrappy and heroic. Regardless, it's totally not my style, not for real life. Too surnamey/doggie.
Mostly it makes me think of "ripple"-y and seems unisex that way.
I'd rather see it on a guy though, just because the "Rip" part also sounds subtly violent. Something about "violent" associations with feminine gender, often seems more repulsive and stupid to me than "violent" associations with masculine gender, which are more just cartoonish or symbolic. (Not in every case)
- mirfak
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