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Re: Authenticity in character names

by Septapus (Buneary)

8/17/2023, 3:00 PM

Honestly, I think a lot of it is because the author didn't do the research on the culture or because they're thinking in stereotypes. For example, Law and Order featured a Brazilian character named Javier in one episode. Javier is a Spanish name, not a Portuguese one - the proper Portuguese form would be Xavier.

As a fan of Tim Burton, I know that a lot of elements in that movie were not in the original book, but that's a discussion for another day.

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- c2121053 +4

8/17/2023, 5:46 PM

Can

Can you please remove this message?

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- Septapus (Buneary) +3

8/17/2023, 6:10 PM

I didn't say that.

- c2121053 +2

8/17/2023, 8:53 PM

why do you mean that they are thinking when you say that they are thinking in stereotypes?

- Septapus (Buneary) +1

8/19/2023, 3:29 PM

With the example I used...there's a common stereotype among foreigners (especially Americans) that Brazilians speak Spanish.

- Amphelise (Chrisell)

8/22/2023, 11:37 PM

I would suggest that that’s a misapprehension rather than a stereotype.

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