anonymous 1728702099834

french american using a japanese name Were you even given permission to do so?????

Are you referring to the katakana in my display name here? You do realize that I just took it because that's the Japanese version of Ingo's name, right? Unless γƒŽγƒœγƒͺ has a very deep, complex meaning and sacred usage in Japanese culture, I don't think I've actually borrowed anything disrespectfully from that culture.

It's only a problem if I try claiming that this name isn't at all Japanese and I made it up myself. That's called "cultural appropriation". But I never claimed that any of my names were of my own making.

And then, my own personal opinion, I believe it would be wrong if I took a name of a deity or a spiritual figure from any culture or religion. But I'm doing none of those, am I?

"Were you even given permission to do so?????" Am I going to have to call the president of Japan and ask if I can use the Japanese version of a character I kin's name? /s

Also why are you staying anonymous if you think you have a correct opinion? Who are you hiding your account from like this?

Lmfao, you're not actually serious about your opinion or having a real debate at this rate, that's so funny. /s


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hi i was expecting something worse bc the TL;DR does make you sound ignorant (coming from a japanese person) but almost every pokΓ©mon character's name is culturally insignificant. γƒŽγƒœγƒͺ comes from the word δΈŠγ‚Š, which literally just means "down", just like how "ingo" comes from the word "ingoing". anon i know you were well intentioned but a lot of pokΓ©mon characters have either loan words or Fake Names as their name

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