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> People don't call a boy a man or a girl a woman Well, a "girl" is a subset of "woman", and is definitely more a woman than a man. But we can agree to disagre
by tomp 11y ago
> People don't call a boy a man or a girl a woman
Well, a "girl" is a subset of "woman", and is definitely more a woman than a man. But we can agree to disagree.
> If I greet myself as Veronica it's safe to assume that is my name.
Well, if you introduce yourself as "Veronica", of course I'll call you by that name. But at the same time, I still consider "What's your real/previous name?" a perfectly valid question (based on curiosity, not insults), just like I would consider it for Prince or Madonna.
- norea-armozel 11y ago>"What's your real/previous name?" a perfectly valid question That's your problem right there. Veronica is my real (legal) name. It's not for you or anyone to decide what is my real (legal) name in a social situation. This is not a matter of a background check for a job or a security clearance. If you as a person can't acknowledge my name and my existence as is then the middle finger is going to be my answer back (and probably my fist if it gets rowdy).