personal names in tribal societies
It’s an interesting, very significant detail that in the tribal societies, which we think have the least individuality, people have the most individual names. One-of-a-kind names that come from their dreams or their actions, which are rarely repeated or handed down because they’re so individual. It’s as though, because the community shares so much and because so much is handed down through the community, individuality is treated with more respect.
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what to si
“C” is not an “a”, and it is not a “b” — this is to suggest that C is consequently flowing and not merely a choice. They don’t have to watch the
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say my name
How do we live by the names given to us? How do we choose a name, or should I ask how does the name choose us? I use a mononym — levèlsi — and choose to write it in lowercase letters. This stylistic decision is my way of resisting the authority over personal names.
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why the lucky stiff
In The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand, the phrase “Why, the lucky stiff!” is used by the character Gail Wynand (a powerful newspaper mogul who embodies
“C” is not an “a”, and it is not a “b” — this is to suggest that C is consequently flowing and not merely a choice. They don’t have to watch the
How do we live by the names given to us? How do we choose a name, or should I ask how does the name choose us? I use a mononym — levèlsi — and choose to write it in lowercase letters. This stylistic decision is my way of resisting the authority over personal names.
In The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand, the phrase “Why, the lucky stiff!” is used by the character Gail Wynand (a powerful newspaper mogul who embodies