Comment on Everybody is fine with celebrities like Whoopi Goldberg making up fake names for themselves, but when someone chooses a name for themselves to suit their gender identity it's suddenly a problem

Tollana1234567@lemmy.today ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  It is pretty arbitrary which names we consider masculine and which names we consider feminine. On Big Brother Canada, there was a man named Hope. A man named Ashley works as a writer for Marvel Studios.

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  • Ageroth@reddthat.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    And we cannot forget one of the best comedy actors of all time, Leslie Neilson

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    • ArmchairAce1944@discuss.online ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Who also has astonishing range, too. He was a serious actor before Airplane. Since halloween is coming up, watch the 1982 movie Creepshow. There was a short with him in it (it is an anthology) and he very convincingly plays a murderous wealthy Creep.

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  • phar@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Ashley used to primarily be a mans name

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    • ArmchairAce1944@discuss.online ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Ash from Evil Dead is a certified badass.

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      • phar@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        My wife knows my celebrity man crush is Bruce Campbell

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