FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 3 days agoEverybody 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 problemmessage-squaremessage-square123linkfedilinkarrow-up1717arrow-down147
arrow-up1670arrow-down1message-squareEverybody 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 problemFreshParsnip@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 3 days agomessage-square123linkfedilink
minus-squareprocrastitron@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up39·2 days agoI feel silly now for not realizing that was a stage name. I straight up thought her actual name was “Whoopi”.
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 days agoAbout every actor or actress you’ve ever heard of is using a stage name. I forget the rules, but the name has to be unique, never used before. Acting guild thing? I forget.
I feel silly now for not realizing that was a stage name.
I straight up thought her actual name was “Whoopi”.
About every actor or actress you’ve ever heard of is using a stage name. I forget the rules, but the name has to be unique, never used before. Acting guild thing? I forget.