every time I see non Asians go by Asian names online I get whiplash bc I'm like o shit another one of me!! then I find out they are a white weeb from Arkansas going by Haru that can't name more than 3 countries in Asia
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the naming of hunger games characters is absolutely masterful. each one could have a whole page written about it, and tho i can't say anything that hasn't already been pointed out a million times, i do want to highlight one generality. most of the names in the districts are one of two things: common words (altered or not) to become names, often in line with their district's culture (Gloss, Thresh), or phonetic shifts of contemporary common names (peeta being derived from peter). this suggests, without changing how the characters speak, the idea of linguistic evolution, which in turn is representative of change and of local cultural. the districts are a people in dialogue and evolution with one another. and now compare this with the names of those in the capitol. off the top of my head i think of Plutarch, Coriolanus, Flavius, fucking Caesar. these are, one, roman names, which further serves to reinforce the comparison between the capitol and rome and all that entails, but these roman names, names that have been etched in stone and unchanged for millennia, are a stark contrast with the alive and dynamic names of the districts. it's just another (not so) subtle way that collins reminds us of the differences and the values of the capitol versus the districts.
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I’ll be your mirror, reflect what you are…
(based on @hg-aneh ‘s angel/demon)
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hii can u make some cute/coquette random users pls? :) thanks
── ◜✧◞ cute coquette random theme! ﹕ᶻz
xioriae / deouxes / blushciu / amorquat
euphternal / faunsano / rosipure / ierronei
bxsouree / luvablz / nuokiias / criseurae
vieoeil / unpivioa / mysogeur / puedieu
rosculias / caelestiac / aeoncent / reverphic
chutoile / veusillon / an-cheri / sviisera
heurliuo / amiseuv / monichou / culturae
pls dont cancel me i just wanted a break
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