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fandomsecrets2012-07-22 03:13 pm
case) wrote in fandomsecrets2012-07-22 03:13 pm
[ SECRET POST #2028 ]
⌈ Secret Post #2028 ⌋
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Honestly, when it comes to fanfiction and especially AUs, names are the strongest link in what can sometimes be a very, very tenuous connection. I don't blame writers for holding on to them, even if there are "canon" counterparts. When they aren't the name that really describes the character to you in your mind, they often don't serve their purpose.
I don't even like changing names for genderswap and I love genderswap. Thus, genderswap only really works for me in canon where characters are typically known by their last names, like Star Trek. An altered name really brings me out of the story almost completely.
In summation: I ain't even mad.
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And in this day in age you're much likelier to meet a Thor irl than a Donald.
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(Anonymous) 2012-07-23 12:53 am (UTC)(link)no subject
I prefer name changes in genderswap, since it helps me picture the swapped version of the character in my head better (though it needs to sound like the character's canon name), but I can understand your point as well. It's a difficult balance, with AU and genderswap, on keeping true to the characters but also making the changes more than artificial.
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(Anonymous) 2012-07-23 12:18 pm (UTC)(link)