Line #21 Quotes/GenderBlenderName


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2	[[folder:Anime and Manga]]
3	->"'''Kamille?' I thought I heard a girl's name, but that's clearly a boy.''"
4	-->-- '''Jerrid Messa''', ''Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam''
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6
7	[[folder:Fan Works]]
8	->'''Ash:''' ''Ashley?'' Your middle name is ''Ashley''? But that's a ''girl's'' name!\
9	'''Professor Oak:''' Ashley is also a man's name. It was my grandfather's name, as a matter of fact. But for the reason you just mentioned, I convinced your mother that Ash would be a more suitable choice.
10	-->-- ''Fanfic/{{Mended}}''
11
12	->''"When Lynn and I first saw that one in the baby name book, we were surprised that it even existed; the only spellings we knew were 'Lenny' and 'Lennie' and they were both for boys. We originally disregarded it in favor of more traditional girl names like Lauren or Linda. But in the end, I went back to Leni because it's rare. I want her to truly feel unique, that she is one of a kind."''
13	-->-- ''Fanfic/MySisterLeni''
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15
16	[[folder:Film -- Animated]]
17	->''"Let's call her Brenda. Oh, no, let's call him Fred."''
18	-->-- '''Sophie & Nick's mother''', ''WesternAnimation/FamousFred''
19
20	->'''Receptionist:''' ...''You're'' the two o'clock?\
21	'''[[DastardlyWhiplash Bowler Hat Guy]]:''' Yes!\
22	'''Receptionist:''' ...You're Mary Johnson.\
23	'''Bowler Hat Guy:''' Err... It's short for... um... er...\
24	'''Receptionist:''' ...Marion?\
25	'''Bowler Hat Guy:''' ...Uh, can that be a boy's name?\
26	'''Receptionist:''' sighs Yes.\
27	'''Bowler Hat Guy:''' Oooh! Yes! Yes it is!
28	-->-- ''WesternAnimation/MeetTheRobinsons''
29
30	->'''Stu Pickles:''' She's beautiful! She's... a boy? Well, I guess we can't name him after my mother.\
31	'''Didi Pickles:''' He doesn't look like a 'Trixie'.
32	-->-- ''WesternAnimation/TheRugratsMovie''
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34
35	[[folder:Film -- Live-Action]]
36	->'''Master-at-Arms:''' And your name would be?\
37	'''Dr. Burke:''' "O'Brien". O. O'Brien. \
38	'''Master-at-Arms:''' "O"?\
39	'''Dr. Burke:''' "O".\
40	'''Master-at-Arms:''' "O" for... "Oswald"?\
41	'''Dr. Burke:''' No, no, no. "Ophelia". ({{Beat}}) Er... Mother wanted a girl, you see.
42	-->-- ''Film/DoctorInTrouble''
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44
45	[[folder:Literature]]
46	->''"A Note on Eloise: Okay by now it is apparent that I am trying to challenge gender norms in small ways. In this day and age it's becoming more common for girls to have traditionally masculine names but not the other way around. (Of course all names are technically gender neutral.) I'm trying to give a few more male characters traditionally female names..."''
47	-->-- ''Literature/CardForceInfection'' author's note
48
49	->''"Let's call her Seymour!"''
50	-->-- '''Girl''', ''Literature/SomeSwellPup''
51
52	->'''Narrator:''' But I thought that he was a boy?\
53	'''Christopher Robin:''' So did I.\
54	'''Narrator:''' Then you can't call him Winnie?\
55	'''Christopher Robin:''' I don't.\
56	'''Narrator:''' But you said...\
57	'''Christopher Robin:''' He's Winnie-''ther''-Pooh! Don't you know what 'ther' means?!\
58	'''Narrator:''' Ah, yes, now I do.
59	-->-- ''Literature/WinnieThePooh'', "Winnie the Pooh and Some Bees"
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61
62	[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
63	->'''Jayne:''' Well, as a rule, I say girlfolk ain't to be trusted.\
64	'''River:''' Jayne is a girl's name.\
65	'''Jayne:''' Well, Jayne ain't a girl! She starts in on that girl's name thing, I'll show her, good an' all, I got man parts!\
66	'''Simon:''' I'm trying to think of a way for you to be cruder. It's just... it's not coming.
67	-->-- ''Series/{{Firefly}}'', "[[Recap/FireflyE11Trash Trash]]"
68
69	->'''Lydia:''' Happy birthday, Dr. Berkowitz.\
70	'''Dr. Berkowitz:''' Oh please, call me Leslie.\
71	'''Lydia:''' Why would I do that -- that is a woman's name.
72	-->-- ''Series/OneDayAtATime2017''
73
74	->''"My father's name was Mary, his father's name was Mary, and his father's name was Craig."''
75	-->-- '''Mary Lightly''', ''Series/{{Psych}}''
76
77	->''(Mary is recounting details of a party)''\
78	'''Mary:''' OK, Taylor was drinking this soda--\
79	'''Emily:''' Wait, girl-Taylor or boy-Taylor?\
80	'''Mary:''' Girl-Taylor. But then Riley bumped into her.\
81	'''Emily:''' Girl-Riley or boy-Riley?\
82	'''Mary:''' Boy-Riley. But girl-Riley thought that they were flirting, so they broke up. And now girl-Taylor's with boy-Riley and girl-Riley's with boy-Taylor.
83	-->-- ''Series/SeeDadRun'' ep. 1x04
84
85	->'''Higgins:''' Jack is short for Jacqueline, yeah?\
86	'''Jack:''' No, it's short for 'my father wanted a boy'.
87	-->-- ''Series/TedLasso''
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89
90	[[folder:Video Games]]
91	->'''Brock:''' Y'know, when I heard that Ash Williams was gonna be here tonight, I kinda thought you were gonna be a girl.\
92	'''Ash:''' I've been getting a lot of that lately.\
93	'''Brock:''' It's probably the name Ashley. It used to be a boy's name but that was way back in the 40's. ''Film/GoneWithTheWind'' and all that.\
94	'''Ash:''' It's still a guy's name!\
95	'''Brock:''' Technically, sure, yeah. But now that the girls have gotten a toehold on it, dads don't wanna to slap a feminine name on their sons. Same thing happened to Lesley, Shannon and Vivien.\
96	'''Ash:''' Vivien?\
97	'''Brock:''' Oh yeah! Hank really dodged a bullet on that one. "Vivien Venture," ''brrrrrrr!''
98	-->-- ''VideoGame/PokerNight2''
99
100	->'''[[Literature/FullMetalPanic Karate Club member]]:''' Tell me your name.\
101	'''[[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Kamille Bidan]]:''' Kamille Bidan.\
102	'''Karate Club member:''' Kamille? That's a girl's na--\
103	'''Kamile:''' WHAT'S WRONG WITH BEING NAMED KAMILLE! I'M A GUY!\
104	(''Kamille kicks the Karate Club member's butt'')
105	-->-- ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsZ Third Super Robot Wars Z: Jigoku-hen]]''
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107
108	[[folder:Webcomics]]
109	->''(George is inviting Sasha, who she just met, to a sandwich shop)''\
110	'''George:''' So, err, what's your name?\
111	'''Sasha:''' Sasha!\
112	'''George:''' Omg isn't that a girl's na--\
113	'''Sasha:''' It's short for Alexander.\
114	'''George:''' Are you sure about that?\
115	'''Sasha:''' Yes.\
116	'''George:''' Haha.\
117	'''Sasha:''' Well what's your name, then?\
118	'''George:''' George.\
119	'''Sasha:''' Isn't that a boy's na--\
120	'''George:''' I will fart on your sandwich.
121	-->-- ''Webcomic/MonsterPop''
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123
124	[[folder:Western Animation]]
125	->'''Timmy:''' I, Timmy, candy-crunching warrior of Earth, have good news and bad news.\
126	'''Cosmo:''' The good news is, I've named my nickel Phillip!\
127	'''King Gripullon:''' What's the bad news?\
128	'''Cosmo:''' It's a ''girl'' nickel!
129	-->-- ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'', "[[Recap/TheFairlyOddParentsS1E3SpacedOut Spaced Out]]"
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131
132	[[folder:Miscellaneous]]
133	->''Name a girl Jack,'' my father said,\
134	''and she can't help but grow up strong.''\
135	''Raise her right,'' my father said,\
136	''and she'll make that name her own.''\
137	''Name a girl Jack and people will look at her twice,'' my father said.\
138	''For no good reason but to ask if her parents were crazy,'' my mother said.\
139	And back and forth it went until I was Jackie.
140	-->-- ''Brown Girl Dreaming'', Jacqueline Woodson
141
142	->''"Lord" is a male title, the female equivalent is "Lady". "Lightlord" would be a fine title if all of the monsters were male - which they are not. You would have to use "Lightlord" for the male monsters and "Lightlady" for the female ones. But what about Ryko and Gragonith, are they "Lightlord" or "Lightlady"? Perhaps we'd need a 3rd category, called "Lighthing". Or perhaps "Lightit". Also you'd need to change things like Judgment Dragon to work off of "Lightlord and/or Lightlady". Or even "Lightlord / Lightlady / Lightit monsters".''
143	-->-- Kevin Tewart, ''TabletopGame/YuGiOh'' translator
144	[[/folder]]

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