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>>93878
Yeah, but if we get all super-technical (again) Iroh's name shouldn't have really been possible in Chinese, either (and Iroh *was* culturally Chinese, the whole Fire Nation basically was.) I used to be really really hard on the names I find in fanfics, until I realized something: aside from authentic names that were pronounced all Americanized, the writers just went with a sort of vague cultural aesthetic for many of the names. The cultural influence is a lot stronger with the visuals, environments and mythology. A lot of the new names for Korra didn't strike me as very authentic either, mostly for Tenzin's kids and Amon.
...That said, if I run into a fanfic with odd or obviously Western names, I still rage. Worst offender of that was a fic called "The Silk Fan" one that tried to give Suki backstory. It made Suki from some other Earth Kingdom village who was recruited to the Kyoshi Warriors (which made *no* goddamn sense) and worst of all...was the fucking names. OhhughUGHGHGHGBBLELE...the names make me do my best Brian Blessed impression, I swear.
She had a family, born to her parents Amako (can kinda see that name in Avatar) and Fonil, with sisters Ritu, who is described as having "gold curls" (b-blonde hair?) and Niya. (What) She encounters the Kyoshi Warriors for the first time in the second chapter and their names are Burin and Duree. (WHAT)
I stopped reading it. Stopped cold. I was completely broken out of the story. 12 chapters, plus prologue and by the start of the second chapter, the story shot itself in the head and sprayed me with all the residue. The Universe was officially broken. Suki wasn't a girl with a culture based off Japan in a Pan-Asian world anymore, she was in fucking Hyrule, that's what these names did to me. Suki could have mounted up, dressed in green, picked up an ocarina, and become the Hero of Time, and these names would have all made perfect sense.
Sage for off topic.
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