tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post2929516055683846965..comments2024-01-28T04:42:49.700-08:00Comments on DIK (Desert Island Keepers): Pondering about Names Part 3DIK Ladieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03975839058527201650noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-6669026181186597492011-03-21T15:18:58.423-07:002011-03-21T15:18:58.423-07:00Hi Barb
Sometimes Asian names can be very confusin...Hi Barb<br />Sometimes Asian names can be very confusing - although I'm used to them and don't find them as much of a distraction as some Middle Eastern names. I think if authors keep it simple then it's still possible to have an Asian character without the name annoying the reader.<br /><br />I think romance has already taken over the world :).Jenrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492693697232134724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-17116744209688770642011-03-20T06:38:56.058-07:002011-03-20T06:38:56.058-07:00Interesting thoughts! My first response was - no,...Interesting thoughts! My first response was - no, I want "normal" names. But really, if some books try to appeal to a wider audience by simply using less Western names maybe Romance sales will take over the world :)Barbhttp://www.sugarbeatsbooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-26911910396236806292011-03-20T01:29:09.069-07:002011-03-20T01:29:09.069-07:00For some reason I wrote Taiwanese twice when I mea...For some reason I wrote Taiwanese twice when I meant to write Korean. Oops :).Jenrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492693697232134724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-90131946938753055762011-03-20T01:27:42.722-07:002011-03-20T01:27:42.722-07:00Tam: Yes, I read that one too. I knew I would for...Tam: Yes, I read that one too. I knew I would forget one.<br /><br />Anon: It wasn't my intention to be offensive, just that I know that what we call Asian in the UK isn't the same as what people in the US/Canada call Asian and I wanted to make the distinction. You are right in saying that even though Oriental is used in the UK, it isn't the best term to use. Instead, as much as we can, we try to differentiate between countries - Japanese, Taiwanese, Chinese, Malaysian, Taiwanese, etc, etc.<br /><br />Perhaps the way it is done in the US is better, but it's certainly a cultural thing.Jenrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492693697232134724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-53875850196560278002011-03-19T16:44:16.501-07:002011-03-19T16:44:16.501-07:00In the US, orientals would not be used to describe...In the US, orientals would not be used to describe East Asians - it's considered a derogatory and offensive term. Being Asian, I twitch when I see that term used to describe us.<br /><br />It's a case of your culture vs. my culture, I guess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-44623398116240754422011-03-19T11:41:43.767-07:002011-03-19T11:41:43.767-07:00Oh, I thought of another one. It was in one of the...Oh, I thought of another one. It was in one of the Sindustry volumes with the Indian prostitute and the guy who was obsessing over an Indian coworker or something like that and was using the prostitute as a substitute of sorts.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15495571402942021799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-33512843555359669532011-03-19T10:50:39.383-07:002011-03-19T10:50:39.383-07:00That's my usual reaction to his story blurbs. ...That's my usual reaction to his story blurbs. :)Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12959009113795804133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-52116102015754511782011-03-19T10:39:51.104-07:002011-03-19T10:39:51.104-07:00Chris: I'm laughing at the blurb of the Kris K...Chris: I'm laughing at the blurb of the Kris Klein story :).Jenrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492693697232134724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-39070024214052705622011-03-19T10:38:30.419-07:002011-03-19T10:38:30.419-07:00In the UK it's Asian or Oriental to distinguis...In the UK it's Asian or Oriental to distinguish between those in India?Pakistan and Japan/China?Korea.<br /><br />I've read those stories and forgotten them - except the two dads one. I remember the story in A Brush of Wings. The hero was Hindu.Jenrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492693697232134724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-18115669504713937832011-03-19T09:03:37.987-07:002011-03-19T09:03:37.987-07:00Good questions, Jen! I know I've read somethin...Good questions, Jen! I know I've read something with an Indian/South Asian character that hasn't been mentioned here, but I am not coming up with the name. I HAVEN'T read <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10822847-indian-giver" rel="nofollow"><i>Indian Giver</i> by Kris Klein</a>...Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12959009113795804133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-63650457841093180022011-03-19T08:35:05.107-07:002011-03-19T08:35:05.107-07:00I wrote a short for fun that no one's ever rea...I wrote a short for fun that no one's ever read (except maybe you) with a half/Libyan/half/Canadian named Omar. :-)<br /><br />There is the baby book, Her Two Dads by Ariel Tachna which had Sri who was Indian. <br /><br />The Tenth Avatar was in the Brush of Wings Anthology and that had Arun who moved from India to the US. <br /><br />Those are the only ones I can think of. Here we call them Asians and South Asians, meaning India/Pakistan/etc. We have many Muslims in my neighborhood and probably 40% of my daughter's high school is Muslim although mostly middle eastern rather than South Asian. Not all Muslims and many Indians are not, they are Hindu, practice their religion much so you can always write non-practicing characters or men who moved away from their families to a more liberal region like the UK or US in part because they are gay and didn't have the freedom back home. <br /><br />I'd be more than happy to see some more ethnic names of all types come up, but I supposed depending on the city/location it has to make sense. You can get away with an Omar in Ottawa, not so much in a small southern town in Georgia.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15495571402942021799noreply@blogger.com