Oh lord, CrazyCrazy is attempting to engage me again. This time she's picking a nit about gender-neutral names, and the fact that I expressed interest in having one in the midst of a facebook survey. This should be good.

EDIT: Here, let me add her comment, and my response.

The question, and my answer: 1. If you could change your name, what would you change it to? I dunno. I've never really felt like much of a Stephanie, but I don't have any alternatives lined up. I'd love a more gender-neutral name, though.

Her: Wow. Much indecision, and multiple answers. Why did you refuse to tag anyone? What is a gender-neutral name? Do you not want telemarketers to know if they should say Mr. or Ms. when they call you? That happens to my mom all the time. People address her over the phone as Mr. because her name is Shawn. Why would you want that? Ashley? Courtney? Those are male and female names, but most people associate them with females. Give me one name that is completely "neutral."

Me: Wow, yes, a survey on facebook is clearly so important that I should soul-search and narrow down my answers. I don't like tagging people because I know some people don't like doing surveys, and also so I don't accidentally tag someone who's already done it. And I'm too lazy to tag. A gender-neutral name, obviously, is a name that does not ... Read Moreimmediately register as male or female. Personally, I don't want telemarketers to call me at all. There are also a number of gender-neutral names, although many of them are skewed one way or another, at least for me personally. And, hmm, how about Alex? Or Avery? Or Jamie? Or Casey? Jesse? Jordan? Although I have no idea why I have to magically have a perfect, gender-neutral name for you, since I said in my answer that I didn't have any ideas in particular. Avery looks kind of nice, though...

EDIT 2: How surprising, she got even ruder.

Her: Yeah, I think those are all male, although I am increasingly meeting female Jordans. I know more girls Alexes than boy, though. Jamie is a girl name. I think anything with -ie is a female name. Jesses is a country name! The gender doesn't even matter! You don't HAVE to have a name, but since you said you wanted one, I assumed that they must exist, unless there are none, in which case, how could you have one? Jesus Christ, testy...calm down, it was supposed to be fun...damn....

Me: Gintrelle, you are the one who came in with a list of dimuborderline-rude questions and demands. I just didn't feel the need to sugarcoat my reply. Like I already said, most gender-neutral names tend to "feel" either male or female to me; those are just the ones I googled quickly. Jamie can also be a variation of James. I don't know why I'm ... Read Moresupposed to take your word for it that Jesse is "a country name," but whatever.

Basically, Gintrelle, you are the one stirring shit here, so please don't try to put it on me when I don't feel like taking your argumentative garbage for once. Not everythig has to be a debate. I idly expressed a desire, you attacked the hell our of it, I responded. I didn't even respond that rudely, to be honest. You started it, and now you're trying to escalate it. Why? Why is my possibly wanting a (more) gender-neutral name so offensive to you? Damn.

Also, fuck off Adam. You're not funny.