gingerew Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 So I was neomailing a user about buying something from the TP off of him. He responded by saying that he wouldn't sell for the price I offered, which is fine, but then proceeded to say that he found my username offensive!! Then he blocked me from NMs. I'm wondering if anyone else can see anything offensive about my username? I've been thinking it over but I can't find a thing wrong with it! Plus he doesn't know where it comes from, but even so, now that he said this it's got me thinking. Is there anything offensive about it??? I'd like some opinions other than my own! And please be honest, because I'd like to not offend anyone else! :S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koralis Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Maybe he's reading it as 'ginger' 'ew'...as in you find people with red hair disgusting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haliaetus Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Maybe he's reading it as 'ginger' 'ew'...as in you find people with red hair disgusting? That's what I was going to say, since many people commonly refer to redheads as gingers. That's really the only way I could see it coming off as offensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerew Posted October 22, 2012 Author Share Posted October 22, 2012 Hmm.. I never thought of that. Could be! It's actually from my old dog's name Ginger and then my initials. It's supposed to be pronounced ginger - oo. I made the username when I was like 11. I was definitely never trying to offend anyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Xandria Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Well, obviously you know that you aren't trying to offend anyone and that's all that counts! People are going to come to there own conclusions, and assume the worst. Let em! I mean, I will be totally honest and say that when I first saw it, it was a bit odd sounding. But hey, you can't control what other peoples assumptions are going to be. Try not to worry too much! (hugs) :wub_anim: EDIT: When I said 'sounded odd'.... I didn't really mean "offensive". I mean like I can see how someone would see it that way, but to not even let you explain yourself?! That's just mean. I've been pronouncing it ginger-roo. for some reason. :) It's cute. Plus it has meaning. This is the first time it's happened, right? Finn the Human and gingerew 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerew Posted October 22, 2012 Author Share Posted October 22, 2012 Yeah it is the first time, and I've been playing for 11 and a half years! Or at least, it's the first time someone has told me that it sounded offensive anyways. Maybe others just thought it. But I agree, it would have been nice to let me explain myself since I never even considered how it could come off as offensive. Thanks a lot for the pep talk though, I appreciate it :) Sometimes I think I care too much about what other people think! If it comes up again hopefully I can explain it because I love this account and I really don't want to give it up over a name I made so long ago!! ~Xandria, MysteriousUser and Finn the Human 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Xandria Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 There is NO reason at all you should have to give up your account/nor are you risking it. 11 years is a long time and if no one else has said anything then it's no big deal. That particular person was probably just a red-head who perhaps got made fun of for it? So he/she immediately took it out on you when they saw the word "ginger"? Just an assumption. Finn the Human 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylee Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 i never saw anything offensive about your username, and we've been neofriends for a while. i didn't even notice anything til this post. Finn the Human 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebecca~ Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Nah, it's not offensive! :) Personally, I read it as "ginger- EW", like you didn't like the taste of ginger. XD (possibly reading too much of myself into it! LOL) Unless you had something else on your account specifying your hatred of gingers, there is practically no way that TNT could ever view it as being offensive. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koralis Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 I think you would be safe to keep that username, it's not overtly offensive. I think this person is just overly sensitive. I mean the only reason I noticed it was because I took a long, hard look at it after you had asked in what way it could possibly be offensive, it would never have been apparent to me otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spritzie Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 o_O People are so weird. Seriously, I've seen your UN before and never even thought about what it was. Even after reading your post, I sat and stared at it, and couldn't come up with anything even remotely offensive about it. I never got ginger/ew out of it until it was brought up. (I knew about redheads sometimes being called gingers and it still never came into my mind.) I wouldn't even begin to worry about your account. I don't think there would even be an issue with your name even someone reported it. I have the feeling TNT would look at the report and do a mental eye roll, and move on. gingerew 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerew Posted October 23, 2012 Author Share Posted October 23, 2012 Thanks everyone! Your comments made me feel so much better! People really are just weird and overly sensitive. Maybe I'll put something on my user lookup saying gingerew rhymes with kangaroo (that's how I always think of it) just to cover my butt and that it has nothing to do with redheads. Glad I didn't offend anyone else on here cause you guys are just awesome :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombiiesque Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Man, meant to reply to this yesterday to chime in with my two cents. :P But I, like everyone else, never saw anything offensive about your username and wouldn't have even thought that - as a matter of fact, when I look at it I pronounce it to myself just how you described. People are ... so silly. Sorry you had to deal with that, though. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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