I read a super interesting post … somewhere the other day about what to call people trans people. The end result was: whatever the hell they want to be called. Which makes sense. If someone was born an Alex and becomes a Katy, you call them freakin’ Katy. It’s their choice. The real kicker came in when they were talking about people feeling discomfort about calling them names that didn’t ‘fit’ them or whatever (oh, MAYBE this had something to do with the latest Glee episode). The jist was, as a society, we’re totally cool calling people by their stage-names but when it’s a trans-person, it’s suddenly weird. Because the fact is, most people do change their names when they’re becoming famous. Or naming a shop after themselves. Or creating a brand. It’s common practice. We adapt to sell a lifestyle, product, or in most cases, ourselves.  It’s a forceful argument but also lets us look at the fun world of celebrity-pseudonym. Let’s dive through famous people’s alter-egos, together okay?

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