Fergal Schmudlach
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a quick change of pseudonym
🕑 Added 2022-07-24 12:50:35 +0000 UTCDear patrons, thank you always for your generous support: it means the world to me to know you find my ramblings worthwhile.
So, no big deal I hope, but I think I'm going to change my pseudonym real quick here: you see, schlampen means much the same as lumpen in German, like lumpenproletariat in Marx, and a schlamper means a chancer or a vagabond, so I was going for a picaresque kind of vibe, but under patriarchy the feminine schlampe has the unfortunate negative sexual connotations, of course—so rather than be a hipster and just expect people to get it, I think I'd better avoid any potential stumbling block and just go with an actual family name extant in my Volga Deutsch community.
Schmudlach, in addition to also sounding good and funny (like my real name) means “grimy puddle” so you get the whole package without it potentially sounding problematic to someone who will never quite feel like they can ask why I chose it.
