Problematic name

Kshitija Sonawane · Post by **Kshitija Sonawane** » 28 Dec 2023, 05:23

Hello, so I am reading this book. The name of a character here is Sheriff Goober H. Festerfuck. So, is this an instance of profanity or not?

Ceildric · Post by **Ceildric** » 28 Dec 2023, 08:09

Surely it is. That four letter word has no non-profane use in the English language that I can possibly think of, and that is certainly not a typical English surname. On the contrary, the author is invoking a stereotype familiar to Americans for the sake of mockery (a poor replacement for actually having an argument or point).

Shirley Ann Riddern Labzentis · 28 Dec 2023, 09:41

His name is definetly a severe profane word. The author is trying to either slip one past the reviewers or is using sarcasim. Either way, I would report it as a profane word in your review.

Eva Tillman · Post by **Eva Tillman** » 28 Dec 2023, 10:20

Absolutely a case of profanity. If an English-speaking person is of age to submit a written work for publication, said person is not at all confused about the only usage of the last 4 letters of the Sheriff's surname.

Abbdul Razak · Post by **Abbdul Razak** » 28 Dec 2023, 11:35

We cannot deeply analyze and predict such names as profane or not profane. It comes from the source. If the name is a well old philosophical name then it isn't a profane. When you see the person and you ask for his name he would mention his name in full and if he is an author of a book, he or she would like to mention his or her full name as the author of the book.

Kshitija Sonawane · Post by **Kshitija Sonawane** » 31 Dec 2023, 07:19

Shirley Ann Riddern Labzentis wrote: ↑28 Dec 2023, 09:41 His name is definetly a severe profane word. The author is trying to either slip one past the reviewers or is using sarcasim. Either way, I would report it as a profane word in your review.

So, can I write his name in the review? He is the central character. I don't know how to proceed with things from here.

Shirley Ann Riddern Labzentis · 31 Dec 2023, 09:38

That is a tricky one. To be safe, I would call him, "the sheriff", Sheriff Goober", "the main character" or "the central character"

Kshitija Sonawane · Post by **Kshitija Sonawane** » 31 Dec 2023, 16:11

Shirley Ann Riddern Labzentis wrote: ↑31 Dec 2023, 09:38 That is a tricky one. To be safe, I would call him, "the sheriff", Sheriff Goober", "the main character" or "the central character"

Thank you so much

Post by **Daniel Roa** » 16 Feb 2024, 11:15

I just finished reading the book and the author definitely tried to make a joke with that sheriff's name. No one would believe that it is an innocent coincidence, since the rest of the book maintains the same sarcastic and irreverent tone. Absolutely it is non-borderline profanity.