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[sl33pyhed.livejournal.com]

What do you think of the name Bishounen (bee-SHOW-nen) for a boy?
Its Japanese slang that literally translates into "beautiful boy". Would it be too weird to give a white, American boy a Japanese name?
Its strange but I really really love this and the nickname I would use would be Bish (beesh).

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[secret-x-stars.livejournal.com]

i'm not into anime, but Bishounen is a word that's kind of leaked into all sorts of fandoms... and pretty much, i've read too much slash fiction to think anything else but 'GAY TEENAGE BOYS MACKING' when i see it.

although it's not so much that association that would keep me, personally, away from using it... but i'm not even sure people in Japan would use a slang term like that to name a child.