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Originally Posted by GothicDollypop
There IS a difference between Lolita FASHION (key word here) and 'Lolita'.. But I see you already know that XD
Lolita is actually originally a female NAME. It comes from a word which means 'young girl' (that's most likely why the Japanese chose this word for the fashion) and it's one of the forms of the names Dolores and Lola. There are still people with the name Lolita and I think it's highly offensive to them to be compared to some STUPID book.
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Why does being compared to a classic piece of literature offend you???
Far better than being compared to some bubblehead celebrity.
Or being named after a relative you dont even like.
People make associations with every name they hear. For example, Ive only had bad experiences with people named "Steven" so when I meet a new Steven I am instantly anxious and thinking of all the past ones who were morons. (This is a fictional example btw but people DO think like this).
Yes theres a HUGE difference between the Nabokov story and the FASHION style and I really wonder how many people actually link the Fashion style with the book, as its not exactly a novel read in school or anything.
The cultural associations with Nabokov's novel would be vague at best, I think- at least in North America. I dont know about what classics people read in Europe where education is more thorough, or elsewhere (hehehe I can just smell the lynching over that comment...oh well)
How many people on here have actually HONESTLY read Nabokov's "Lolita"?
And not just seen the myriad of so-so films based on it.
Its a lot like Gothic, in terms of re-defining a word.
How many people hear the word "Goth" nowadays and think of the barbarians sacking Rome? Not many....
Or hear "Gothic" and think of architecture and Walpole's mansion?
*shrugs*