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Where did this nickname come from?
I just told a friend that that's what tarot enthusiasts call Pamela Colman Smith, and his reaction surprised me. He said he thought it was patronizing, like it made her a "cutesy mascot" and didn't take her seriously as a real person.
I can see where he's coming from, but I have more experience with you guys, and I just don't think that's what's going on. I've never heard anyone talk about her like some nonentity with a funny nickname. On the other hand, maybe some of you know better than I do.
So where did the name Pixie originate? I assume it's just a phonetic pronunciation of PCS (+ie), but is it from her own life, or ours? Is it just a way of cute-ifying her, and making her part of our little fanclub? Does anyone else feel it's infantilizing?
I just told a friend that that's what tarot enthusiasts call Pamela Colman Smith, and his reaction surprised me. He said he thought it was patronizing, like it made her a "cutesy mascot" and didn't take her seriously as a real person.
I can see where he's coming from, but I have more experience with you guys, and I just don't think that's what's going on. I've never heard anyone talk about her like some nonentity with a funny nickname. On the other hand, maybe some of you know better than I do.
So where did the name Pixie originate? I assume it's just a phonetic pronunciation of PCS (+ie), but is it from her own life, or ours? Is it just a way of cute-ifying her, and making her part of our little fanclub? Does anyone else feel it's infantilizing?