Phil Torres is not currently a deadname. A deadname is a name that someone is no longer using in their public persona, but the name Phil is displayed prominently on their web page. Searching Amazon for Phil Torres finds their books, searching Amazon for Emile Torres does not.
Moreover, it’s basically impossible to understand what’s going on here without knowing that Phil and Emile are the same person, and asking the original poster to avoid mentioning the name-mapping is asking them to obfuscate.
Phil Torres is not currently a deadname...he name Phil is displayed prominently on their web page.
I do not think this is a fair characterization of what the page contains. His name is only displayed within an image of the cover of books he wrote beforehand, and in exact quotes. That said, even though I don’t think he actually has said his former name is upsetting or offensive to him, I think the norm of calling people what they request to be called, and not using their former name, is a reasonable one.
That’s completely fair—but as I said, “I don’t think he actually has said his former name is upsetting or offensive to him, I think the norm of calling people what they request to be called, and not using their former name, is a reasonable one.”
Phil Torres is not currently a deadname. A deadname is a name that someone is no longer using in their public persona, but the name Phil is displayed prominently on their web page. Searching Amazon for Phil Torres finds their books, searching Amazon for Emile Torres does not.
Moreover, it’s basically impossible to understand what’s going on here without knowing that Phil and Emile are the same person, and asking the original poster to avoid mentioning the name-mapping is asking them to obfuscate.
I do not think this is a fair characterization of what the page contains. His name is only displayed within an image of the cover of books he wrote beforehand, and in exact quotes. That said, even though I don’t think he actually has said his former name is upsetting or offensive to him, I think the norm of calling people what they request to be called, and not using their former name, is a reasonable one.
No, in addition to the 12 places you mention it is also at the bottom of every page:
and elsewhere on the website, in much the same usage as this post:
That’s completely fair—but as I said, “I don’t think he actually has said his former name is upsetting or offensive to him, I think the norm of calling people what they request to be called, and not using their former name, is a reasonable one.”