The name's too pretty. Also, I'm thinking about how well he would have fit in wearing that leather vest to a gay bar and I'm leaning towards faggy.
Your opinions ... ?
It depends on your perspective, I guess.
The leader of the Montreal Hells Angels chapter was nicknamed "Mom", that's pretty "faggy", as far as nicknames go, but I don't think anyone will ever dare say it to the man's face...
Swan's actions made him cool. He kept his cool throughout the entire ordeal. So, in the end, if the cool guy is named "Swan", then "Swan" is a cool name, in my opinion.
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This particular Swan is a bad ass mother *beep* so im saying its cool.
shareThe name really depends on what is associated with the person.
As one of the posters mentioned....a Hell's angel nicknamed "Mom" doesnt strike fear if one just heard the name in a story.
If i just heard a person name swan, i would be like, the f&ck is that??? lol.
But if i associate Swan with the person I see in the movie (The Warriors), i give that name a sense of respect now, and from here on, if I heard someone name Swan in real life, i would already have this predetermined notion of what the name would mean.... i would associate that with the movie I saw.
Its like that for music too.
Like for Bronx Tale (Deniro/Chaz)...the opening song is "I wonder why" by Dion.
When I play it, my friends are like, wtf is this song??? But when I play it, i have this sense of respect for it because I associate the song with "Sonny" from the bronx tale.
I hope this post makes sense lol.
Remember "No Country For Old Men" and that guy's terrible haircut? Some people are DARING you to make fun of them, so they can smash your face.
Swan is one bad mother.
I saw a guy get hit with a Banjo once. He went down.
Hmmmm.....yes, well umm....red leather vest, acts tough with the chicks in front of mates, says "fvck you" like a twelve year old girl.
A quick glance at the famous poster confirms it.
Fag.
I guess it would take one to know one.
The difference between a lady and a flower girl is not how she behaves, but how she is treated.
During the Roman Gladiatorial days, it wasn't uncommon for gladiators to take on "faggy" sounding names just because it threw their opponents off guard. It wouldn't surprise me if that was the intention here.
shareDo you have any examples of those faggy Gladiator names ? Until I see a couple I'm gonna have to call bs on your part.
shareCall bs on me as much as you want. I'm not going to hand you all the answers. If you're that curious, do what I did and start working. But since I'm in a generous mood I'll hand you an easy obvious start. Some of the documentaries on the Gladiator DVD has some excellent histories in them.
shareuh yha - ok.
shareThere is a notorious Blood gang in L.A. called the Madd Swans, so there you go.
shareand your point is....?
shareMy point? There is an entire faction of one of the most notorious gangs in the world named Swans. When people in L.A. hear the name Swan when it pertains to gangs, they don't think of it as "faggy". The reputation of the gang has turned the name into something hard. That's how vicious the gang is. You ever hear the expression- "only real men can wear pink"? Only a real tough guy can have a name like Swan. The reputation of the guy would change your opinion on what the name sounds like.
shareBoth.
It's the tough guy with a pretty name thing where he dares anyone to say something to him.
Both.
It's the tough guy with a pretty name thing where he dares anyone to say something to him.