About (me)
So far this page is mostly just about my name and why I chose it.
Who am I? Why am I doing this? What's it all for? I'll try to explain here.
My name is Frances ☮︎ Exe. You can either call me Frances, or Franny or Fran for short. "☮︎ Exe" is an extension of my online trans idenity, you can pronounce this, "Peace E-X-E", this is a representation of my upbringing on the internet, and my relationship with the peace movement and how it instills itself in culture today.
Me:
About My Name:
A fact about me is that my mother is a Brazilian woman who migrated to the United States in the late 90's to build a family in the states. Growing up I had a close relationship with Brazilian culture, and I could speak very fluently until our household was Americanized for the sake of easy communication. I've lost touch with my Brazilian heritage over the past decade as my life has been more and more Americanized for the sake of ease and cultural homogeny. It's a shame, but I look back into my past and I see and how the peace movement has affected how my mother influenced my morals, and how the symbols of peace would slowly creep into my fashion at my very young age. It's very beautiful to me to see how this symbol has been apart of my life and wardrobe before I even had the means to dress myself. So I use the symbol of peace in my name to represent my multi-cultural idenity, to remind myself of my moral compass and to minimize conflict where I can, and through art.
"Exe" is a nod to the file extension "executable", I've adapted this into my name because much of my artistic influence and passion has been driven by the online sphere. I feel as if a part of my mind exists permanently on the computer, which makes me feel as if I am part computer. If you know me in person, you may know me by my legal last name, but if you know me through the computer, I hope you know me by my digital name, Frances ☮︎ Exe. I like how in order to say it fully, you'd need to copy and paste the peace symbol from somewhere since it is not a symbol actually available on the keyboard. It's like an extra obstacle to really instill my name in the digital realm more than anything else. I spent my childhood downloading a lot of sketchy software on my parents computer so I could play free games from my desktop. The random file executables I'd install would often lead to me exposing myself to viruses and malware when I was too young to understand the gravity of such. This is a part of me I want to claim as part of my identity as I contribute more work in the online sphere through growing up. If you want to take this name extension as your own last name too, please feel free to! Anyone can be an .Exe.
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