My Chief Rabbit has told me to stay and defend this run, and until he says otherwise, I shall stay here.
— Bigwig (from Watership Down)
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Why Chief Rabbit?
I think the best thing to do here is to go into my process. I spent a few days brainstorming, reading, throwing things at ChatGPT and stewing. Through this, I established a few criteria for the new name:
It should be fun.
It should be unique.
It should have four syllables or fewer.
The URL should be available.
It must hold personal significance.
It shouldn't be offensive.
But, is the name potentially offensive? I struggled with this a bit. I am very sensitive to cultural appropriation. But at the end of the day, the word "chief" originates from the Old French word "chef," which means "leader" or "head," used from around the 13th century. This Old French term itself comes from the Latin word "caput," meaning "head." At the end of the day, I believe that there is nothing offensive or marginalizing about the word.
One of my favorite books is Watership Down by Richard Adams. I revisit it every few weeks. The scene where Bigwig is fighting Woundwart in the warren and says “My Chief Rabbit has told me to stay and defend this run, and until he says otherwise, I shall stay here” gets me every time. In a nutshell, it resonates with me.
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