More Offensive: Psylocke vs Fungi

[PwrdOff]

Does anybody know where Bendis actually got the name Fongji from? The only translation I can think of that would fit at all is "crazy chicken."

[Ian Pressman]

Does anybody know where Bendis actually got the name Fongji from? The only translation I can think of that would fit at all is "crazy chicken."

He totally ripped it off the Urban Dictionary.

1. fongji

Phoenix; fire bird; fire bird that reincarnates after it dies
Historic chinese name: Princess Fongji ; Chinese phoenix bird ; fire bird in Chronicles of Narnia I

[Blu Berri]

Feh, first page has me trying to decipher it. I think it might be: 鳳子 which means "child of the Phoenix". I'm very certain that 鳳 is the correct "Fong", but there are possibly a hundred possibilities of what "Ji" might be.

random fact: Fongjow translates to Phoenix Talon - a seasoned, chicken feet dish served at Chinese brunch (Dim Sum).

Blu Berri - the TMI of Asian cultures.

[PwrdOff]

Feh, first page has me trying to decipher it. I think it might be: 鳳子 which means "child of the Phoenix". I'm very certain that 鳳 is the correct "Fong", but there are possibly a hundred possibilities of what "Ji" might be.

random fact: Fongjow translates to Phoenix Talon - a seasoned, chicken feet dish served at Chinese brunch (Dim Sum).

Blu Berri - the TMI of Asian cultures.

I guess it's not supposed to be pinyin then, or maybe Bendis thought "Fengzi" looked bad in print.

[Blu Berri]

Cantonese is what I presume anyway, "Fong" is too glaring to be ignored. If I'm correct, it would just be another example of Marvel being confused by Asian cultures.. >_>;;

I wasn't insulting you. I offer nothing but kinship to my Asian brethren.

I was certain that you weren't trying to offend. I was still confused by what happened though. x'D

[Chase_Stein]

Cantonese is what I presume anyway, "Fong" is too glaring to be ignored. If I'm correct, it would just be another example of Marvel being confused by Asian cultures.. >_>;;

That's why they'd rather kill them off. Despite the errors, I think what Bendis is doing here is ambitious. I like what he has done with Fongji so far.

I was certain that you weren't trying to offend. I was still confused by what happened though. x'D

I was going to ask if you like Sabre Marionette, then I remembered that one of the marionettes was named Blood Berry not Blue Berry. So, I ended up writing "lol nvm..."

Great Factoids, btw. By any chance, have you been following Jeremy Lin's career?

[Blu Berri]

I have no idea whom that is. :D

[PwrdOff]

Jeremy Lin is like the Hope Summers to Yao Ming's Jean Grey.

[DBrewer75]

They should have named her Fonzi...then she could have rocked a cool leather jacket and rode a Harley

[Rosebunse]

Who in the hell is this "Fongji" everyone is freaking out about?

[Ian Pressman]

Who in the hell is this "Fongji" everyone is freaking out about?

An Eurasian woman with red-hair who hosted the power of the phoenix in the 15th century. She was also that era's Immortal weapon of K'un-L'un. It is interesting to see that a non-telepathic character can become a Phoenix host. Because I am sick of scanners being the strongest mutants.

[Aguja]

An Eurasian woman with red-hair who hosted the power of the phoenix in the 15th century. She was also that era's Immortal weapon of K'un-L'un. It is interesting to see that a non-telepathic character can become a Phoenix host. Because I am sick of scanners being the strongest mutants.

It is only natural. Telepths are the highest caste of mutants.

[ZNOP]

Who in the hell is this "Fongji" everyone is freaking out about?

Fongji

First appearance: New Avengers Vol 2 #25 (June, 2012)

[Aljira]

Fongji. more offensive. created by Bendis. ruining Phoenix history.

Psylocke. ruined no one's history but her own. butterfly power signature. very pretty.

[Ingonyama]

Tangent: I used to have am artist friend who once drew a fanart of Psylocke as the Phoenix. It was beautiful, even though I'd rather it didn't happen in 616.