If a Native American author (or one pretending to be Native) includes their self-given "Indian name" on their cover, as in John Running Wolf Smith then that's a distinct kind of signaling that has us Native authors laughing with contempt while a certain type of non-Native reader oohs and ahhs.
I did find out that self deprecation is sometimes taken literally, now I kinda know why. If I’d been higher status it might have come off as intended humor rather than a confession
If a Native American author (or one pretending to be Native) includes their self-given "Indian name" on their cover, as in John Running Wolf Smith then that's a distinct kind of signaling that has us Native authors laughing with contempt while a certain type of non-Native reader oohs and ahhs.
Interesting
Similarly, if the subject name contains the word _science_, it is less likely to be rigorous.
Chemistry may be rigorous.
Chemical Science will be less likely.
Chemical Studies will peg the bogosity meter.
I did find out that self deprecation is sometimes taken literally, now I kinda know why. If I’d been higher status it might have come off as intended humor rather than a confession
How much we tolerate certain kinds of bad behavior from people seems to be an indicator of whether we believe they are status competitors or not.