I guess that many people have thought that I was really crazy when I talked about the namesake thing. I’ve been making Clint Barton references ever since 2017 when I had my full name on my helmet at work and a guy asked me who my favorite Avenger was. I thought about it, and said something like I guess my favorite Avengers actually were Clint and Bruce. Appropriate for a Clinton Bruce.
People thought I was crazy even after studies from 2017 and 2024 that made the namesake thing a very valid scientific topic:
One of my relatives was finally convinced the other day, though. She met someone of a completely different genetic race from her dead brother, but the same name, and she said he looked like him. She was finally convinced by a personal, emotional anecdote.
I’m obviously not the Clinton Barton the Avenger stories are based on. Having carried the name Clinton Bruce (Last Name Left Blank) from about 6 months before I was born to very nearly the age of 49 now, I think that I can’t help myself from carrying some of his personality traits, though.
I’m glad that a relative of mine finally realized that.