User blog:QuailWhiskerTheTrash/ROOTSPIRIT!?!?!?!?

Okay, we're all pretty sure Rootpaw's warrior name is going to be Rootspring or Rootfall (I personally voted Rootfall) judging by the poll on the Warriors website...

But they had two other options.

Rootwing, and ROOTSPIRIT.

That's really disrespectful.

Now, if you don't know what's so disrespectful about that, let me copy-paste some stuff from the Warriors Wiki:

"Brightspirit is dedicated to a Warriors fan named Emmy Grace Cherry who died when a tornado struck her home in Atkins, Arkansas. The Erins decided to give that girl and her parents special Warrior names in their honor. Brightspirit is the girl's name, and her mother and father are Shiningheart and Braveheart, respectively.

'Emmy Cherry was a ten year old girl whose parents were Jimmy and Dana Cherry. They were killed when a tornado hit their house in Atkins, Arkansas on February 5th, 2008. Emmy was described as a bright, generous, and beautiful girl who loved animals. Lynn of Vintage Books, who knew Emmy, quoted;'

Erin Hunter has no greater fan than Emmy Cherry. She has not only read every book, but insisted that we all read them. I am 50 years old, and reading them. Her grandparents are reading them. Her aunts are reading them. Every child in the Middle School is going to read them. Because they are Emmy's favorite authors.'It is also revealed that Emmy's cat, Shasta, survived the tornado, but consequently lost the use of one leg. Emmy Cherry is Brightspirit's real name, and she survives in the Warriors series for books to come. " '

Now, if you aren't already aware, you're wondering what Brightspirit and Rootpaw have in common. Here's the thing: Brightspirit is the ONLY CAT in the series who has the suffix "-spirit".

Same with her parents,Jimmy and Dana Cherry (AKA Braveheart and Shiningheart respectively) who are also the only cats in the Warriors series with their prefixes, Brave and Shining.

I don't care if it's a main character, but I believe another character with the suffix "spirit" or the prefix "Brave" or "Shining" is an insult to these people. Therefore I am VERY glad that Rootspirit is not winning the poll.

HOWEVER.

This proves that the people behind the Warriors series are now willing to name a cat Brave, Shining or -spirit. And that is NOT GOOD.

ESPECIALLY if it's a background character.

I may be taking this too seriously, but if they ever try that we need to make it clear we won't accept it as it is spitting on the memory of Brightspirit, Braveheart and Shiningheart.

Thank you for reading, stay safe, eat healthy, and have a good day.