The character looks like a wolf, and he calls her a "sea wolf" (Italian way to express "someone experienced in navigation") in the essay introducing his (so far only) anthological book. It is legitimate to take it as a clever pun on the animal appearance of the character itself, isn't it? Or in any case, if she is a fox, well that was the right moment to write it down.
(At first I thought "sea wolf" was taken from Jack London) That would certainly make more sense.
Post by Monkey_Feyerabend on Feb 3, 2018 9:11:43 GMT
Explanation of the name Eurasia Tost.
Italians tends to cut the last vocal of words when they speak an Italian with dialectic cadence. (Actually, in the south we cut the whole last syllable... if not half a word when speaking pure dialects!) Now, Eurasia's original last name is Tost, the cut of Tosta. Which is a (bit folk) way to say strong. So her name sounds like "Eurasia Strong". Ironically, the use of "tosto" (f. "tosta") with the meaning of "strong (person)" is nothing but a figurative use of "tosto" as past participle of "tostare", i.e. "to toast". So, etymologically, she is "Eurasia toasted".
EDIT: I forgot to say my opinion! I do not like particularly the name "Tost". It sounds to me as some cheap choice. But I find the American "Toft" equally lame. On the other hand, the name Eurasia is wonderful. I like to think that there is some woman out there with that name.
Said press was presumably not working from Disney's directions, and I recall the wide response to that article's LGBT mention being "what?", so... I really doubt that if Eurasia was meant to be transsexual there wouldn't be a bigger deal made out of it, for better or for worse.
can't see her ears though even when she's unbraided.
It's also interesting that her unbraided appearance at the end of "Dark Mines of the Phantom Metal" and in the pic you posted looks notably different from how she was first introduced:
On the other hand, the name Eurasia is wonderful. I like to think that there is some woman out there with that name.
Agree. Her German name ("Tabea Trifftig") does have a nice ring to it, but doesn't particularly express everything. It's probably a case of a name chosen mainly for its alliterativeness.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I read Eurasia Toft is also the first trans Disney character.
That's probably the weirdest thing I've heard so far this year!
Also highly unlikely considering her first appearance in "The Lost Explorers' Trail". The explorers recognize her as the little niece of their friend, who they have last seen about twenty years ago. And even considering that she has a PhD, I wouldn't assume she's over 30. I think this train of thought will hopefully help to quickly debunk this myth...