Is it still a parody if you approve?

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I just had the strangest sensation. I was reading through an illustrative bit of fiction in a blog I generally read, and sometimes comment on, when I noticed that one of the characters had a name eerily similar to mine. Coincidence? I don't know, but my first name isn't exactly common.

I certainly have no objection to my name being appropriated in such a fashion, but I do wonder if I'm seeing something that isn't there, or not.