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On 31 October 2022, it was proposed that this article be
moved to
Queercoding. The result of
the discussion was not moved.
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Anachronist (
talk) 04:17, 19 July 2021 (UTC)reply
Some of those aren't that great (Buzzfeed, for example). We should be using scholarly sources from the field of LGBT studies, not articles that may barely be more than blog posts spouting some writer's opinion. Crossroads-talk- 03:44, 20 July 2021 (UTC)reply
Sources "from the field of LGBT studies" strikes me as non-independent of the subject. ~
Anachronist (
talk) 16:45, 20 July 2021 (UTC)reply
To some extent perhaps, but surprisingly enough the popular media can be at times be even more inclined to exaggerate "queerness" than that field. I haven't looked at all the sources above, but some are like that. Crossroads-talk- 02:56, 21 July 2021 (UTC)reply
Uh... Anachronist, that's not how the
independence of sources work. Never do sources about social concepts have to have subjects be disconnected from an academic field, per se, because articles and journal are normally peer-reviewed. But, disregarding that, these are two academic pieces that have the phrase in their headline, are mainly about the topic, and are from academic journals not generally about LGBT issues:
[1] and
[2]👨x🐱 (
talk) 03:01, 21 July 2021 (UTC)reply
Both of these articles are very short, and a "sissy villain" is the same exact topic as queer coding. We don't do
WP:CFORKs. "Sissy villain" is somehow an even more inflammatory title than "queer coding". The former has an oddly high number of non-English sources, so I wonder if translation from another language Wikipedia may be part of the issue. Crossroads-talk- 04:28, 20 July 2021 (UTC)reply
Support (both for the merge and for the advancement of LGBTQ+ people). This should be at least be included briefly in the other article to indicate it's another phrase to refer to the subject.
Academic sources, books, and
other sources use the phrase (sometimes derogatorily) to refer to queer-coded villains, but not nearly as much as they use the phrase queer coding.
👨x🐱 (
talk) 02:55, 21 July 2021 (UTC)reply
Oppose, although both articles may be related, they are different concepts. While queer coding is an abstract idea, sissy villain refers specifically to a kind of fictional character. And "sissy villain" has its own academic sources in
Google Scholar, that can be found in several languages like
Portuguese or
Spanish. Also, there are other sources like newspapers and other webs in many languages as well. In the other hand, I really cannot see why some find these titles "inflammatory". But anyway, like any other controversial article, these two can contain their specific sections of Critics, adding them with their respective references. --
DaddyCell (
talk) 10:53, 27 July 2021 (UTC)reply
You created the Sissy Villain article, yes, but it is a subset of this phenomenon, and one of the biggest examples of it. It is just a different term. Crossroads-talk- 04:18, 28 July 2021 (UTC)reply
Support - simply a fork of the article. Readers are best served by keeping the information in one place.
Onel5969TT me 16:45, 19 August 2021 (UTC)reply
Support as the "Sissy villain" article was created in June 2021. I have to agree with One15969 and HumanxAnthro. Crossroads was right to propose this. And DaddyCell can still add sources by using Google Scholar to a "sissy villain" section of this article, and expand it as such. Once the two articles are merged I would also support keeping "sissy villain" as a redirect to this article, so that the term "sissy villain" can be used on various pages if needed.
Historyday01 (
talk) 00:32, 24 September 2021 (UTC)reply
Stumbled on this discussion through
WP:NPR and I've merged the article into this one.
Citing (
talk) 19:36, 10 November 2021 (UTC)reply
"is scary and is the only male character who does not wear pants and is made up."
Is that vandalism? What does "scary" or "made up" have to do with queer coding?
71.222.175.164 (
talk) 18:41, 28 March 2022 (UTC)reply
Not sure. I can look into it later...
Historyday01 (
talk) 19:42, 28 March 2022 (UTC)reply
Requested move 31 October 2022
The following is a closed discussion of a
requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a
move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
The result of the move request was: not moved.Speedy close: the OP was blocked as a sockpuppet and no one else has supported the move. Anyone should feel free to start a new discussion if they support a move. (
non-admin closure)
Firefangledfeathers (
talk /
contribs) 20:23, 4 November 2022 (UTC)reply
Hmm. Is there evidence in reliable sources that "Queercoding" is used more than "Queer coding"? If there is, then it should be moved. If there isn't, then it shouldn't be moved.
Historyday01 (
talk) 20:06, 31 October 2022 (UTC)reply
Oppose. No reasons are given for why this article should be moved.
Rreagan007 (
talk) 00:28, 1 November 2022 (UTC)reply
The current title is grammatically incorrect and does not follow the convention used in the sources cited in the article.
QueenofBithynia (
talk) 18:26, 1 November 2022 (UTC)reply
I'm not convinced that's true. "Queercoding and "queer-coding" don't even show up on the
Google Ngrams, but "queen coding" does.
Rreagan007 (
talk) 00:21, 3 November 2022 (UTC)reply
Oppose, reads oddly and no evidence has been given that the scrunched-together version is more common in sources. Crossroads-talk- 23:20, 2 November 2022 (UTC)reply
Oppose, in line with Crossroads and Rreagan007. I understand what QueenofBithynia is saying, that the "current title is grammatically incorrect", but for one I'm not sure about that, and secondly, is there evidence that "Queercoding" is a common term above "Queer coding"? No such evidence has been provided as of yet.
Historyday01 (
talk) 20:05, 4 November 2022 (UTC)reply
The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
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UttRen0002 (
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Excessive focus on television/animation
Covering examples of queer coding in animation is important but this article is subpar coverage of an extremely important part of film history. It includes 0 examples of queer coding in film from the actual Hays code era and disproportionately focuses on animated television and film, and only mentions 2 live action films, both of which are contemporary series that lacked the restrictions of older films.
Teddybearbutch (
talk) 22:24, 22 March 2024 (UTC)reply
I think this may have to do with content which was merged into this article from elsewhere. I wouldn't mind there being MORE examples of queer coding from the Hays Code era.
Historyday01 (
talk) 16:33, 23 March 2024 (UTC)reply