Talk:Melyssa Ford

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Houston, Texas[edit]

An "editor" changed her birthplace to Houston, Texas and her education to Rice University. If anyone spots this, please revert it. Thanks. Blackjays1 00:19, 4 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Removed personal information[edit]

I removed personal information that did not have a reliable reference per BLP policy. Please do not re-add without a reliable source. (Sorry about the lack of edit summary, I used rollback in error.) FloNight ♥♥♥ 18:16, 5 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Bossip.com being called unreliable blog source[edit]

Quoting "About" section of Bossip.com:

Bossip.com is the leading celebrity online property which has an urban sensibility. In addition, we are the fastest growing urban-focused new media property on planet earth.

We provide daily updated content and have developed a strong reputation, with numerous mentions by GQ Magazine, New York Daily News, Time Magazine, Newsweek, Entertainment Weekly, LA Times, New York Times, Boston Globe, USA Today, Washington Post, VH1, TMZ, and other major media outlets.

As you can see, the source mentioned here is used in article. Therefore, Bossip.com can't be called unreliable blog source, otherwise New York Times source should be removed from article as well, as it bases its information on such sources as this one, and therefore can be called unreliable as well. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.204.250.136 (talk) 17:31, 29 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I don't care what Bossip.com says about itself. Please read its Wikipedia article:

Bossip is an online gossip and entertainment magazine with an urban sensibility. ... Bossip is considered to be one of the more visible and successful blogs focusing on African-American celebrities. (emphasis added)

It is a gossipy blog and hence not a reliable source. If you don't agree, please take your concerns to Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard. Thank you. — Malik Shabazz (talk · contribs) 18:49, 29 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I've just checked the article. The source for such statement is unavailable:

1 We're sorry, the page you requested can not be found on JournalNow.com.

Therefore, article's statement is doubtful. Adding 'citation needed' tag to it. 92.47.240.83 (talk) 21:42, 31 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You've got to be joking. Look at the owner's website: "Bossip.com is the leading African-American focused blog on planet earth.".

Look at its press release concerning Bossip's mention in GQ: "Moguldom Media Group, an innovative new media company, gained even greater notoriety recently with a prominent write-up of its Bossip.com blog in the February 2008 issue of GQ magazine. The article confirms the status of Bossip.com as one of the hardest-hitting, highest-profile gossip blogs for any community."

Are you still going to argue that it's not a gossip blog? — Malik Shabazz (talk · contribs) 22:18, 31 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yet this Lola Ogunnaike in NYT's article, which is source for nickname "Jessica Rabbit", saying 'whose killer curves earned her the handle Jessica Rabbit' didn't mention who gave her this nick. And it could be a blog, therefore rendering her article and therefore the source unreliable. "Jessica Rabbit" part should be removed, unless resource with proven origin is mentioned. 89.218.6.33 (talk) 00:37, 1 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The importance of JESSICA RABBIT (JR)[edit]

FACTS[edit]

the current text, the last sentence of the head section:

She is often referred to as Jessica Rabbit, after the character from the animated film Who Framed Roger Rabbit
whose voluptuous figure Ford's is said to resemble.

was "corrected" to:

is a Canadian video model and actress, often compared to cartoon character, Jessica Rabbit.

giving the following reasoning:

explanations around Jessica Rabbit "way" too long, almost if she was a JR (Jessica Rabbit) impersonator

the status quo was "defended", as follows:

restore material deleted for poor reasoning

Evaluation[edit]

the defender of the status quo holds

that understanding the reasoning behind the JR comparison is essential, crucial to understand the "person" Melyssa Ford
that being compared to JR is one, if not the most important accomplishments of her life
that the JR explanation is completely neutral and does not contain "unnecessary" sexual undertones
that extending the JR explanation, almost making it 50% of the whole head section,
does not amount to a de facto value judgment, by giving "voluptuous space"
to delve into the sexual connotations: rabbit, bunny, playboy bunny, centerfold, stripper, porn actress ...

why not go on and "explain" the even more "important" term connected with her name video vixen?

Conclusion[edit]

Ironically summarized

the current text is "beautiful" example of "charmingly" "innocent", "harmless", wikipedian sexism
that under any circumstances deserves to be preserved forever.

Quessler (talk) 20:44, 29 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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