Talk:Nasim Pedrad

SNL F-bomb
I'm semiprotecting this article due to the (alleged) dropping of the f-bomb by the subject of this article on tonight's SNL. (No WP:RS are currently available to indicate whether it was her or castmate Jenny Slate, the subject of another article which has also been the target of similar speculation.) It appears that several edits pertaining to this have been made already, so the protection level seems justified. This is to prevent possible violations of WP:BLP and edits that are dubious and speculative (i.e., "ZOMG her career is over!"). -- Kinu t /c  05:07, 27 September 2009 (UTC)
 * It wasn't Nasim who dropped the F-Bomb. It was Jenny Slate. However whatever (talk) 22:37, 3 April 2010 (UTC)

First fully Asian Cast Member
Iranian does not count as "Asian". Sure, yes, Iran is on the Asian continent. The common use of "Asian" suggests people from Mongolia, China, Tibet, Southeast Asian nations, the Koreas, Japan, and Pacific Islands (although I would argue that these don't really count either, since they aren't really a part of Asia). You wouldn't describe a group of Iranians eating lunch as "that table of Asians".

In short, this sentence, while technically correct, is misleading in addition to silly and useless. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.61.105.145 (talk) 04:17, 10 November 2009 (UTC)

Iranians are not Asian by definition, they are Indo-European. I've deleted the unsourced claims of the actress being "Asian", the editor had actually referred to her as "fully Asian" (??!!) Calling her 'Asian' as not even "technically correct". Being inhabitants of an Asian continent has no effect on her ethnicity or race which is inferred by calling a person 'Asian'.(75.69.241.91 (talk) 05:38, 15 November 2009 (UTC))

Unless we are willing to do some genetic research verifying either claim (she is european, she is asian) is a fools errand. Genetically speaking only 50% of Iranians share a genetic haplogroup with central europeans (see wiki on proto-indo-europeans). Could she be the first "fully asian" member? yes. Can anyone prove it? No. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.100.40.41 (talk) 21:25, 21 February 2012 (UTC)

"Iranian does not count as Asian." That must be some weird 'Murcan schoolboy definition. However, the internet has no nationality, so Webster's Dictionary does not rule here. NRPanikker (talk) 14:03, 6 June 2020 (UTC)

"Persian Language"
The citation claims that she is fluent in Farci (Farsi) not "a Persian Language". The article should be changed to properly represent the information. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.100.40.41 (talk) 21:13, 21 February 2012 (UTC)

Religion
I've removed references to her being muslim as there have been no sources/citations provided. Indeed on the web she has been described as jewish in a few sources though none reputable enough for wiki citation. Duhon (talk) 14:46, 27 February 2012 (UTC)

short films
Do we include credits in filmography for short films? I just saw her in this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofWThdSDuC0&feature=relmfu It's a short called "A Thousand Words". Kaylahawk (talk) 23:11, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

Nina Pedrad
A Nina is credited on New Girl. Is that a relative? 99.238.167.214 (talk) 04:14, 19 December 2015 (UTC)

Yes, Nina is her sister.

Inclusion of birthplace, ethnicity, and/or previous nationality in the lede
I have noticed that various users continue to add in "Iranian" in the lede and I have reverted these edits because per Wikipedia regulations on biographies (see WP:Ethnicity), place of birth, previous nationalities, and/or ethnicity are not included unless relevant to notability. The subject's notability occurred in the United States as an American citizen. Simply being born in a country or born a certain nationality or ethnicity does not warrant inclusion in the lead per wiki guidelines. Apoorva Iyer (talk) 09:18, 18 June 2019 (UTC)

Actually someone being of Iranian blood and born in Iran means they are Iranian. You are not American just because you have American papers. Yes by papers you are American but you will still be Iranian regardless... Who made up that stupidity that once you have papers of certain country, you stop being in this case Iranian ?? I for instance was born in Croatia, but I am Italian and will always be Italian. Even if that means me going to live to USA, it would still mean that by blood I am Italian. and that is the case with the lady actress from Iran. Her only having American citizenship means that she is Iranian with American citizenship (e.g. American Iranian). Nothing more or less. M1AGG10N3 (talk) 13:05, 18 June 2019 (UTC)M1AGG10N3

Regardless of the fact that she was born with Iranian citizenship, as I have already explained, her notability occurred in the United States under US Citizenship. And furthermore, yes, it is in fact true, that you ARE American with American citizenship/papers. Therefore, per Wiki rules, the lede description is "American". We don't go "by blood" as you described or "by birth" for wiki biographies. Here is the direct quote of the wiki guidelines: " In most modern-day cases this will be the country of which the person is a citizen, national or permanent resident, or if the person is notable mainly for past events, the country where the person was a citizen, national or permanent resident when the person became notable. Ethnicity, religion, or sexuality should generally not be in the lead unless it is relevant to the subject's notability. Similarly, previous nationalities or the place of birth should not be mentioned in the lead unless they are relevant to the subject's notability." The subject at hand in this article became notable in the United States as a US Citizen. therefore, we describe her as "American". Apoorva Iyer (talk) 13:11, 18 June 2019 (UTC) However, I would argue that it has been relevant to her notability. She along with the media has mentioned it many times.76.187.211.251 (talk) 02:45, 2 August 2019 (UTC)

Her mentioning it or being vocal about it is not the criteria for it being relevant to notability. WP:Ethnicity states that it is the country of which the person is a citizen, national, or permanent resident when the person became notable that is included in the lede. Her notability occurred in the USA as a US citizen, not in Iran.Apoorva Iyer (talk) 08:35, 2 August 2019 (UTC)