Talk:Sue Bird

Israeli citizenship
The article says she was born on Long Island and goes on to state: "Her father is an Italian-born Russian Jew. As a result, she has also held Israeli citizenship since 2006. Bird was raised in her mother's Christian religion."

I assume her citizenship was granted under the Law of Return which states: "The rights of a Jew under this Law and the rights of an oleh under the Nationality Law, 5712-1952***, as well as the rights of an oleh under any other enactment, are also vested in a child and a grandchild of a Jew, the spouse of a Jew, the spouse of a child of a Jew and the spouse of a grandchild of a Jew, except for a person who has been a Jew and has voluntarily changed his/her religion."

So as I understand it (and please correct me if I got this completely wrong) she was eligible for citizenship because her father was a Jew, and she herself was never a Jew? As opposed to someone who once was a Jew, but changed their religion?

Is that right? Regardless, this article's explanation is quite confusing, or at the very least, unclear as to how she is an Israeli citizen, unless I suppose the reader is familiar with these laws (which I am not). --71.81.74.166 (talk) 02:10, 14 February 2017 (UTC)

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Personal life
I feel like there should be more information about her personal life. I don't think anyone knows her like a best friend but some research could be done about aspects of her beside just basketball. Jcarrington2 (talk) 19:06, 6 September 2018 (UTC)

Sociocultural Importance
Sue Bird is a public figure who is mainly recognized for her time as an American former professional basketball player. Sue Bird’s Wikipedia page mainly revolve around her life as an American athlete. While her basketball career has been covered substantially, many parts of her life such as her ancestry, sexual orientation, as well as her achievements pertaining to both, have not been covered. In her Early Life section, only two sentences cover Bird’s Jewish roots. Sue Bird is of Jewish-Russian descent. Bird’s grandfather migrated to the US via ship. He was one of the many migrants that landed at Ellis Island. Up until this point, their true family last name was Boorda. When he answered what his name was to people who asked, Sue says they would answer “Boorda? Bird. Now go on.” (https://www.wsjhs.org/museum/people/sue-bird.html). With relevance to her Professional Career and Overseas section, Sue’s Russian-Israeli-American heritage has allowed her to play in all three nations professional basketball leagues. She has represented all nations (Shattering The Glass: The Remarkable History Of Women's Basketball pg. 48). Sue Bird grew up in a multicultural household. Her father is Jewish and her mother is Protestant. Bird grew up celebrating both religions, Passover and Christmas (https://www.wsjhs.org/museum/people/sue-bird.html). However, after using her Israeli citizenship to play basketball overseas, she tapped into her Jewish roots. She lived in Tel Aviv and described her time as the “best experience” (https://www.wsjhs.org/museum/people/sue-bird.html). In Bird’s Personal Life section, I would cover more about her involvement in the LGBTQ+ community. Sue Bird met her wife Megan Rapinoe (professional soccer player) at the 2016 Summer Olympics. They co-hosted the 2020 EPSY Awards, newly engaged. (https://www.outsports.com/2022/9/8/23342716/sue-bird-megan-rapinoe-lesbian-sports-power-couple-lgbtq-wnba). I would also add Sue’s political stances under this Personal Life section In 2020, Sue Bird commented that WNBA players’ activision is “Nonnegotiable” and wore a shirt that said “Black Lives Matter”, a montra of the BLM group that has been avidly against police brutality toward African Americans (https://www.npr.org/2020/10/25/927492785/basketball-star-sue-bird-says-wnba-players-activism-is-nonnegotiable#:~:text=Basketball%20Star%20Sue%20Bird%20Says%20WNBA%20Players%27%20Activism%20Is%20%27Nonnegotiable%27,-Listen·%207%3A57&text=via%20Getty%20Images-,Sue%20Bird%20of%20the%20Seattle%20Storm%2C%20wears%20%22Black%20Lives%20Matter,before%20a%20game%20in%20July.).

All together I hope to add around four to five sentences in her smaller sections such as the ones listed above (Early Life, Overseas, Personal Life).

If any other editors would like to add, edit, or correct any of my above recommended changes, please let me know on this or my own talk page. Hsm0929 (talk) 18:48, 2 May 2023 (UTC)
 * This is a very well-thought and informative post. The information you gave in this post can and will absolutely help with the article's coverage. I am definitely hoping that I will contribute at least some of this information in the next few days; you or anyone else can feel free to do so as well. Mungo Kitsch   (talk)  00:22, 3 May 2023 (UTC)