User:Daneditsarticles/sandbox

Projects - Comics and Graphic Novels


 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_themes_in_comics : Is worth a read/visit, as well as the general comic pages.
 * There isn't much on African comics / non-Western graphic novels at all, see this 'stub': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_comics
 * http://www.africacomics.net/project/ This has a huge bibliography, as well as being an extensive archive. Seem friendly and might email or even visit!
 * https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=yBMRV58IQD8C&pg=PR3&source=gbs_selected_pages&cad=2#v=onepage&q&f=false up to 2000
 * South American comics are also not particularly covered, only comics from Argentina and Brazil have articles.
 * Histories of comics from non-Western countries untouched on in the main comics section.
 * Useful resource for me - but probably not for Wikipedia, would be research into comics in Birmingham, York and London

Project - Update Magical Realism


 * Page is a mess. Could start with a history section (ie. history of the term and the genre's origins).

Project - RuPaul Controversy Section


 * Is already a short section on criticism from the transgender community but it would be worth expanding with the following:
 * The Carmen Carerra controversies/criticism, total dismissal of the 'shemale' thing and dissassociation from the show (also, other alumni)
 * References to the older songs ie. LadyBoy, Sissy That Walk (?).
 * The 'boys club' statement in the guardian article and responses to it, especially Peppermint, Jiggly and beyond.
 * The 'train flag' controversy / fiasco should be on there
 * Edit to find more relevant critiques of RuPaul and Drag Race explicitly to do with Transgender issues, rather than the ones discussed


 * Is there space for a 'race' discussion re: The Vixen, and The Vixen walking out in the finale?
 * RuPaul pushing her too far, not mitigating but provoking/poking the bear.
 * A seperate discussion of the incident Vixen shared as 'inspirational' at the time


 * Drag as Controversy: Ru's perspective that drag should upset people/cause drama/offend, should assimilate
 * Drag never being mainstream (even in light of the Emmy)
 * Past dismissals of criticism tend to take this approach


 * Ageism or dismissal of younger queens? A common criticism from fans but perhaps not worth actually arguing on the encyclopaedia page.


 * Music and plagarism
 * Allegations from Azealia Banks herself
 * Similarities between Sissy That Walk and Nicki Minaj track? Are there others?