User talk:Alycia Evonne/sandbox

Article Evaluation:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Baldwin

- I chose James Baldwin as the topic for my article evaluation because he was a black, gay man who spoke out about race relations in the United States between Blacks and Whites while also bringing to light the role intersectionality plays within it, especially in regards to sexuality.

- I found the article to be neutral because it simply provided background information on why James Baldwin was who he was.

-I found it distracting how they added a section called "Greenwich Village" because it didn't add anything to the article and didn't contain any extremely relevant information.

-The "Expatriation" section was also distracting to read because it went from simply stating that he realized he was gay in his teenage years, to his experiences in Europe. I wish it was written more cohesively or the information was dispersed in different sections.

-This article belongs to five Wiki Projects that pertain to sexuality and the African diaspora.

- It was really interesting to read the talk page because of the different facts users chose to focus on and check for accuracy. There was even a typo in the article where they referred to his stepfather as "John" when his name was actually David. I also thought it was interesting that there was a section about the use of italics in the article on the talk page was well.

Alycia Evonne (talk) 17:59, 26 January 2018 (UTC)

copied from Makode Linde

Rough Draft of Painful Cake 2012 Edits
Linde decided to make the cake interactive and molded it into the shape of a stereotypical Black woman’s torso. He positioned himself under the cake with only his painted face visible. The black and red paint exaggerated features such as skin color and lips. Linde referred to this look as a “black faced Venus of Willendorf.” When exhibit participants cut into the cake, a red sponge was revealed—resembling female genitalia mutilation. With each cut, Linde screamed in agony. Linde wanted to inspire Swedish people to think about the racial climate in the country while also illustrating the effect of racial stereotypes.

Lena Adelsohn-Liljeroth, Swedish Minister of Culture and participant in the exhibit, was unaware of the political statement behind the cake and just assumed it was meant to bring awareness to female genital mutilation in Africa. After footage was released from the event, Afro-Swedish citizens demanded that she resigned, citing her involvement in the cutting of the cake to be problematic. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alycia Evonne (talk • contribs) 19:10, 23 February 2018 (UTC)

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/avy9yg/makode-linde-strikes-back-345

Painful Cake 2012
Linde's art became internationally known through an event at the Moderna Museet in Stockholm in April 2015. At the 75th anniversary celebration of the Konstnärernas riksorganisation (KRO) he had been invited to make the cake which he called Painful Cake. He decorated and made the cake in the shape of a black Venus of Willendorf, but with his own head in full black make-up looking like a stereotypical black person, a so-called "Golliwog". When the first piece of the cake was cut, a resemblance of female genitals were revealed with Linde screaming to give the effect of an actual black woman being cut. The scene was filmed with a video camera and the effect was increased by the fact that the person slicing the first piece of cake was the Swedish Minister of Culture Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth.

Some claimed racism in the depiction of the cake as an art piece and the event was reported to the Parliamentary Ombudsman. The Afro-Swedish society demanded that the Minister of Culture should resign. Linde claimed to have been misunderstood and explained that the cake symbolized how white people consumed black people, with the act of cutting off the cake's body parts and eating it.

Peer Review from Ida
I do appreciate the addition of your article that includes what the cake represented and the message that it was meant to relay. I think the original article failed to present that. However, I would suggest that you adjust your wording just a bit to make it more neutral. for example "Linde want to..." could be changed to say "Linde stated that his intention was to..." and if you have a quote, that would be nice. — Preceding unsigned comment added by IdaVictoria (talk • contribs) 05:17, 24 February 2018 (UTC)