Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Girls with guns


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The result was Withdrawn by nominator. Michig (talk) 20:38, 27 December 2011 (UTC)

Girls with guns

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Appears to be WP:OR attempting to define a film genre. Many of the references are to http://www.girlswithguns.org, an individual's blog, or http://www.animeinfo.org, a defunct website. The reliable sources cited use the term literally rather than in reference to a recognized genre. A Google books search shows that the term is used to describe any cultural phenomena involving women and weapons. However it doesn't appear that any of these uses are well established in the literature. Pburka (talk) 16:11, 27 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep The genre and concept is well-established and so not original that it has reached the point of parody in movies such as Sucker Punch. See sources such as Action chicks: new images of tough women in popular culture or Assimilating Hong Kong Style for the Hollywood Action Woman.  The rest is a matter of ordinary editing per our editing policy.  Warden (talk) 16:23, 27 December 2011 (UTC)

Weak Delete / Rescue - really lacks a single solid reliably sourced cite to the claim that this is a 'sub-genre'. Cites appear to mostly be to a personal web site, a forum and a usenet FAQ. Other mentions are trivial and don't indicate that it's an actual recognised genre, rather than just an obvious descriptive label. Maybe someone could rescue this with a bit of work, and a google certainly suggests there's something to the concept/image/fetish that may be notable. But as a recognised film genre? Not established in the article at present. -- Escape Orbit (Talk) 16:29, 27 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep This is a real thing.    D r e a m Focus  17:51, 27 December 2011 (UTC)

Republican-American : Girls with Guns: Female Action Heroes... Republican-American - Feb 13, 2005 In the Girls with Guns genre, this element is often reversed. In Underworld ( 2003), a gun-toting female vampire must protect a hapless male from a pack of ...

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Animation World Network - Jan 16, 2007 COYOTE RAGTIME SHOW falls into the "Girls with Guns" genre. Sexy robot assassins tangle with two hot federal agents in a prison break that leaves dozens ... ADV Announces January 16 Releases - Anime News Network ‎   Anime News Network - Nov 17, 2006 Nonstop action, super-smooth animation and cool character designs help Coyote Ragtime Show set a new high water mark for the “Girls with Guns” genre. ...   activeanime.com | EL CAZADOR DE LA BRUJA COMPLETE SERIES … [ ‎   activeanime.com - Jan 31, 2010 It helps set El Cazador apart and demonstrates that it is setting its own unique tone to the girls-with-guns genre. During their travels, many episodes are ...   Orginal Dirty Pair - Movie Collection : DVD Talk Review of...     ‎ DVD Talk - Nov 8, 2005 Though they might not have been the first, Yuri and Kei soon became the poster children for the girls-with-guns genre, and their success allowed for other ...   activeanime.com | ROSE HIP ROSE VOL.1 | Rose, Hip, Manga,...     ‎ activeanime.com - May 13, 2008 ... high school girl and a host of insane criminals and make it work so flawlessly. Highly recommended to action fans and fans of the girls with guns genre! Rumble Pak - Shelf Life - Anime News Network ‎   Anime News Network - Jan 21, 2008 Part of the girls-with-guns genre, the series packs pure action with a lot of emotion, and raises a lot of moral questions regarding childhood and human ...
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Film-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 18:06, 27 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Anime and manga-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 18:06, 27 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Withdrawn per references found by User:Dream Focus. I should have been able to find tho myself. Apologies all round. Pburka (talk)
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