Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of female supervillains (2nd nomination)


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The result was   keep. Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:23, 27 April 2012 (UTC)

List of female supervillains
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(i) There is already the category for female supervillains. (ii) There is no list of male supervillains; having this list is thus a sexist. (iii) The list would never be complete. -- Taku (talk) 21:31, 20 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Comment Why did you call this "3rd nomination" when there was no 2nd one? Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?) 22:29, 20 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Comment Well, it depends on the matter of counting. There have been two nominations in the past. Articles for deletion/List of supervillainesses (1st) and Articles for deletion/List of female supervillains (2nd). I don't think the counting issue is a particularly important. -- Taku (talk) 22:52, 20 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep: It is not sexist because most supervillians are male. This list shows the not as common supervillains. Even if it isn't ever complete, that is not a reason to delete. It is not an indiscriminate list though because the list of notable female supervillains is discriminate. SL93 (talk) 01:10, 21 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 02:28, 21 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 02:29, 21 April 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep/merge We already have a substantial list at List of comic book supervillain debuts and I have changed List of supervillains to point to that. That list includes female supervillains such as Catwoman and Scarlet Witch and seems to do the job better.  Merger into that list might be best.  And, just to be sure, note that the notability of this stuff is well-established by sources such as The Encyclopedia of Super Villains which seems to treat both sexes together.  Warden (talk) 10:10, 21 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep/merge per above.♦ Dr. Blofeld  11:55, 21 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep Since most supervillains are male, the female gender has a special status in this field. Just as List of elected or appointed female heads of state is not female supremacist, this list is not misogynist. -- Supernova Explosion   Talk  12:39, 21 April 2012 (UTC)
 * keep If there is a category, there should be a list unless there is some special reason otherwise. The categories (and lists) that should specify female but not male are the ones where the females are in the distinct minority, and v.v. ; if there are approximately equal numbers, there should be both.  DGG ( talk ) 18:18, 21 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep - clearly useful to our core readership; while the type of character may be sexist, the list is not sexist itself. Bearian (talk) 21:41, 26 April 2012 (UTC)
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