Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/White back-lash


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The result was   delete. JForget 02:18, 14 June 2010 (UTC)

White back-lash

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First of all, I have never seen the term spelled with a hyphen (as it is in the title of this article). In fact, when I first saw the title I thought "back-lash" (with the hyphen) was some sort of reference to whipping or slavery. Second of all, this topic is notable but is probably better covered somewhere else, rather than having a poorly written article of its own. Third of all, the article juxtaposes historical (Reconstruction-era) and recent (post-2008) events in a rather incoherent fashion. Finally, the term "white backlash" is associated more with the 1960s than with the 2000s (as evidenced by the fact that the search term white backlash redirects to a subsection of a 1960s politics-related article), yet this article only mentions the 2000s and does not refer to the 1960s at all. Stonemason89 (talk) 23:29, 7 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete The spelling notwithstanding, it's an essay "They form together into groups like the Ku Klux Klan and, in any way possible, restrict the power of minorities in the U.S. to get back their feeling of power" is one of the things that white people do. You know how they are.  Mandsford 18:46, 8 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete. Ironically there is room and need for a general article on the topic, which isn't american centered or overtly political. But I don't see the point in trying to salvage this article. Szzuk (talk) 08:20, 9 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep Gbooks shows that this is a notable topic with many sources available. The article's current state as a heavily POV essay is grounds for improvement, not deletion. Edward321 (talk) 13:48, 11 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete POV essay. The only sourced/sourceable material refers to White flight, which already has an article. This article even cites, as an example of white backlash, an event that didn't happen but "could have happened". Hopeless IMO. --MelanieN (talk) 01:47, 12 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete controversial but favors one POV, essay format, and non-notable. Triple whammy. GSMR (talk) 14:47, 13 June 2010 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.