On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 18:30, Andreas Kolbe wrote:
> Arnaud,
>
>
>
> I've ordered a copy of Good Hair as well. :) There are excellent scholarly
> sources on [[hair
>
> straightening]] in the black community. I dropped a few on the article's
> talk page, but it's just
>
> the tip of the iceberg.
tures in a number of articles on
female genitalia
(uploaded by a plastic surgeon, no less). There were also two (2) in the vulva
article. I found
that quite perturbing.
Best,
Andreas
--- On Wed, 21/9/11, Arnaud HERVE wrote:
From: Arnaud HERVE
Subject: Re: [Gendergap] Black skins
To: "Increa
On 20/09/2011 01:10, Andreas Kolbe wrote:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXG38QxXY-s
Not only worth watching but compulsory watching, I think. Thanks Andreas
for this great link. I'll be watching the movie Good Hair next week-end.
Yes I suspect light brown caffelatte skin is becoming a sort
History continues to be written by Anglos and it's just as apparent in
Wikipedia..and add a male dominated voice, and well...that's history.
The same goes for topics about Native American subjects. I say it in my
lecture about Indigenous peoples working with Wikipedia - it's just like any
other hi
Great point. Although there is a fairly robust page on Hair Relaxer. Not sure
if the two processes are the same but they certainly could mention each other:
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hair_relaxer
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On Sep 19, 2011, at 6:28 PM, Bran
On 9/19/11 4:26 PM, Andreas Kolbe wrote:
> Here is an example of Caucasian bias: the en:WP article on [[hair
> straightening]].
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hair_straightening
>
> Despite the fact that this is a topic of great practical interest to
> black women, many of whom either have stra
with the impression that Wikipedia is not written for them.
A.
--- On Mon, 19/9/11, Andreas Kolbe wrote:
From: Andreas Kolbe
Subject: Re: [Gendergap] Black skins
To: "Increasing female participation in Wikimedia projects"
Date: Monday, 19 September, 2011, 13:59
My impression is th
Arnaud,
I've just remembered a documentary related to your post that is very much worth
watching.
Here is a link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXG38QxXY-s
Andreas
--- On Mon, 19/9/11, Arnaud HERVE wrote:
From: Arnaud HERVE
Subject: [Gendergap] Black skins
To: "Increas
On Mon, Sep 19, 2011 at 06:06, Arnaud HERVE wrote:
> On 17/09/2011 22:40, Emily Monroe wrote:
>> I remember accessing Wikipedia several times throughout my teenaged
>> years; we cannot expect all of our readers to be an adult with a
>> better understanding of anatomy.
>
> Just a quick note here :
: [Gendergap] Black skins
To: "Increasing female participation in Wikimedia projects"
Date: Monday, 19 September, 2011, 13:28
Very interesting point.
Sydney
On Mon, Sep 19, 2011 at 8:06 AM, Arnaud HERVE wrote:
On 17/09/2011 22:40, Emily Monroe wrote:
> I remember accessing Wiki
I've mentioned my concern about the lack of "non-Anglo voices" also on
Wikipedia and related project websites. I'm hoping that outreach projects
within the gender gap "agenda" through WMF can help develop programming and
outreach ideas that will be usable within diverse populations beyond just
"men
> On 17/09/2011 22:40, Emily Monroe wrote:
>> I remember accessing Wikipedia several times throughout my teenaged
>> years; we cannot expect all of our readers to be an adult with a
>> better understanding of anatomy.
>
> Just a quick note here : I've been talking to a dermatologist and she
> tells
Very interesting point.
Sydney
On Mon, Sep 19, 2011 at 8:06 AM, Arnaud HERVE wrote:
> On 17/09/2011 22:40, Emily Monroe wrote:
> > I remember accessing Wikipedia several times throughout my teenaged
> > years; we cannot expect all of our readers to be an adult with a
> > better understanding of
On 17/09/2011 22:40, Emily Monroe wrote:
> I remember accessing Wikipedia several times throughout my teenaged
> years; we cannot expect all of our readers to be an adult with a
> better understanding of anatomy.
Just a quick note here : I've been talking to a dermatologist and she
tells me one
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