[Gendergap] Bikini example

[Lennart Guldbrandsson]

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> From: paolo at gnuband.org
> Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2011 10:04:50 +0200
> To: gendergap at lists.wikimedia.org
> Subject: Re: [Gendergap] Bikini example
> 
> You can compare how different language Wikipedias use images in the
> same article using Manypedia.
> All images appearing in the articles are conveniently grouped on top
> of it, and if you mouse over them, you can see a larger version.
> 
> For example, below you find links of comparisons of the page "Bikini"
> between English and Chinese, Czech, Persian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian
> http://manypedia.com/#|en|Bikini|zh
> http://manypedia.com/#|en|Bikini|cs
> http://manypedia.com/#|en|Bikini|fa
> http://manypedia.com/#|en|Bikini|ja
> http://manypedia.com/#|en|Bikini|ko,
> http://manypedia.com/#|en|Bikini|lv
> 
> But you can search any page in any language and compare it with any
> other language just using the controls on top of the interface.
> 
> We've created Manypedia with the goal of easing
> cross-linguistic/cultural investigations so I would love to hear your
> feedback about it.
> Enjoy! ;)
> 
> On Sat, Sep 17, 2011 at 5:57 AM, Emily Monroe <emilymonroe03 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > How about using the German article to help out with the English one, and
> > refactoring/deleting anything on the talk page that talks about anything
> > except the article it's attached to?
> >
> > From,
> > Emily
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 2:06 PM, Arnaud HERVE <arnaudherve at x-mail.net>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> I just found an example which seems to me exemplary of a male dominated
> >> disaster :
> >>
> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bikini
> >>
> >> In the Article page what struck me as wrong was :
> >>
> >> 1) The Sports bikini in beach volleyball photo, which has non pertinent
> >> erotic content imho
> >>
> >> 2) The chapter about male underwear, which seems to me so inappropriate
> >> AND ridiculous I can't even begin to describe it.
> >>
> >> In the Discussion page there is totally male point of view discussion
> >> about whether the girl in red is in good shape enough.
> >>
> >> Then there is the raging Outrage comment which I fear might become
> >> systematic if you leave the door opened for that. I have never seen a
> >> kid being shocked by going to the beach and seeing bikinis. That's a
> >> perverse erotic assumption imho, under the guise of high morality.
> >>
> >> I took the time to have a look at the German page :
> >>
> >> http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bikini
> >>
> >> 1) The first photo is semantically right, it shows better that bikinis
> >> are used to go the beach and swimming
> >>
> >> 2) The history chapter is better developed
> >>
> >> 3) The gallery and the drawings aptly show different kinds of bikinis
> >>
> >> 4) No ridiculous male underwear content
> >>
> >> Also, there was a beach sports photo which seemed to me much better and
> >> devoid of erotic content yesterday. But sadly it's been removed at the
> >> moment I speak. It was this one :
> >>
> >>
> >> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Beach_volleyball-Huntington_Beach-California_1.jpg
> >>
> >> Ah yes and also the discussion on the German page is more competent and
> >> calm imho.
> >>
> >> So as a conclusion, the German bikini page represents for me a right
> >> state of mind and proper educational content, fit to be used in a school
> >> with students interested in fashion. The English page seems to me more
> >> influence by more or less lunatic authors, or authors less interested in
> >> knowledge.
> >>
> >> Arnaud
> >>
> >>
> >>
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