Colonel William A. Phillips

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This can't be the best image available for a public figure that is seen by millions every day, can it? - Despayre  ^{tête-à-tête} 18:59, 9 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• On October 9, 2018 Kaitlin Collins falsely reported that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas had been accused of sexual assault. ^[1]

I undid these edits for a few reasons: 1. "stigma" is a noun, one does not practice it; 2. the sourcing went to the Daily Caller, a source that is arguably problematic as the sole source for such a claim in a BLP; also the provided Internet Archive link seemed to be broken. PaulCHebert (talk) 05:55, 9 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Social stigma is a category. Collins used homophobic slurs and body shaming in her writing. Social stigma seems to be an aspect of Collins' style. A White House correspondent with an M.O. of body shaming and homophobia-- then this is part of her portfolio and should be identified so readers know her opinion of classes of people who may differ from her. When a journalist has a bias that disregards people it helps readers to understand the POV.

The social stigma that characterizes Collins' work includes degrading images with what she (Collins) must think are clever captions belittling Senator Mikulski:

• Barbara Mikulski, Democratic senator from Maryland, has served her country for 27 years. Heating up Capitol Hill, she towers at 4-foot-11, perhaps a few inches taller with that perfectly coiffed ‘do.

• Even George W. Bush took advantage of his opportunity to plant a kiss on the babe and the legend that is Barbara Mikulski.

The Daily Caller article is not a reference to an article about Collins but is an article written by her in July 2014 that appeared at the website. In that article Collins body-shamed Senator Mikulsky for being petite in stature, with the title, "Barbara Mikulski’s Hottest Moments " which appeared in the Daily Caller, July 30, 2014. here is the citation for the archived article. https://web.archive.org/web/20160404001030/http://dailycaller.com/2014/07/30/barbara-mikulskis-hottest-moments-ever/

Original research -- this is your personal interpretation of the article. PaulCHebert (talk) 07:16, 9 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

• The interpretation of Collins' cruel article about Senator Mikulski is not original research. Collins clearly belittles Senator Mikulski in Collins' writing for the Daily Caller in July 2014.

Since your reply to my comment is basically "sez you," I have moved the discussion here. Hope you are having a great day. PaulCHebert (talk) 17:58, 9 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Never mind, have withdrawn from dispute and unwatched article. Kmccook (talk) 21:40, 9 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Any interpretation by an editor is original research. -- Jibal (talk) 20:40, 20 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

"1. "stigma" is a noun, one does not practice it;" This makes no sense whatsoever. Anything that is practiced will be a noun.2601:200:C000:1A0:E1CD:6FD6:60AE:CC4D (talk) 14:37, 26 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

What part of speech do you think that a thing that is practiced would be? "Collins has practiced social stigma in her writing" is not good English, but not because "stigma" is a noun. (And why can't anyone here indent properly? It's impossible to figure out who is responding to what, or how to add a comment.) -- Jibal (talk) 20:30, 20 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Are today's headlines mentioning Kaitlan Collins asking Trump in reference to Michael Cohen's sentencing: “Mr. President, Mr. President, did Michael Cohen cover up your 'dirty deeds'? What 'dirty deeds' is he talking about, Mr. President?” worthy of mention? I just turned to Wikipedia to find out who she was after hearing her questioning reported on another news organization's report (Democracy Now, Th 13 Dec 2018 3:22-:32). 2604:2000:F64D:FC00:BD11:9FB3:489A:6C84 (talk) 18:07, 13 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

A single instance of a person doing her job is typically not included in an encyclopedia article. PaulCHebert (talk) 20:05, 13 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Why are you asking here what "today's headlines" are mentioning? This is not a blog, it's intended for discussion about improving the subject article. -- Jibal (talk) 20:36, 20 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Participate in the deletion discussion at the nomination page. —Community Tech bot (talk) 14:09, 17 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Is she married? 2601:581:4502:7E50:6D40:3746:8E19:E519 (talk) 01:17, 7 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Good question for a BLP: Is she married, does she have children, etc.? If she is single, it wouldn't be mentioned explicitly in the article.--FeralOink (talk) 01:37, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

"At a briefing on November 20, 2022, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany refused to take a question from Collins and called her an "activist"."

Kayleigh McEnany was not White House press Secretary on November 20, 2022 74.90.51.37 (talk) 02:19, 8 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Updated the article, thanks. Isi96 (talk) 03:41, 8 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

This is inconsistent with WP:MOS especially for the lead of a BLP. We don't describe people as Protestant-Americans, Muslim-Americans, etc. FeralOink (talk) 01:24, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

'Agreed. Thank you.Dogru144 (talk) 19:07, 13 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Are you implying that "jewish" is not a race? I am unclear.

First, we don't include that sort of information in the first paragraph of a BLP. Second, it was added as part of a larger vandalism effort. I didn't realize that until later. (By the way, there are no sources to indicate that she is Jewish.)--FeralOink (talk) 11:33, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The paragraph describing Collins' town hall event on May 10, 2023 is bizarre. Collins "hairdoed" the event? "Journalism was not present"? According to who? I tried to fix this, but the article is locked. 24.182.108.84 (talk) 07:17, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

It was vandalism. It was removed.--FeralOink (talk) 11:31, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

There are repeat instances, in recent days since the CNN Town Hall, of people putting in "awful person" and the like.

Can we please initiation Page Protection?Dogru144 (talk) 19:09, 13 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Reinstated for a few days. Acroterion (talk) 19:46, 13 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]