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Edit request: combine refs

There are two sets of duplicate refs:

  • #5 and #39
  • #9 and #34

These should be combined. Thanks! -- GreenC 18:39, 15 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Done. ~Anachronist (talk) 22:22, 15 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request:

Add to the end of the second paragraph of Career (though use discretion where exactly would work best if you disagree) that she is a trans woman, as she has recently identified as such on Twitter, satisfying typical WP:ABOUTSELF usage for identity matters. Her article should also be added to Category:American transgender writers and Category:Transgender women writers. Suggested wording:

She is a trans woman.[1][2]

Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 04:14, 20 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ Wu, Brianna [@BriannaWu] (September 19, 2024). "I'm just gonna put this out there for Republicans to understand what the policies you advocate would mean for my life as a trans woman" (Tweet). Retrieved September 20, 2024 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ Wu, Brianna (September 12, 2024). "Trans influencer Brianna Wu weighs in on the presidential race and LGBTQ+ policies". The Hill (Interview). Interviewed by Robby Soave. 3:46. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
 Done Elli (talk | contribs) 04:16, 24 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request: Mentioning her strong Zionist/Pro-Israel advocacy

I refrained from asking for this to be added to the article as this hasn't reached the news until rather recently, but Wu has spent most of the past year vocally supporting Israel.

https://www.thefp.com/p/brianna-wu-bari-weiss-gamergate-progressive-antisemitism-honestly

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/09/09/opinion/israel-hamas-war-progressives-antisemitism/

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/09/11/opinion/letters-to-the-editor-progressives-antisemitism-jews-war/

https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/2024-06-02/ty-article/.premium/american-political-pundits-feud-on-social-media-over-israels-war-against-hamas/0000018f-d91e-dd44-a3ef-db1fa0df0000

https://www.newsnationnow.com/danabramslive/progressives-are-blaming-jewish-super-pac-for-losses-analyst/

Unreliable sources:

https://quillette.com/2024/09/25/podcast-252-trans-rights-israel-and-the-progressive-circus-2/

https://nypost.com/2024/09/10/opinion/progs-have-become-monsters-repudiate-joe-kamala-and-other-commentary/

I think it warrants a mention, as advocating for Israel and Zionism has been her primary activism for a while now. HadesTTW (he/him • talk) 20:05, 22 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@HadesTTW this isn't really an actionable request in this form. Is there particular wording you would like added to the article? Elli (talk | contribs) 23:52, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Elli How about this sentence in Career, after "She is a trans woman"?
Since the outbreak of the Israel–Hamas war, Wu received media attention for her vocal support of Israel. She has argued in The Boston Globe that "my fellow leftists are betraying our Jewish allies" and "the casual antisemitism I’d looked past in progressive spaces [are] impossible to ignore."[1][2][3][4]
And make sure to add the category "American Zionists." She identifies as such in the first article. HadesTTW (he/him • talk) 00:05, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ Wu, Brianna (2024-09-09). "I fear that progressivism has become the very thing we fought against". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
  2. ^ Fink, Rachel (2024-06-02). "Briahna vs Brianna: American Political Pundits Feud on Social Media Over Israel's War Against Hamas". Haaretz.
  3. ^ Abrams, Dan (2024-08-07). "Progressives are blaming Jewish super PAC for losses: Analyst". NewsNation.
  4. ^ Weiss, Bari (2024-10-18). "Brianna Wu Says She Didn't Change. The Progressive Movement Did". The Free Press. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
 Done With a little bit of stylistic reorganisation. Since this is a contentious article, I'd be happy to revert on any disagreement. Happymelon 12:08, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request: Category changes

Please remove category [[Category:Video game development companies]], since this is an article about a person, not a company. I have already added the category to the redirect Giant Spacekat, the company in question.

Please add categories [[Category:American transgender women]] and per the previous section, [[Category:American Zionists]] and [[Category:Activists against antisemitism]] and [[Category:Opposition to antisemitism in the United States]].

Qualiesin (talk) 17:47, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Do we have reliable sources that she's against antisemitism or only that she's a zionist? Those two things aren't the same. Simonm223 (talk) Simonm223 (talk) 12:58, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
 Done, partially. I removed the video game company category. I don't see how the other categories suggested are valid, possibly the zionist one. See the discussion immediately above, which may shed some light. If sources don't characterize her as zionist or antisemitist, then neither should the category listings. ~Anachronist (talk) 19:41, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
From the Free Press article:
"We discuss Israel and why Brianna identifies as a Zionist."
She later explains in the video that she strongly supports Israel and uses the label "Zionist" for herself. She also has identified as such on Twitter.
https://www.thefp.com/p/brianna-wu-bari-weiss-gamergate-progressive-antisemitism-honestly
https://x.com/BriannaWu/status/1794497394626949490
HadesTTW (he/him • talk) 00:42, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks. I added the American Zionists category. ~Anachronist (talk) 01:22, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]