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Ethnicity

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@Jazzhands90: I undid your change from "Trinidad and Tobago" to "Trinidadian" because I don't believe it's appropriate for us assign an identity like that. While Tobago exists as a semi-autonomous body, Trinidad does not. To identify something as Trinidadian is to implicitly or explicitly ignore than Tobago is part of the country. While informal, "Trinbagonian" exists as a way to assert a national identity (and many people do). To call Kenny J "Trinidadian" is to assume things about his national self-identification this is clearly not supported by sources. Guettarda (talk) 07:25, 3 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Did you know nomination

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The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by SL93 (talk21:36, 14 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  • ... that calypsonian, a pioneer of parang soca Kenny J was best known for his "well-crafted, risqué parang soca contributions"? Source: "Calling Joseph a pioneer of soca parang, Miranda said Christmas would never be the same without him. She shared what Christmas tradition with him she’ll miss the most."[1] "While his calypsoes have entertained, it is his legendary, well-crafted, risqué parang soca contributions which have stood the test of time." [2]
    • ALT1: ... that calypsonian Kenny J, who was fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and had released a public service announcement encouraging people to get vaccinated, died of COVID-19? Source: "After a two-week battle with Covid-19, which saw him being treated in the intensive care unit, Kenny J succumbed to the dreaded virus...His daughter, Jesselle Joseph, yesterday confirmed that her father was fully vaccinated...Kenny J was featured recently in a public service announcement video series spearheaded by promoter Randy Glasgow and produced by the National Lotteries Control Board (NLCB)." [3]
    • ALT2: ... that Kenny J, who was of mixed African and Indian ancestry, was one of a handful of calypsonians to discuss this aspect this aspect of their identity in their creative work? Source: "Except for The Mighty Dougla in 1961, Brother Marvin in 1996 and Kenny J in 1999, most other Dougla singers remain silent on the theme of their identity". Regis, Ferne Louanne. The Trinidad Dougla : Identity, Ethnicity and Lexical Choice. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2016.
    • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Gertrude Webster
    • Comment: I have concerns about ALT1 because it might come across as promoting anti-vax propaganda, but it's also interesting (and sad).

Created by Guettarda (talk). Self-nominated at 20:27, 5 January 2022 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: Done.

Overall: All three hooks are supported in the article, and would be interesting for DYK (ALT1 concerns aside). I slightly reworded the first hook as ALT0a below. Joofjoof (talk) 04:28, 11 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  • ALT0a: ... that calypsonian Kenny J was best known for his "well-crafted, risqué parang soca contributions"? Source: "Calling Joseph a pioneer of soca parang, Miranda said Christmas would never be the same without him. She shared what Christmas tradition with him she’ll miss the most."[4] "While his calypsoes have entertained, it is his legendary, well-crafted, risqué parang soca contributions which have stood the test of time." [5]