Talk:Sheeple

ure/2000/06/28/kakutani/ - to the word having been coined by HL Mencken. It would be wonderful if this were true, but I've not found anything to back it up as yet. Anyone else? (Dougald, 2/10/05)

Bob Marley uses the term in his song, "Jah Live". It does not appear to be a disparaging term in the context of his song.

I thought the term was used to define everyone, not just Christians, who was not illuminati

Articles for Deletion debate

This article survived an Articles for Deletion debate. The discussion can be found here. Owen× ☎ 19:07, 26 December 2005 (UTC)

Cleaned up a bit

• I removed an external link to wordspy (why lik to an external article defining the term from an article defining the term?)
• I removed the link to a blog, as we don't normally link blogs unless there is a compelling reason directly related to the article content
• I alphasorted the "see also" links
• I added links to "herd mentality", which specifically mentions "sheeple"
• I removed the image and ref to Faux News], as it was POV (however strongly I might agree!)

Just zis  Guy, you know? ^[T]/_[C] AfD? 20:49, 26 December 2005 (UTC)

Does this word really exsist?

I mean, who would use it? And who would name their Wiki username after it? Weird! Glen 09:18, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

I reckon! People? You mean, "Sheeple" 09:19, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

I searched for this article in order to understand its meaning as used on this page --> http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/17062 so yes, it is used. Wrongfooting 09:54, 25 March 2007 (UTC) 75.181.106.90 05:05, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

Here's another reference to usage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Set1KKd6HKM Saw this one on TV and as a movie trailer in theaters, went and found a copy on YouTube. 75.181.106.90 05:05, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

No, not "really". Relating to this, I wanted to ask why my word "public consciousness" borrowed from this very website wasnt allowed its own page, while this word is? Perhaps it's the "sheeple" that run this?.....--I AM JOHN SMITH (talk) 02:56, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

Christians.

I've heard this quite often, christians are often branded as sheeple and accused of self-knowing sheeplehood beacuse of the whole Shepard/flock analogy. I dunno if there is any sourse that could back up a sensible referance to this, I think it's relevant to note, its kind of a positive view of being sheeple on thier part. 88.107.193.193 (talk) 15:20, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

I don't understand what you're asking. If you're asking for a source to assert that Christians are sheeple, then I doubt you'd find one that would be considered a reliable source. In any case, whether or not being sheeple is a good thing, that kind of content does not belong in an encyclopedia article as it is opinion and unverifiable.Elle (talk) 23:53, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

Dr. Horrible

I removed the Popular Culture reference to Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog. Contrary to what the page said, the lyric is "... amazing how sheep'll (sheep will) line up for the slaughter". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.177.19.226 (talk) 16:10, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

Michael Savage Claims Coinage

Michael Savage claimed that he coined the word "sheeple", as heard on 10/23/2008. Is it notable when famous people claim, falsely if the entry is correct, to be originators? Perhaps, he helped popularize the word to some degree? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.159.45.29 (talk) 06:14, 24 October 2008 (UTC)

Academic paper of possible relevance

Pronin, Emily (2007). "Alone in a Crowd of Sheep: Asymmetric Perceptions of Conformity and Their Roots in an Introspection Illusion". Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 92 (4). American Psychological Association: 585–595. doi:10.1037/022-3514.92.4.585. ISSN 022-3514. {{cite journal}}: Check |issn= value (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help) online at http://www.people.hbs.edu/esweeny/Pronin_2007Conformity.pdf MartinPoulter (talk) 13:01, 3 June 2009 (UTC)

We should spell it “Sheople”.

The proper spelling is “Sheople”.

Kanguruo (talk) 22:04, 7 June 2009 (UTC)