User talk:LifeIsDaBubbles

December 2019

Hello, I'm XXX8906. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions to Dayton Leroy Rogers have been undone because they did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the help desk. Thanks. XXX8906 (talk) 17:44, 18 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

[File:Information orange.svg|25px|alt=Information icon]] Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at Thomas W. Piper. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Repeated vandalism may result in the loss of editing privileges. Thank you. XXX8906 (talk) 17:48, 18 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

It's not vandalism nor is it unconstructive; I changed the word "prostitute" to "sex worker" when referring to a serial killer's victim because prostitute has negative connotations. — Preceding unsigned comment added by LifeIsDaBubbles (talk • contribs) 17:55, 18 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for letting me know. XXX8906 (talk) 17:55, 18 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

"Sex worker" is both too broad - Jack the Ripper killed prostitutes, not strippers - and is an anachronism when discussing historical periods when the term was not in wide use. PAustin4thApril1980 (talk) 18:09, 18 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Does it matter that it's broad? Historically speaking, were there strippers during Jack the Ripper's era? Saying 'Jack the Ripper killed sex workers' wouldn't make me stop and think "hmm, I wonder if they were prostitutes or strippers?" Additionally, the fact that a term was or wasn't widely used during the time an event occurs, shouldn't be a reason to use or not use it. If that were the standard determination, Wikipedia would be filled with words like the n-word, "faggot," and "retard," when such terms today are offensive and inappropriate to use.

Broad and inaccurate. And yes it matters, as the near-universal reversal of these edits should indicate. Additionally, since you had the wherewithal to use "n-word" rather than actually writing out the offensive term, consider the wisdom of removing the other terms you've used here. Grandpallama (talk) 20:05, 18 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

First point taken. But I'm not removing the other terms because 1. I did not use them offensively and 2. They are, of course, offensive but not on the same level as the n-word. LifeIsDaBubbles (talk) 20:42, 18 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Prostitute vs. sex worker

Do not use Wikipedia for advocacy. See WP:Advocacy. If you continue on this path, you will be blocked; see WP:Block. I just got through reverting a lot of your edits.

Like I stated at User talk:Ssdgm2289#Prostitute vs. sex worker, "See the Sex worker article. Prostitute and sex worker are not automatically synonyms. Sex worker is the broader term. And just like Wikipedia has not banned use of the wording 'committed suicide' in favor of 'died by suicide,' and is unlikely to any time soon, Wikipedia has not banned the term prostitute. There is no need for you to go around to Wikipedia articles and replace prostitute with sex worker, especially in historical cases." Kieronoldham and Neil S. Walker agreed. Here is an updated version of the "unlikely to any time soon" discussion. The "prostitute vs. sex worker" matter was also recently discussed at Talk:Prostitution; see what John B123 stated there.

Hopefully, you are not Ssdgm2289 with a different account. Flyer22 Reborn (talk) 20:15, 18 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

You may also like to look at Talk:Migrant prostitution#Page move where another editor is wanting to change "sex worker" to "prostitute" because "sex work" is a propaganda term used by human traffickers. --John B123 (talk) 20:40, 18 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Interesting. I actually never changed the word prostitution or prostitute in instances where the sentence referred to selling someone into prostitution/sex slavery because I felt it wouldn't have been accurate or appropriate. Thank you for sharing the information. LifeIsDaBubbles (talk) 20:45, 18 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]