Talk:Female impersonation

Change from redirect to disambiguation page[edit]

Recently, female impersonation changed from a simple redirect to drag queen, to a disambiguation page that includes both drag queen and cross-dressing. But I don't see any discussion about why this was changed, or any explanation for the change...? Hist9600 (talk) 13:36, 6 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Because drag queen and cross-dressing are different, although related concepts. I hope you agree "grag queen" is not the only form of female impersonation. I forgot one more meaning; added. - Altenmann >talk 23:53, 6 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Do you have sources for these uses? I'm wondering in what senses you are saying that cross-dressing is female impersonation, for example. Female impersonator is a term with nuance that meant different things at different times in history. Hist9600 (talk) 00:03, 7 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

in what senses you are saying that cross-dressing is female impersonation -- hah :-) the problem of the verb "is". The disambig page is saying that the article of cross-dressing cover the subject of female impersonation (among other things). - Altenmann >talk 00:18, 7 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

a term with nuance that meant different things -- precisely for this reason we have disambiguation pages. - Altenmann >talk 00:18, 7 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It doesn't really help with context, though, because a cross-dresser in the 1950s might have been considered a female impersonator in that era. However, a cross-dresser in the 2020s is generally not considered a female impersonator. Hist9600 (talk) 00:27, 7 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It seems that you misunderstand the function of disambig pages. If a wikipedia article XCDr about a cross-dresser in the 2020s uses the term cross-dresser, then the article is fine. However if the article XCDr uses the term female impersonation, then you will have to select a proper term from the list in Female impersonation. - Altenmann >talk 04:12, 7 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The problem is that the disambiguation page makes it seem as though female impersonator is synonymous with cross-dresser, which is not the case anymore, and using that term in a modern context may be derogatory. Disambiguation pages often provide some context next to the link when needed, which you did not do when you made these changes. Hist9600 (talk) 16:58, 7 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Disambig pages make seem no such thing. True or false: "Female impersonation may refer to: cross dressing"? Before you answer please pay attention to the word "may". - Altenmann >talk 19:10, 7 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Disambiguation pages often do provide needed context so readers are not being misled. Female impersonation referred to cross-dressing historically (i.e., in the past), but that is not a normal and accepted term anymore. Hist9600 (talk) 21:37, 7 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]