Talk:Girl Power (film)

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Contested deletion

This page should not be speedy deleted as an attack or a negative unsourced biography of a living person, because the inclusion of this page (Sadie Benning's video "Girl Power") on wikipedia only serves to enlarge the information available about her work as a video artist. I've been notified that the page was challenged for its presumed insignificance (not enough "notability"). Considering the fact that feminist artists have been excluded from the mainstream art establishment and essentially omitted from history, I understand why one might think a page dedicated to one of Sadie Benning's video MIGHT NOT have "enough notability". However, I would easily respond by mentioning that ALL of Sadie Benning's video, ESPECIALLY her video "Girl Power", played a pivotal role in the formation of Girl Power as a concept, radical 90s feminist politics, and the Riot grrrl's commitment to the child icon. This video has been discussed amongst scholars and academics who focus on everything from art history to gender studies and from new media studies to sociology. If Wikipedia is supposed to be an encyclopedic database that indexes "notable" historical and current events, then it would only make sense to include a page on this highly influential work that has greatly contributed to the emergence of feminist 90s politics and art. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chrisfalcone (talk • contribs) 05:50, 26 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

This comment would make a better article for the video than the current article because at least here it makes an assertion as to why the video is notable. The current article merely states it was a video and what was on it. Anyone such as myself would read it and wonder why does an encyclopedia have an article about a 15 minute video with home footage of a famous artist? Mkdw ^talk 05:56, 26 April 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by David Biddulph (talk • contribs) [reply]

Hi, I'm wondering why this page is still being flagged as not notable enough... I'm currently working with a friend to compose the wikipedia page and we are including significant information that feel ought to be in an encyclopedic database. If you could please share what information would be "notable" enough that would be very helpful. We could include more recognitions/awards that the video has received (we've inserted one so as to point out its acclaim), but we don't feel as though that is the most significant piece of information with regards to "Girl Power". Any information you could share would be great. -Chris — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chrisfalcone (talk • contribs) 07:38, 26 April 2013‎ (UTC)[reply]