Talk:Armband
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[edit] Definition?
My understanding is that armbands were traditionally worn about the upper arm, not the forearm. (Google's definition). The red armbands worn by Nazis come to mind as a well-known (albeit distasteful) example. The Livestrong band listed as an example would be described better as a wristband.
--TenOfAllTrades 04:49, 30 Jan 2005 (UTC)
- The Livestrong bands are wristbands or bracelets, not armbands. Armbands have also had a political/social significance (black armbands, for instance), but I'm not qualified to write about it. -- Mjwilco 04:55, 30 Jan 2005 (UTC)
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- Any thoughts on the best way to straighten this out? If I strip out the incorrect reference to the Livestrong bands and correct the rest of the paragraph, we're left with just a dictionary definition. (And it should be under Armband (singular), not Armbands.) I do think there's probably an article to be written on armbands–as you say, they can be potent social and political symbols–but I'm not qualified to write it either. --TenOfAllTrades 05:16, 30 Jan 2005 (UTC)
- Done. Armbands redirects to Armband, which has a correct definition and needs to be fleshed out. The wristband-related content has been moved to Wristband. --TenOfAllTrades 05:32, 30 Jan 2005 (UTC)
- Any thoughts on the best way to straighten this out? If I strip out the incorrect reference to the Livestrong bands and correct the rest of the paragraph, we're left with just a dictionary definition. (And it should be under Armband (singular), not Armbands.) I do think there's probably an article to be written on armbands–as you say, they can be potent social and political symbols–but I'm not qualified to write it either. --TenOfAllTrades 05:16, 30 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Btw, Armband is originally German, and the correct German plural would be Armbänder. Also, the German word Armband can mean bands like the ones you describe and wristbands. We don't have a seperate word for wristband, or at least none that would be used in everyday language. And to make things more complicated, in everyday language the things the article describes are called Armbinde, not Armband, which usually means wristband, although Arm = engl. arm and Binde = wrap of cloth, more or less a synonym for Band. But of course the article should be about the use in english-speaking countries, and i don't feel qualified to comment on that. Lady Tenar 22:36, 7 Feb 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Tinker vs. Des Moines
Should there be a mention of Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, the Supreme Court case involving the right to wear armbands to express a point in school? If information is included about the political history of armbands in Australia, there might as well be information about US history. 01:52, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
