Talk:America Ferrera

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This article must adhere to the policy on biographies of living persons. Controversial material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libellous. If such material is repeatedly inserted or if there are other concerns relative to this policy, report it on the living persons biographies noticeboard.

	This article is within the scope of WikiProject Biography. For more information, visit the project page.	Biography Portal
Start	This article has been rated as start-Class on the project's quality scale. [FAQ]
	This article is supported by WikiProject Actors and Filmmakers, an attempt to build a comprehensive and detailed biographical guide to actors and filmmakers on Wikipedia.

hey...i went to the link below that's supposed to be a fansite for America. While i guess it is, it's http://www.bonkablebeauties.com/females/AmericaFerrera/ so my question is...is bonkablebeauties a good site for listing on the wikipedia article?

Sorry, but no. Fansites aren't paticularly favored on Wikipedia anyway. 80.41.122.6 18:14, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

Contents 1 Explain to me... 2 Request redirect from "America Ferrara" 3 america ferrera 4 Quip against President Bush 5 Political Activism paragraphs being deleted... 6 Filmography/Television

[edit] Explain to me...

How is this image allowed in an article about America? It was created to promote a movie, not her in particular. Whereas on the other hand, the headshot was created solely to promote her. -- Zanimum 16:02, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

It's normal for an article about an actress to discuss her movies. And if a screenshot or movie promotional image is essential information for disucssing the movie, it can be used. You should ask the person who added the screenshot to explain why he/she thinks this image is essential information for the movie discussion in the America Ferrera article. I, for one, can't find a reason.

An unfree "promophoto" of America Ferrera would be unnaceptable, as it would not pass item #1 of Wikipedia:Fair use criteria, that says that we only use unfree images when it's not possible to create a free alternative (which is not the case for a picture of this actress). For instance, if the screenshot is only being used to show how Ferrera looks like, and not for critical commentary on the movie, it also fails the 1st fair use criterion.

Let me know if you have any other questions. Best regards, --Abu Badali 16:19, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

Would the promo pic of America from the Ugly Betty and Betty Suarez pages be ok? --Witchbaby 04:09, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

Also, please note that the resolution of this image is deplorable. Just based on this, I would recommend pulling it. Cannibaltinea (talk) 01:56, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Request redirect from "America Ferrara"

It is incredible common to misspell her last name as specified above. Can someone create a redirect from that misspelling to this article? Thx and best. --64.230.120.63 22:24, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

Done. --AStanhope 06:43, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] america ferrera

in her wikipedia biography it appears that she died january 19, 2007.

how come? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 201.139.79.232 (talk • contribs).

Someone just vandalized the page, if its not reverted already, I'll do it now. -Yancyfry

[edit] Quip against President Bush

Someone keeps changing this to indicate Ferrera was not critical of President Bush in her Spirit Awards speech and removing the reference to Zach Braff's expressed displeasure with those comments. I think by downplaying this issue you do 'America' a disservice, negating her specifically expressed opinion and any political sway she might have over her fans. Thanks. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.232.222.5 (talk • contribs).

While most people can reasonably conclude her comment was about Bush, you can't write that she said "America won't be free until Bush leaves office" because that would be putting words in her mouth (she didn't use Bush's name);original research isn't allowed on Wikipedia. This is why I wrote it was "interpreted" as being against Bush (because that's what the newsbusters link did). And using words like "disparaged" and "bashed" are POV aswell. And it isn't self-evident that Zach Braff "expressed displeasure" either; To me, he appeared to be to be pretty nonchalant (but i'm not going to write that in the text since that's my own POV). What was clear is that some in the audience clapped/cheered, but it's a trivial detail either way. Crumbsucker 15:55, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

Gotcha, yours was an evidentiary evidence issue. While I think Webster's definition of disparaged - to depreciate by indirect means is applicable, the Zach Braff displeasure issue was from his post-award interview, but its almost irrelevant, and I think it reads a lot better without it. I included her actual comments so the readers will not rely on anyone's POV, but can form their own opinions. Thank you —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.232.222.5 (talk • contribs)

Looks better. Crumbsucker 01:37, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

She's left university now. Someone needs to change it.

[edit] Political Activism paragraphs being deleted...

Someone keeps deleting the section about America's political activism. Being a Democrat is an essential part of who she is. She doesn't hide it and she has quite openly attacked President Bush on camera. Its a disservice to her to keep deleting thees! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.232.217.87 (talk) 22:37, August 22, 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Filmography/Television

America was in a skit on the Chappelle's Show on the first episode of season two. i think it was back in 2004. I don't know what character she played but if someone does it should be added to the list. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Siwhat (talk • contribs) 23:53, 3 April 2008 (UTC)