Category talk:Feminist artists

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This category was nominated for deletion, renaming, or merging with another category on 2006 December 30. The result of the discussion was no consensus.

[edit] weird category

This is kind of a weird category. For example, I would never have called Julia Stiles or Ashley Judd artists. Maybe there should be feminist actors and feminist musicians categories? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.170.168.49 (talk • contribs) 02:15, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

Perhaps "Feminists in the arts" would be a better title. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.230.164.198 (talk • contribs) 01:49, 9 November 2006

[edit] List should be deleted.

The definition of "feminist artist" is too vague for this list to mean or explain much of anything. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.11.8.149 (talk • contribs) 20:27, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] defining the category

The fact that there was a CFD with no consensus doesn't mean we can't work on the category. It looks like the category was originally designed to include the cross-section of artists who are also feminists, and I think it's descriptively named that. However, there's another category that really should be considered -- artists whose art is specifically feminist art. Obviously, they would be included within this category, but unfortunately, they would be lost within the masses of artists who are feminists but whose art is not specifically feminist art. Thoughts? --lquilter 21:38, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

Personally I'd prefer it be limited to artists who do at least some feminist art or maybe just art with a feminist point of some kind. It'd also be good if we actually had a Feminist art article to work with.--T. Anthony 18:35, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

I agree, this list should comprise artists whose work is feminist. While a list of the mass of artists who are feminists is a worthy subject, it may be difficult to verify. The Ashley Judd criticism above is a case in point, and perhaps a justifiable one. --Cailil 20:59, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

I agree, too. The fact that someone has expressed support for feminist opinions doesn't make her/him a "feminist artist". For instance, I think that Katharine Hepburn wouldn't habe been too happy if she had heard her work as an actress would have been reduced to that term. Also, Alanis Morissette is a great singer and person, but quite obviously the focus of her songs is usually not any kind of feminist cause. On the other hand, as has already been pointed out, there is decidedly feminist art, and I suppose the people producing this art wouldn't be too happy either if anyone who has voiced some kind of opinion would randomly be thrown in their field of work. Bernie, --82.135.13.154 23:00, 31 May 2007 (UTC)