Talk:My Name is Rachel Corrie

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I'm a bit perplexed as to the origin of the first block quote. I assume it's from Alan Rickman, but is that correct? In any case, it's rather unclear. 89.100.160.110 17:04, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] lower-case "is" in title

I have moved this article back to "My Name is Rachel Corrie", using lower-case "is" in the title. This agrees with the preponderance of sources, which use lower-case, and reflects the British origin of the play. (British practice is to use lower-case for copulas, articles and prepositions in the titles of books, films and plays.) Also changed "Is" to "is" in the body of the article.
--NSH001 07:32, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] How Corrie died

I have added context directly how the reference mentions Corrie'd death, but Ironduke wants to say she died because she stood in front of a bulldozer. As retarded as that might sound, and is sort of factual, the context of why she was doing what she did, ect is important, sourcable and relevant. Please stop and discuss here.--68.9.119.128 13:38, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

Your writing is both offensive and difficult to decipher. However, if I take your point, which is that you wish to insert that there was a nearby house that was about to be "demolishshed". That may well be the case, but the IDF disputes it. There is plenty of room to discuss this controversy. and it is discussed, in the actual Rachel Corrie article. There's no need or point to rehash it here, and it wouldn't go in the lead even if we were to do so. Thanks for bringing this to talk. IronDuke 14:18, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

I have attempted a compromise. I do not think that Ironduke's position is tenable -- she did not die from standing in front of the bulldozer, but rather by being crushed by it. Surely that she was crushed, accidentally or otherwise, and what she was trying to stop by standing there, are as relevant (perhaps more so) than the iDF's suspicions about tunnels, etc. While the other anon is being somewhat rude, that does not excuse ID's continued whitewash with pro-Israeli POV. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.228.31.226 (talk) 20:39, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

I think you would find it instructive to read the actual Rachel Corrie article. IronDuke 01:50, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] 'Cancelled' in Canada?

That seems like too simplistic an analysis. According to THIS article, it's been staged in Montreal and Vancouver. Anchoress (talk) 08:01, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

My thoughts exactly -- this play was not cancelled in all of Canada: I just watched the play here in Vancouver. --Proteotopian