Talk:Tipping the Velvet
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I realize this is a stub, but I got interupted. Will finish later. lunaverse 23:35, 27 Aug 2004 (UTC)
[edit] TV serial?
As per imdb, this is a three part TV film, not a serial. Hoverfish Talk 21:44, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
- I disagree, but only due to semantics. It aired on BBC, and according to serial, "In British television, it is also synonymous with the American term "miniseries", meaning a short run series where one overarching story is told across several episodes and concluded in the final installment." María: (habla ~ cosas) 00:56, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Split article
After noticing that Fingersmith and its tv movie adaptation exist as separate articles, I decided to split Tipping the Velvet and Tipping the Velvet (TV serial) because of their individuality of both and the fact that the page was looking cluttered with two infoboxes. I'll get to fixing the links and such. María: (habla ~ cosas) 13:22, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Tipping the Velvet as an accurate term to describe cunnilingus
Someone inserted "faux" in front of the Victorian-era term that means cunnilingus. Although I can't find a Victorian era book on pornography on the Internet to verify otherwise, I have to challenge that whoever put "faux" there should cite that it didn't exist. Sarah Waters has an extensive Victorian pornography collection that she drew upon heavily in writing Tipping the Velvet and Fingersmith. I have to defer to the experts here, and I believe Sarah Waters before a wikieditor I don't know. But prove me wrong, by all means. Moni3 17:24, 14 March 2007 (UTC)Moni3
- I, too, have done some searching on this subject, and the closest I can come is here: "Its saucy title--a euphemism for cunnilingus that I had plucked from the relative obscurity of Victorian porn," from Waters herself. She doesn't name the source material, however, and there is nothing, like you said, Moni3, in any slang dictionary online. It's very frustrating, but short of tracking down Waters and asking her for a source, I'm plum out of ideas. I choose to trust her, however, and that it's not made up, as some other articles ascertain. María: (habla ~ cosas) 18:26, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
- I'm going to try here to add a footnote citation here on wikipedia for your source, Maria. Never done it before, but that "citation needed" bothers me...Moni3 01:03, 15 March 2007 (UTC)Moni3
- OK nevermind...I don't know how to do citations at this point...I have to read up on it. I will try tomorrow.Moni3 01:11, 15 March 2007 (UTC)Moni3
- Hey, no problem, it took me a while to learn refs, as well. I still screw them up. I'll leave it for you to play with after some *cough* homework. If you need help, just send a message. :) María: (habla ~ cosas) 01:17, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
- I think I did it....after resisting the homework assignment...thanks.Moni3 12:18, 15 March 2007 (UTC)Moni3
