Talk:Twink (gay slang)
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[edit] age range
I do not know where the "inavariable" age range of early- to mid-twenties was dragged in from but it has little or nothing to do with reality (let alone with the improbability of finding glabrous individuials of that age. A short search has yielded evidence of use for much younger males (see this for example. Haiduc 02:41, 20 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Butch twinks?
Wouldn't "butch twink" be a contradiction in terms? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 139.80.94.35 (talk) 02:48, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
- In theory but in gay culture butchness and appearances have their own value so being a more butch twink may have some currency. Benjiboi 10:40, 5 December 2007 (UTC)
[edit] External links clean-up
- The Twink Code Version 1.12 (warning: explicit content; includes definition of "twink")
I've removed the links that were there as they aren't actually helping anything. The policy generally is that external links should confirm to what would be there if an article was a Featured article, or more precisely who aid our readers understanding of the subject if we had written the article to a featured article standard and those links don't. I've posted the one above as I simply don't believe the twink code is much in use at all and if anything could be a one-liner that it exists. Benjiboi 01:36, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] photo
I'm a gay man, but far from a twink. However, the photo shown to illustrate a "typical twink" is anything but. A true twink would have shaved his arms, underarms, and pubes. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.237.208.172 (talk) 04:05, 13 March 2008 (UTC)
- Not all twinks shave arms, underarms and pubes. Twink is a look based on age and related "young" look, not on amount/lack of hair. - ✰ALLSTAR✰ echo 04:46, 13 March 2008 (UTC)
- Agree with Allstarecho on this, we should be a bit more universal. The text can certainly indicate that some twinks do shave all their hair or have very little hair but we can't say all twinks are ____ without a reference. If we have a good source stating this we would still have to contrast it with other sources stating that it's not an absolute. Benjiboi 22:24, 13 March 2008 (UTC)
- While not all twinks will fit the description precisely, I have to say this current photo does not adequately represent what a twink is or how twink is described in this article. The gentleman depicted in this image does not appear to be conventionally attractive. He does appear slender but not fit. Despite his ribs showing, the fat around his hips and nipples is fairly obvious. His face is obscured, which is a major part of showing youth or youthful appearance. Other than that, the odd santa hat with the stars on it is distracting and inconsistent with the apparel of others in the background. It is a weird looking picture, with a guy that may or may not be a twink, but certainly does not illustrate the term well. This image should be kept until a more suitable one is found.--Biggayallison (talk) 08:08, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
- A twink is basically someone that looks "illegal" but is legal. A guy of legal age who looks like a kid - to be frank. And the current picture is suitable for this. Further, it's a non-copyrighted image. A copyrighted image must have a fair use rationale for use in this article and it must be the subject of the article. - ✰ALLST☆R✰ echo 08:44, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
- While not all twinks will fit the description precisely, I have to say this current photo does not adequately represent what a twink is or how twink is described in this article. The gentleman depicted in this image does not appear to be conventionally attractive. He does appear slender but not fit. Despite his ribs showing, the fat around his hips and nipples is fairly obvious. His face is obscured, which is a major part of showing youth or youthful appearance. Other than that, the odd santa hat with the stars on it is distracting and inconsistent with the apparel of others in the background. It is a weird looking picture, with a guy that may or may not be a twink, but certainly does not illustrate the term well. This image should be kept until a more suitable one is found.--Biggayallison (talk) 08:08, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
- Agree with Allstarecho on this, we should be a bit more universal. The text can certainly indicate that some twinks do shave all their hair or have very little hair but we can't say all twinks are ____ without a reference. If we have a good source stating this we would still have to contrast it with other sources stating that it's not an absolute. Benjiboi 22:24, 13 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] See Alsos
I've removed the See Alsos. Most were already linked in the article, and a couple didn't seem to be directly related to this subject. -- SatyrTN (talk / contribs) 15:30, 22 March 2008 (UTC)
