Talk:Rastafari
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Updates - Rastas around the world
editThe section on Africa is currently a decent size, but the section on "Australia and Asia" could probably be expanded, and split into two (one for each continent). Israel could probably go into a section on the Middle East, if there are other countries that get covered in the region, but can stay with Asia until then.
I've added some text for Japan to get this going, and I know there is some research on Maori Rastas out there, so I'd appreciate any help others can provide in expanding this section. Lewisguile (talk) 10:28, 20 October 2024 (UTC)
Updates - gender, sex and sexuality
editIn checking how up-to-date the sources were in these sections, I've found some new RSes that are relevant and have updated the text to match.
The major concerns are still noted, albeit updated with recent developments within the movement, and there's more scholarship that directly considers the role of women in Rastafari (including some by Rasta women). I've also added mention of "womanism", since that gets mentioned in a few places, and we already mentioned that Rastafari generally doesn't engage with feminism.
If I get time, I may dig into LGBTQ people within the movement too. There must be more LGBTQ scholars writing in this area now too. I suspect the Jamaican context may be different to that in, say, New York or London.
This has expanded this section somewhat, but I don't think there's (yet) enough to spin things off into separate articles. Please let me know if you disagree, though. Lewisguile (talk) 13:08, 25 October 2024 (UTC)
- It would be good to get some more recent sources on gender and sexuality issues integrated into the article, but at the same time we need to be cautious how that is done so as not to undermine the article's FA-rated status. The article is also very long so widening it on this issue may require cut-backs elsewhere. It would be best if the desired changes could be discussed here first rather than being introduced straight into the article. Midnightblueowl (talk) 11:05, 26 October 2024 (UTC)
- I've also created a sub-article, Rasta views on gender and sexuality, which is the best location for additional information. We need to keep the main article really clean and concise so should only be making changes here if the existing information is clearly outdated or incomplete. Midnightblueowl (talk) 11:56, 26 October 2024 (UTC)