integralnaked.org 'recommended' link
I've moved the link to integralnaked.org to the bottom of the page, removed the bold and the 'recommended'. It seems that to actually view the interview on that site, you need to register and pay a fee of $10. Seems as if the link is just for advertising - it certainly doesn't belong on an encyclopedia that endorses freedom of information. --Dom 13:46, 21 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Transexualism?
Where does this stuff come from? It reads very much like a magazine article. john 06:39 22 May 2003 (UTC)
http://www.filmbug.com/db/341821 has the same content, not sure which copied which Edward 11:25, 21 May 2004 (UTC)
It seems as if the author of this article has no idea about the entirety of Mr. Wachowski's decisions, and is just spewing gossip-level
crap. Hmm...
Are there any serious sources about Larry's transexualism? Did he ever admitted it himself? --Conti|✉ 18:54, 23 Jul 2004 (UTC)
Yes, seeing how many sites assume high-integrity of this article by re-posting it under the GNU Free Documentation License, it's very important that it doesn't cite non-concrete or unverifiable sources, which seems to be how much of the internet gossip on this subject has been propagated (e.g. the puported Chicago Sun-Times article that I couldn't actually find evidence of). Use of the {dubious}} or {disputed}} tags should have been used here from the beginning.
--Nectarflowed 23:13, 19 Sep 2004 (UTC)
I've removed the summation of the gossip regarding an alleged interest in transvestitism or transexualism on Larry's part. It doesn't appear to be substantiated, and seems to probably be just meaningless gossip. The summation read:
The following year, gossip emerged suggesting that Larry Wachowski had interest in transvestitism. However, references to this are controversial. It appears to have spread fast on the internet, such as the online edition of the newspaper the Arizona Republic writing "when you're touted as one-half of the creative genius behind the science fiction movie of the decade, morphing between the sexes is probably just another research trip." However, there are inconsistencies that should be noted, such as that some references claim he prefers the name "Linda," and some claim he prefers the name "Lana." Additionally, there's been much-picked-up reference to a Chicago Sun-Times article on the subject, but there doesn't appear to be direct evidence of this article existing. Finally, when considering this topic, it should be noted that it is speculation and rumour until directly commented on by Larry Wachowski.
--Nectarflowed 01:33, 8 Oct 2004 (UTC)
Linda Wachowski Page?
- I made an article about it at Linda Wachowski already... How would you handle that? --Myria 20:56, 19 Oct 2004 (UTC) [The Linda Wachowski page is currently a redirect; to view its content go here]
- I've made it a redirect to this page again. --Conti|✉ 17:10, Oct 20, 2004 (UTC)
- Larry Wachowski is a figure known for his intellectual work (in the Matrix films). Mention of rumoured interest in transvestitism or transexualism isn't directly relevant to an encyclopedia article on a public intellectual, although maybe could be relevant in the context of him as a public figure. And some readers are interested in it, which I think ties into the purpose of Wikipedia : organizing and providing access to the world's information in a high quality manner --letting people use it in whatever way is useful to them.
- So I think it would be justified to have a minimal article on the topic, but it would need to be dealt with carefully by someone who has done substantial research on it, since, without official comment from Wachowski, all the information that is available appears to be just rumour. And if we do make an article for it I think it should be named "Larry Wachowski (rumours)."
- For more information on this topic, I'd recommend the following articles (with photos) that seem to sum up the issue well (although they are from Nov. 2003) and offer interesting points:
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- Quote from the second article: "One final thought: in every photo I've ever seen of Larry Wachowski, and in the interview footage he submitted to (along with his brother, Andy) for the MATRIX REVISITED DVD, he's always seemed somber and vaguely pained -- half-frowning in a thoughtful, weight-of-the-world, heavy-cat sort of way. But he appears to be sailing on some kind of euphoric high in that TIME magazine photo. He looks happy. That should count for something. ...
- Gothamist is intrigued by this information... as an example of something that people don't tend to talk or think about being brought to the fore because a celebrity is involved... We already noted how the Matrix films could be read with a whole new subtext with the news of the [female] dominatrix [companion seen with Larry at film premieres]."
- --Nectarflowed 02:31, 12 Nov 2004 (UTC)
- I agree with you that this whole issue might be worth mentioning, if there are credible sources for these rumours, but I do not think they deserve their own article. This article is still pretty short, and it would do him no harm to add to it rather than to split this short article into even shorter ones. --Conti|✉ 21:46, Nov 12, 2004 (UTC)
Plagarism Lawsuit
We've been discussing the Sophia (or is it Sofia?) Stewart case over at Talk:The Matrix. At this point the lawsuit is apparently going forward but I'm of the opinion that the matter should be limited to that article until the case is concluded, or at least until some reputable sources start to put forward some facts. Right now, there's a lot of chatter going around concerning this story and 90% of it (by my non-scientific analysis ^_^) is highly POV.
If someone wants to amend this article and then link to stories on the case, I suppose that's fair too. But what I deleted was a POV link on the bottom of the page without explanation. --Feitclub 02:30, Dec 8, 2004 (UTC)
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