Talk:Macho Mann

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My edit to change the sourcing from Clinton's novel to the main page for the Proverb was reversed. In the Wiki for the book, it even states "The book's title is attributed to an African proverb: "It takes a village to raise a child." The saying and its attribution as an "African" proverb were in circulation before it was adopted by Clinton as the source for the title of her book. Indeed, the saying previously provided the source for the title of a children's book entitled It Takes a Village by Jane Cowen-Fletcher, published in 1994.[11]" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Takes_a_Village/ It Takes a Village The preceding unsigned comment was added by Titanslayerzeus (talk) • (contribs) 17:18, 4 January 2021 (UTC) 13:57, 5 January 2021 (UTC)

Edit-revert-MikaWallofText
Yes, external to the context of the Item's Description, the English phrase "It takes a village" is perceived with strong feelings in some quarters as derived from an African Proverb, however the source Titanslayerzeus cites clearly states that the origin of the proverb is unascertainable.
However, what is unquestionable is that the meme "It takes a village to X" was most popularized by Clinton's book.
In short, the item description is derives from Hillary's book title meme (so, it is Trivia), not the conjecture of the African source (so, it is not Trivia).
I propose rewriting the entry as
  • The phrase in the description, "It takes a village", became a popular cultural and political meme from 1996 on through the title of Hillary Clinton's book, It Takes a Village.
Support or Oppose?
Remembering '68 -- Now, thanks to you'all's nostalgia trip, I will again have the image of Hillary Clinton in a tank top playing sand volleyball with Bill back when they were dating....
God, we're old.
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M I K A D O 282 ❄❄❄❄❄ ❄❄ ❄❄ (talk) (Help Wanted!) 13:57, 5 January 2021 (UTC) 02:11, 6 January 2021 (UTC)