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The way that Malcolm X is described in the opening section of this article is emblematic of a wider double standard regarding the use of derisive labels on the articles of political figures on this website. Every other Wikipedia article about a right-winger calls them a conspiracy theorist and a white supremacist, while very few articles about left-wingers contain similar labels. It appears that Wikipedians are much more hesitant to point out hate promoted by the left than hate promoted by the right. For example, [[David Duke]] is a high-ranking member of the [[Ku Klux Klan]], an organization that believes that the Holocaust is a hoax created by Jewish elites who are plotting to eradicate the white race by promoting racial integration. The Ku Klux Klan promotes segregation, antisemitism, Holocaust denial, and white supremacy. Malcolm X was a high-ranking member of the [[Nation of Islam]], an organization that believes that white people were created by a mad scientist and that in the future Allah will come to earth in a UFO and wipe out all the white people. The Nation of Islam promotes segregation, antisemitism, Holocaust denial, and black supremacy. Naturally, the first sentence of David Duke's Wikipedia article describes him as a "neo-Nazi, antisemitic conspiracy theorist." So wouldn't it stand to reason that Malcolm X, a man with beliefs just as ridiculous and hateful as Duke's, would be described as an antisemitic, black supremacist conspiracy theorist? Well apparently not, because the first sentence of Malcolm X's article describes him as a "human rights activist." There's no word I can use to describe this other than disgusting. Calling someone as hateful and authoritarian as Malcolm X a "human rights activist" is nothing short of an affront to human rights. You and I both know that the only reason why David Duke's article rightfully describes him as the despicable individual that he is and Malcolm X's article does everything short of patting him on the back and giving him a gold star is that David Duke is on the far-right, and Malcolm X is on the far-left. That is the only meaningful difference between these individuals. They're both racists, they're both antisemites, they're both segregationists, they're both Holocaust deniers, so there is no reason why there should be such a massive disparity between the way these two are portrayed in their articles. If you want people to trust Wikipedia at all, you can't have such blatant and obvious favoritism towards one side of the political ailse. I strongly recommend that the first sentence of the Malcolm X article be changed to "Malcolm X was an American black supremacist, segregationist, and antisemitic conspiracy theorist who was a popular figure during the civil rights movement." Malcolm X was absolutely not a human rights activist and anyone who claims he was is a liar and a racist who is promoting bigotry and hatred.
The way that Malcolm X is described in the opening section of this article is emblematic of a wider double standard regarding the use of derisive labels on the articles of political figures on this website. Every other Wikipedia article about a right-winger calls them a conspiracy theorist and a white supremacist, while very few articles about left-wingers contain similar labels. It appears that Wikipedians are much more hesitant to point out hate promoted by the left than hate promoted by the right. For example, [[David Duke]] is a high-ranking member of the [[Ku Klux Klan]], an organization that believes that the Holocaust is a hoax created by Jewish elites who are plotting to eradicate the white race by promoting racial integration. The Ku Klux Klan promotes segregation, antisemitism, Holocaust denial, and white supremacy. Malcolm X was a high-ranking member of the [[Nation of Islam]], an organization that believes that white people were created by a mad scientist and that in the future Allah will come to earth in a UFO and wipe out all the white people. The Nation of Islam promotes segregation, antisemitism, Holocaust denial, and black supremacy. Naturally, the first sentence of David Duke's Wikipedia article describes him as a "neo-Nazi, antisemitic conspiracy theorist." So wouldn't it stand to reason that Malcolm X, a man with beliefs just as ridiculous and hateful as Duke's, would be described as an antisemitic, black supremacist conspiracy theorist? Well apparently not, because the first sentence of Malcolm X's article describes him as a "human rights activist." There's no word I can use to describe this other than disgusting. Calling someone as hateful and authoritarian as Malcolm X a "human rights activist" is nothing short of an affront to human rights. You and I both know that the only reason why David Duke's article rightfully describes him as the despicable individual that he is and Malcolm X's article does everything short of patting him on the back and giving him a gold star is that David Duke is on the far-right, and Malcolm X is on the far-left. That is the only meaningful difference between these individuals. They're both racists, they're both antisemites, they're both segregationists, they're both Holocaust deniers, so there is no reason why there should be such a massive disparity between the way these two are portrayed in their articles. If you want people to trust Wikipedia at all, you can't have such blatant and obvious favoritism towards one side of the political aisle. I strongly recommend that the first sentence of the Malcolm X article be changed to "Malcolm X was an American black supremacist, segregationist, and antisemitic conspiracy theorist who was a popular figure during the civil rights movement." Malcolm X was absolutely not a human rights activist and anyone who claims he was is a liar and a racist who is promoting bigotry and hatred.

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Semi-protected edit request on 6 April 2021

Smart boi23876 (talk) 16:44, 6 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Put his middle name

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. ‑‑ElHef (Meep?) 16:55, 6 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

FA concerns

A notice was placed on this talk page last year with concerns that article does not fulfil the featured article standards. After a quick skim of the article, I am also concerned that it does not meet the standards anymore because of multiple one-sentence and short paragraphs, some sentences that have four citations to verify a point, and a large further reading section that should be used as sources or possibly removed from the article. Is anyone interested in bringing this article back to FA standards? Z1720 (talk) 02:30, 19 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Human rights activist?

The way that Malcolm X is described in the opening section of this article is emblematic of a wider double standard regarding the use of derisive labels on the articles of political figures on this website. Every other Wikipedia article about a right-winger calls them a conspiracy theorist and a white supremacist, while very few articles about left-wingers contain similar labels. It appears that Wikipedians are much more hesitant to point out hate promoted by the left than hate promoted by the right. For example, David Duke is a high-ranking member of the Ku Klux Klan, an organization that believes that the Holocaust is a hoax created by Jewish elites who are plotting to eradicate the white race by promoting racial integration. The Ku Klux Klan promotes segregation, antisemitism, Holocaust denial, and white supremacy. Malcolm X was a high-ranking member of the Nation of Islam, an organization that believes that white people were created by a mad scientist and that in the future Allah will come to earth in a UFO and wipe out all the white people. The Nation of Islam promotes segregation, antisemitism, Holocaust denial, and black supremacy. Naturally, the first sentence of David Duke's Wikipedia article describes him as a "neo-Nazi, antisemitic conspiracy theorist." So wouldn't it stand to reason that Malcolm X, a man with beliefs just as ridiculous and hateful as Duke's, would be described as an antisemitic, black supremacist conspiracy theorist? Well apparently not, because the first sentence of Malcolm X's article describes him as a "human rights activist." There's no word I can use to describe this other than disgusting. Calling someone as hateful and authoritarian as Malcolm X a "human rights activist" is nothing short of an affront to human rights. You and I both know that the only reason why David Duke's article rightfully describes him as the despicable individual that he is and Malcolm X's article does everything short of patting him on the back and giving him a gold star is that David Duke is on the far-right, and Malcolm X is on the far-left. That is the only meaningful difference between these individuals. They're both racists, they're both antisemites, they're both segregationists, they're both Holocaust deniers, so there is no reason why there should be such a massive disparity between the way these two are portrayed in their articles. If you want people to trust Wikipedia at all, you can't have such blatant and obvious favoritism towards one side of the political aisle. I strongly recommend that the first sentence of the Malcolm X article be changed to "Malcolm X was an American black supremacist, segregationist, and antisemitic conspiracy theorist who was a popular figure during the civil rights movement." Malcolm X was absolutely not a human rights activist and anyone who claims he was is a liar and a racist who is promoting bigotry and hatred.

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