Talk:a woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle

RFV discussion: September 2019
Maybe I'm thick, but I don't get this. DonnanZ (talk) 17:33, 6 September 2019 (UTC)


 * Is that one of the criteria for inclusion? The slogan is even the title of no fewer than three books:, two of which only have DIY content. --Lambiam 19:31, 6 September 2019 (UTC)
 * It's a modern "proverb". Some don't think we should have proverbs, especially modern ones. It is not easy to draw a line between "true" proverbs and catchphrases. DCDuring (talk) 21:11, 6 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Nevertheless, if you object to it as a modern proverb, that goes to requests for deletion. This is easily cited. Kiwima (talk) 21:40, 6 September 2019 (UTC)
 * As long as you're happy, no further action. It was nominated for WOTD by the creator. DonnanZ (talk) 23:11, 6 September 2019 (UTC)


 * A lot of these "modern proverbs" feel more like quotations, pop-culture references, or even throwaway quips (?). My idea of a "proverb" is something that encapsulates a moral lesson, rather than a cute soundbite. Equinox ◑ 23:39, 14 September 2019 (UTC)
 * The moral lesson of the "throwaway quip" is to be skeptical of impractical lessons of "teachers'. I've taken that one to heart.
 * The moral lesson of the one under discussion is obviously that women don't need men. DCDuring (talk) 15:25, 15 September 2019 (UTC)

RFV-passed Kiwima (talk) 23:13, 14 September 2019 (UTC)

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“Applied [sic] ”: Why? J3133 (talk) 13:43, 9 March 2021 (UTC)
 * because the statement was not made by Gloria Steinem, as the etymology section explains. — SGconlaw (talk) 13:48, 9 March 2021 (UTC)