Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Chicken (young gay)
This term is not synonymous with twink (gay slang)|twink, although there is some overlap, and it definitely should not be merged with twink. In fact, chicken as a synonym for twink has been {{tl|fact}} tagged since July 2007 (by me) in the twink article, and I would have removed it soon, as it's been four months and no citations have been provided, and I dispute it's connection. From the Twink discussion page, see my comments on chicken vs. twink Talk:Twink (gay slang)#Chick & Chicken vs. Twink|here. Chicken has the connotation of an underage boy, something not normally ascribed to a twink. A quintessential twink in terms of looks is Jesse McCartney, now 20, for example, or other young male actors from TV teen drama shows, such as The O.C. or Dawson's Creek. The gay porn actor Brent Corrigan is also called a twink, and has appeared in porn films so described.  Chicken isn't used as much anymore, but it was for some time, together with the term Chickenhawk (sexuality)|chicken hawk, an older man that preys on them. Twink does not have that association that I'm aware of. The term chicken has a rich history and deserves an article, as it's much more than a definition. However, I agree that the article, as it is, barely differentiates that term from twink, and has essentially no |citations, so it needs much development. But again (as a needed sixth pillar to WP) needs improvement does not equal needs deletion. See Chickenhawk (sexuality) for more, including the citations, as they apply to this discussion, and see this citation especially: chicken (fr naut from nautical chicken = a young recruit // sl slang usu usually in negative context as “You’re no spring chicken”) 1. any boy under the age of consent, heterosexual, fair of face, and unfamiliar with homosexuality “So many chickens were flapping around that I thought we were touring Colonel Sander’s (sic) plantation” 2. juvenile, youthful, young-looking. Syn: chicken-looking (“You’re chicken-looking enough to pose for Maypo cereal boxes”); tender 3. (rare, kwn LV known in Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas, mid ’60s) to sodomize a pretty boy.  From Gay Talk: A (Sometimes Outrageous) Dictionary of Gay Slang http://www.cwfa.org/articles/491/CFI/cfreport/index.htm. I think we want to be careful to not conflate the connotations of chicken with twink, as there are major differences between them. I agree with the arguments by Benjiboi, Jeffpw, Jacksinterweb, Bearian, and GptVestal
— User:Becksguy, 21:44, 30 November 2007 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:RS (Wikipedia:Reliable sources)