Talk:Lori and George Schappell

message: The number of jokes can be reduced.
For example, George is still female and no doctor has said otherwise.
As far as I know, they do not maintain privacy, and "respecting privacy" is just empty words.
For example , they smell each others farts  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 101.175.62.241 (talk) 13:37, 11 August 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Transgender people identify as having a different gender from the role that might have been assumed from their birth anatomy, and both public acceptance and the law are catching up with this reality. There are many kinds of gender identities, and they have nothing to do with anatomy (see also Sex and gender distinction and Gender role). It is unclear how you would know of the opinions of George and Lori's doctors, since you provide no references for your statement of fact. George and Lori have ways to respect the other's privacy, such as draping a sheet over oneself and remaining quiet; this is clearly shown in their documentaries. How you would have any knowledge of what they might or might not smell is similarly unclear. Commenters here would do well to make some effort to research their subject before committing to statements of fact. David Spector (talk) 10:36, 23 April 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Gender is not a role that someone plays and gender has everything to do with anatomy. For example, when was the last time you heard anybody getting an animal a sex change because some human disagreed with what the Vet or owner said? Would you actually ask the owner of a horse the following question, "Are you sure that your horse is a male? I believe it to be non binary." Nosehair2200 (talk) 20:20, 12 April 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: I strongly suggest you to get a better understanding of what you are talking about (for example, here), that you give it a deep thought and only then you try to explain to others what gender is, in particular for people rather than animals. Thank you. AlanGiulio (talk) 11:52, 25 April 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Jokes 

message: Is there a citation or reference for the assertion that one or both attended the University of Pennsylvania?  I could find nothing.
Avocats (talk) 08:59, 15 November 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: I could also find nothing. Page http://enc.tfode.com/Lori_and_Reba_Schappell and one other contain this claim, but they self-identify as having been copied from Wikipedia. I have removed the information. We don't know in which college they "attended classes" and if they graduated. WP tries to be accurate, so a reliable reference is needed. David Spector (talk) 11:00, 23 April 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Education

message: On 21st June, 2007, they were billed at Ropley's Believe it or Not as Lori and George Schapell. I have cited this in the article,, but notwithstanding, someone nameless went through like the proverbial stuff through a goose and changed every George back to Reba. Ther was a sentence that said "By 2007 Reba preferred to be known as George". This was erroneously changed to "By 2007 Dori preferred to be known as Reba"...And then, not to be outdone, another nameless editor altered the statement to "Dori changed her name to Reba in 2007." Totally blinking incorrect, despite the fact that there is discussion on this page, and a reference to the name change. 
--Amandajm 06:16, 19 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Yes, George

message: The photo is captioned as it being George performing and Lori with the mike but it looks like its Lori on guitar and George singing (ie. "holding the mike"). You can just about see that the twin holding the mike is sitting on something (- that would then have to be George, on her barstool wheelchair). I didn't know Lori accompanies George's singing - maybe that's a recent thing? But I am sure that its Lori on guitar...I changed the pic cap but then changed it back and thought I'd get consensus first. Thoughts? Plutonium27 (talk) 14:53, 31 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: No, that's George at the front, singing and playing. The picture was taken in a concert. So natuurallu the person who is performing is the one whose face is seen and who has her mouth open. You can't see what George is sittin on. It's hidden by her red skirt. Amandajm (talk) 01:02, 1 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I added "(then known as Reba)" to the caption to help clear the confusion.  The photo info refers to 'her' as Reba, perhaps the pic predates her name change?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.148.99.161 (talk) 02:14, 9 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Photo caption