Talk:Michael Eric Dyson

message: For as long as I've been aware of him (dating back to the mid-90s), Michael Eric Dyson has been universally referred to by his full name, "Michael Eric Dyson" -- not "Michael Dyson". This is also reflected in the name of one of his books, "The Michael Eric Dyson Reader". I have therefore moved the article to the correct name. Cgingold (talk) 23:51, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  name of article 

message: I think that the last sentence of the article at present, quoting the subject as saying "Go ahead, axe me a question" may be a perceptive reference to Dyson's trademark embrace and celebration of vernacular in both the text and the substance of much of his writing.  It is perhaps OR that Dyson tends to pronounce the word "ask" in a manner common to those who speak a dialect common in the southern US and stereotypically identified by many as "black" dialect, but it is OR nonetheless.  
The problem here is that there is no reference for this quotation, and while the quote may have its genesis in warm acknowledgment of the subject's admiration for purported "black" vernacular, or in some sly and cynical reference to the man's opinions, or is just a racial joke, if it is based on the listener's characterization of Dyson's pronunciation, I believe it is not supportable.  I would urge that unless there are very significant references to establish that Dyson has expressly claimed this purportedly "famous" phrase as his own, and has repeatedly, consciously and expressly adopted the quoted idiosyncratic pronunciation, the referenced quote should be eliminated, based on OR.71.197.93.206 (talk) 06:36, 31 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Removed simply because it is unsourced. It has had a "citation needed" tag for 15 months, which is ample justification for its removal. Ward3001 (talk) 16:28, 31 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Its (sic) horrible at any rate. Along the lines of "When's your birf-day?" --75.164.241.122 (talk) 05:30, 28 June 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Go Ahead, "axe" the question 

message: Afristocracy redirects here, but there's nothing on the page to indicate why. -mattbuck (Talk) 22:40, 20 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Redirect 

message: yeah....someone might want to change that picture....  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.79.6.215 (talk) 00:43, 1 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Picture 

message: This article contains no information on  the politics of Michael Eric Dyson.  I knew the name "Michael Eric Dyson" but knew nothing about him until I heard a program on Democracy Now in which he was featured a few days ago (the September 7 show). Here is the url for the segment:
http://www.democracynow.org/2012/9/7/effective_evil_or_progressives_best_hope
Dyson showed himself to be a crude lesser-evilist and a blatant apologist for right wing Democratic Party politics. A description of his politics should be a major part of this article. ---Dagme (talk) 16:32, 13 September 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Politics 

message: The term, "Democrat," especially when it is capitalized (thus, indicating a proper noun) in the opening descriptions is unnecessary. If his political party should be noted, it should be in appropriate places - such as the right-hand margins. A "democrat" is much different - to wit, the GOP co-founded the IDU - the International DEMOCRAT Union. Xan81 (talk) 15:28, 22 April 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Democrat" in the opening descriptions is unnecessary. 

message: Michael Eric Dyson seems to be the subject of parody in Damon Wayans' character Oswald Bates, from the television show In Living Color.  The affected speech mannerisms, malapropisms, and general incoherence seem to be spot on.  Wayans has said he based it on an African-American academic that he will not name.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ROOi5xagxg  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.65.214.174 (talk) 10:13, 18 November 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Oswald Bates? 

message: The information given on Dyson's wives is
Theresa Taylor (m. 1977; div. 1979)
Brenda Joyce (m. 1982; div. 1992)
Marcia Louise (m. 1992)
I tracked back Brenda Joyce (now deceased) far enough to get some of her birth information 
BIRTH 19 Nov 1953 New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
but haven't found a surname
Oreskios (talk) 17:10, 15 November 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Last 2 wives have no "maiden" names? 

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message: It seems the Jordan Peterson subreddit has in all of its maturity decided Michael Eric Dyson's occupation should include "Racist": https://www.reddit.com/r/JordanPeterson/comments/8kw3ar/michael_dysons_occupation_on_wiki_right_now/?st=jhfyl92l&sh=c6fbfc5a
If this continues page protection should be considered. --Jobrot (talk) 08:00, 21 May 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Brigading by the Jordan Peterson subreddit 

message: Under the Munk debate section, the last line is a misattribution of Dyson's position, "Additionally, Dyson claimed that success is easier for white people and that white people should be taxed more to offset continued effects of slavery."  In the debate, Dyson did not offer this suggestion, nor did he agree that is was a remedy.  In fact, in the debate, it was Mr Peterson who first spoke of it as a remedy, rather sarcastically.  Dyson did not agree to the suggestion, nor did he make any mention of it being appropriate.  The citation makes no mention of Dyson making the clam. This line should either be removed or amended to indicate that Peterson offered it as a rather sarcastic solution. https://www.munkdebates.com/The-Debates/Political-Correctness 2601:648:8780:4EE5:8CB1:1C8E:DF39:9C59 (talk) 20:08, 26 May 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Done Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 22:48, 26 May 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 26 May 2018 

message: This guy makes dozens of appearances at forums and debates like this ever year, why does this appearance need an entire section that's longer than the section about his radio show?  By contrast the Jordan Peterson Wikipedia page doesn't mention this event at all.Roadshell2 (talk) 03:15, 6 June 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why is the Munk Debate even a section? 

message: I've reverted this edit again. The citation shows that Dyson is being accurately quoted, but it doesn't demonstrate that the remark was controversial. It's also not remotely neutral to describe Dyson's response as a "diatribe". If someone can find a reliable, secondary source that describes these remarks as particularly controversial then we should cite that source, but simply publicly disagreeing with Jordan Peterson is not prima facie evidence of a controversy. Nblund talk 15:19, 28 September 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dyson Munk debates 

message: Should it be noted somewhere that he is black, if he is?  Is there documentation?  On The Late Show (CBS, 11/3/21), it wasn’t obvious, other than their discussing his new book, plus his professional affiliation.  Maybe they used lighting effects to downplay his blackness?  In any case, it seems odd that his Wikipedia page doesn’t say one way or the other.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.63.220.156 (talk) 04:40, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  African-American/Black/black? 

message: Dyson is a believer and advocate for Critical Theory and Critical Race Theory and that should be highlighted. Rustygecko (talk) 16:54, 26 February 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Critical Race Theory