Talk:melanated

RFV discussion: June–July 2020

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melanated

An anon changed it from "Belonging or relating to black people" (the correct definition if you check Google Books etc.; it's about racial literature and culture) to a new definition "Having a greater than average amount of melanin in the skin", which incorrectly makes it sound like a biological or medical term. Can we confirm this new sense? Equinox ◑ 18:38, 29 June 2020 (UTC)

Cited (modulo durability) but the definitions need rewording. Original sense is containing melanin, not necessarily in the skin. Cultural sense is derivative of presence of melanin in the skin, probably not much different from black (or Black if you're a capitalizer). Vox Sciurorum (talk) 20:18, 29 June 2020 (UTC)

Here is my proposed rewrite, which I don't want to do unilaterally because it will leave the RFV template without a home. Sense 1: Containing melanin [from mid-20th C]. Sense 2: Specifcially, related to black people (whose skin contains more melanin) [from late 20th C]. Vox Sciurorum (talk) 22:45, 30 June 2020 (UTC)

Good suggestion, @Vox Sciurorum. RFV-resolved Kiwima (talk) 01:06, 16 July 2020 (UTC)

Sense deleted, since the RFV was closed with zero citations. @Kiwima ?!? Equinox ◑ 06:40, 5 August 2020 (UTC)

@Equinox: The RFV was for the sense that now has citations, literally containing melanin, not for the cultural sense without citations. The sense you deleted is the one you originally said was correct. You challenged the change to a literal sense and I cited that sense. Vox Sciurorum (talk) 10:47, 5 August 2020 (UTC)

Weird. I think I made a mistake. But the current entry does look fine. Thanks all. Equinox ◑ 07:09, 28 August 2020 (UTC)

@Equinox: M-W has the sense that was removed: melanated. J3133 (talk) 15:25, 17 July 2022 (UTC)

I have restored the sense with quotations. J3133 (talk) 15:52, 17 July 2022 (UTC)