Talk:Freak

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There is a move discussion at Talk:Freaks#Requested move 12 May 2019 proposing that there is no primary topic for the plural which is currently about a film. Crouch, Swale (talk) 19:45, 12 May 2019 (UTC)Reply

@GenQuest: I added "monster" to the "See also" list and was reverted with a vague summary "not needed". I think the cultural concepts of freaks and monsters are closely related and often overlap, and there is value in linking one to the other. Arguments to the contrary? —swpb^{T • go beyond • bad idea} 13:39, 25 April 2022 (UTC)Reply

@Swpb: The word, Freaks, in this usage does not refer to monsters, the word is in reference to people. Human beings. People are not monsters. Any relation between the two are tenuous at best. I can see no value added using that word/link here in this particular article. GenQuest ^"scribble" 19:03, 25 April 2022 (UTC)Reply

Obviously they're not the same thing; if they were, they'd be the same article. That's not what "See also" means. I can read as well as anyone that this article is about humans. But there is a huge cultural association throughout history of deformed but otherwise perfectly natural humans with supernatural powers and phenomena. One could write a full, well-sourced section on that association, probably a whole article. —swpb^{T • go beyond • bad idea} 14:10, 26 April 2022 (UTC)Reply

"Supernatural powers and phenomena"? That doesn't equate to monsters either. Clarityfiend (talk) 01:46, 28 April 2022 (UTC)Reply

I agree with GenQuest. There is no strong connection between the two terms. Clarityfiend (talk) 21:08, 25 April 2022 (UTC)Reply

Should this entry not say that it was a term used historically to refer to these individuals, rather than it simply being what they are?

I notice that the entry is locked from being edited. 220.235.255.175 (talk) 08:56, 11 April 2025 (UTC)Reply

I'm wondering if we might want to add "complex and sometimes controversial" as a qualifier in the first sentence, as otherwise, it seems to almost imply that this is the proper term. ~2026-25865-19 (talk) 19:00, 16 June 2026 (UTC)Reply