Talk:Myth of the spat-on Vietnam veteran

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Looking at Category:American urban legends, none of the other urban legends/myths are titled "Myth of the <thing>". Is there a better title for this article? (Hohum ^@) 15:01, 18 May 2025 (UTC)

Literally anything would be a better title, because there's no establishment that it's a "myth". ⇒SWATJester ^{Shoot Blues, Tell VileRat!} 16:48, 18 May 2025 (UTC)

"Spitting on Vietnam veterans" ? (Hohum ^@) 17:12, 18 May 2025 (UTC)

That's definitely a more NPOV title, because it'd allow coverage of both sides of the claim. I still wonder if spitting is one level of granularity too specific, and we should maybe look at something more like "hostility to returning Vietnam veterans" or something like that? ⇒SWATJester ^{Shoot Blues, Tell VileRat!} 23:15, 18 May 2025 (UTC)

I've suggested in the past "Vietnam Veteran Spitting Controversy". I think that is much more NPOV. (This is something else I am planning on addressing in the POV section I am working on.) Calling it a "myth" (in the title) when accounts appear in RS is a issue. Rja13ww33 (talk) 03:29, 19 May 2025 (UTC)

"Vietnam Veteran Spitting Controversy" Are you suggesting that we should add this article to Category:1960s controversies in the United States? Dimadick (talk) 05:23, 20 May 2025 (UTC)