Template:Did you know nominations/Rita (chimpanzee)
- The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by SL93 talk 21:55, 19 April 2025 (UTC)
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Rita (chimpanzee)
Rita and her mate holding rifles
Rita dressed as a soldier
- ... that the Japan used a chimpanzee (pictured) for propaganda during wartime?
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As the war cast a dark shadow, Rita became a propaganda icon, presented in military garb with a rifle to lift the public's spirits
Kurihara, Mayuko. "Japan's Tennoji Zoo celebrates 110 years with 'animal first' upgrades". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 2025-03-20.
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- ALT1: ... that Japan's celebrity chimpanzee Rita (pictured), who dressed as a geisha and smoked cigarettes, became a wartime "propaganda icon"?
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As the war cast a dark shadow, Rita became a propaganda icon, presented in military garb with a rifle to lift the public's spirits
Kurihara, Mayuko. "Japan's Tennoji Zoo celebrates 110 years with 'animal first' upgrades". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 2025-03-20.
Rita became a national celebrity.[...]Rita was made to walk around on her hind legs in an upright position, wearing a kimono and a heavy wig, looking like a geisha girl. She was even made to pose, smoking a cigarette.
Itoh, Mayumi (2010), Japanese Wartime Zoo Policy: The Silent Victims of World War II, New York: Palgrave Macmillan US, doi:10.1057/9780230117440_9, ISBN 978-1-349-29183-0, OCLC 615338421, retrieved 2025-02-22, page 59.
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- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Sing-Song Girl Red Peony
- Comment: Image notes: Rita died in 1940, so the picture was easily taken before 1947 and thus has fallen into public domain in Japan and did not have its copyright restored by the URAA.
Created by GreenLipstickLesbian (talk).
Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 5 past nominations.
GreenLipstickLesbian💌🦋 08:54, 20 March 2025 (UTC).
Article is new and long enough. Article is well-sourced and neutrally written. No pings for copyvio on Earwigs. Hooks are cited, interesting, and short enough for DYK; AGF on paywalled sources. QPQ has been completed. Image is properly licensed, per nominator rationale. I quite like the image and would recommend whoever promotes this using it, but I think File:リタ１９３８年.png might reproduce better at thumbnail size. I also think ALT1 is the stronger hook of the two options. Morgan695 (talk) 22:07, 20 March 2025 (UTC)
- I've added the second image (appears on the left) for easier consideration. It's PD for the exact same reasons as listed above. GreenLipstickLesbian💌🦋 04:18, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
