Talk:Peppermint Patty

Someone recently altered the infobox from saying that PP has an unnamed father to that she has unnamed parents. This should be rescinded. In the strip, she repeatedly tells us that she doesn't have a mother. There is no source to depict her as having two unnamed parents. I will not make this change myself because of my Peanuts conflict of interest, but ask that someone else do so. --Nat Gertler (talk) 16:17, 30 August 2021 (UTC)

Agreed, and I reverted the line to "unnamed father". I also removed the mention that Patty's mom had died; the article correctly says later on that the fate of her mother is never revealed. Lastly, I dropped the reference that Patty once carried candy cigarettes in her sleeve. Possibly this came from a TV special at some point, but there is no comic strip in the 60's and 70's that shows her with anything in her sleeve and I doubt very much that Schulz would have introduced that trope in the 80's or 90's after candy cigarettes had almost disappeared in society. Only one web site makes mention of this, but it cites no sources and it appears that the entire page is based off the Wikipedia article. Dpiranha (talk) 16:18, 14 September 2022 (UTC)

The use of "Priscilla" in the Thanksgiving special is not being used as another name for Peppermint Patty, it's a reference to the Longfellow poem, "The Courtship of Miles Standish". The poem, about the early days of the Pilgirms Plymouth colony, became something of a traditional Thanksgiving story in the Americas, and the main characters are Miles Standish, John Alden, and Pricilla Mullins. Marcie is suggesting that she, Pepermint Patty, and Charlie Brown are acting out the Thanksgiving tale of Miles Standish in real life.

This is not clear from the comment in the lede. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.95.43.253 (talk) 01:40, 3 June 2022 (UTC)

I removed the reference to "Priscilla". The TV specials aren't canonical, and even if they were, it's clear Marcie is referring to the traditional Thanksgiving story. Dpiranha (talk) — Preceding undated comment added 16:12, 14 September 2022 (UTC)

The note currently reads "This has led to some confusion over whether Peppermint Patty is named for simple peppermint candies or the actual York Peppermint Patty." The use of "actual" makes it seem like the York product is the genuine deal, and using the term to refer to any other concoction is a blurring of a trademark. In actuality, the term "peppermint patty" was in use well before York started making their enrobed patties in 1940 -- here is an example from an 1892 newspaper. Additionally, York spells their trademark Pattie, not Patty. As such, I recommend changing "the actual York Peppermint Patty" to "or specifically the York Peppermint Pattie". Due to COIs and to my general avoidance of article editing, I recommend that others review this suggestion and implement it if they feel it proper. --Nat Gertler (talk) 15:28, 27 April 2023 (UTC)

Peppermint Patty is usually target of assumption that she is a lesbian, even though it's proven false.

I assume that whoever came with that assumption believe that "if a little girl isn't feminine enough it's because she is a lesbian".

No, children like her doesn't even known grownup stuff like same sex relationships.

That's why children are growing up confused, adults assume that they're already developing LGBT traits and intruding their personal lives without knowing that is child abuse.

That's the same case of a 7 years old boy who was playing with girls rather than boys and a parent questioned if was a problem since they were worried, because they think he wants to become a girl.

Then, someone said that person should let his son being a seven years old and don't emphasis in which one he wants to play or not, because boy sees his sisters having fun and want to join the fun.

Parents like that are what causing children to be confused.

They should stop assuming things on a child's thought process, they're adults and yet don't get it.

Besides, it's dishonest for LGBT groups appropriating of a children character as one of their own even though it's a ongoing subject that she have a unrequited crush on Charlie Brown and even likes to be kissed by a boy like Pig-pen who gave her a dirty goodbye kiss which left her overjoyed.

If a relative thinks that a girl is not feminine enough and tells her to her face that she is becoming a lesbian then it is possible that she will suffer serious psychological problems in the future.

I'd suggest pointing out that whole assumption about Peppermint Patty being LGBT is false and that LGBT groups shouldn't take her as one of their own since children like herself doesn't even know complex matters as such same sex relationships. EmersonRFarias (talk) 07:25, 31 January 2024 (UTC)