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Contents 1 Discussion 2 Why do you care? 3 I agree 4 So true 5 Capote 6 Pronunciation

[edit] Discussion

is she homosexual? I think that is a very important aspect of her biogrpahy (unsigned comment)

[edit] Why do you care?

Why would someone's sexuality matter? Why do you care? Sarah is a gifted story teller and has enriched our lives with her writing. Questioning her her sexuality is offensive and none of our business. Concern yourself with who you share your bed with and leave everyone else alone. Deal?

Is the reason why someone cares about the information they seek relevant to its inclusion or exclusion? There are many facts about individuals chronicled in encyclopedias which are personal or embarassing in nature. Why censor information, if it's available and public? And if you're willing to censor some personal issues, why not censor the entire article, or at least seek explicit approval for each tidbit of information from the subject?

e.g., "Vowell lives in New York City, cannot swim, is afraid of heights, and does not drive a car. She usually enlists the aid of her friends and family to drive her to plaques and graves when doing research. She also suffers from celiac disease, in which the body has an allergy to gluten." - how is this any of your business, or relevant to Vowell's work? Shouldn't it be deleted, then? 71.131.209.170 10:54, 1 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] I agree

I don't see any reason why her sexual orientation would be of circumstance unless it plays a major role in her public life (i.e. being an advocate of gay rights).--Klestrob44 20:42, 2 August 2005 (UTC)

i should hope that she isn't. i think i'm madly in love with her. (unsigned comment)

I agree with the above comments. I think she's just private about her personal life. I know that for a lot of the current group of autobiographical writers/essayists (cf. David Sedaris, David Rakoff, Ira Glass, Dave Eggers) that there's a certain threshold they do not cross in discussing their private lives, even though those very same lives are the ones that fuel their work.

That said, I do believe she is straight. I recall an article she wrote that appeared in The Stranger a few years ago in which she mentioned an ex-boyfriend who was obsessed w/ the band XTC. In Take the Cannoli she mentioned sharing a house with a boyfriend in college. Also in the TAL program "Invisible Worlds" (one of the best ones I've heard, by the way) she has a short vignette in which she describes wanting to have a relationship w/ a guy she's talking to at a coffee shop but realizing that such a thing is impossible because he's a libertarian. But I don't think any of this is important to mention in the article. Her sexuality is fairly inconsequential to her body of work thus far.

Apart from all of this, I don't mind that she doesn't mention her sex/relationship life at all. It is how I'm able to fuel improbable daydreams about her. ;) Melvillean 01:20, 22 November 2005 (UTC)

She mentions boyfriends in several of her writings, so it does look like she is straight. But since Sarah has chosen to keep that aspect of her life private, it is irrelevant to an encyclopedic discussion of her, which should focus on her career.Sandmaster 05:51, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] So true

Sometimes its best not to know everything about a celebrity who you like. All I can say is that she has an amazing voice. Piercetp

Amen! God I love that voice! Her, David Sedaris and Jonathan Goldstein form a holy trinity of This American Life contributors. Reading her stuff is so much more enjoyable when you have the nasally twang of her voice in rattling around in your imagination. Funkyj 20:44, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Capote

I just saw the film this weekend and noticed she was thanked in the final credits. Does anyone know her connection with that film? Piercetp

[edit] Pronunciation

Is the first syllable of Ms. Vowell's last name pronounced so as to rhyme with "now" or with "so"?

The name "Vowell" is pronounced as in 'not a consonant,' at least by Sarah. I pulled out my Incredibles DVD and watched the Vowellet video essay to be sure, and she introduces herself in the first few moments. Wyvern 03:03, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

This article on Sarah Vowell seems like it is written by her, to promote herself. The information is way to personal and lame.