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Babylon Bee Twitter suspended for.. telling jokes, Whack Wokeness is after comedy

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by tinman, Mar 21, 2022.

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Did this cause any harm to anyone?

  1. yes to wokesters

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  2. no

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  1. tinman

    tinman 999999999
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    @Os Trigonum

    I stand with Dave Chappelle and Babylon Bee

    Did Carl Herrera become twitter CEO?
     
  2. Os Trigonum

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    it's okay, the Babylon Bee isn't running for office
     
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  3. Andre0087

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    You're right as rain...
     
  4. Andre0087

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    Thing is women and men are different, it's why...

     
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  5. tinman

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    this tweet was dangerous

    i heard it was worse than russia dropping bombs on citizens
    @AroundTheWorld


    woke people are stupid people
    really
    really
    stupid people
     
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  6. No Worries

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    Be careful. SCWs will read this and think you are talking about them.
     
  7. Os Trigonum

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    can't believe they didn't get suspended for this one

     
  8. Commodore

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    One thing the Bee editor points out is Twitter could delete the tweet, but they want the Bee to do it to get their account unbanned. To bend the knee and self-censor.

    That is true power.
     
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  9. tinman

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    i'm here to destroy the art history major dropouts
     
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    It’s a jihad on comedy
     
  12. JayGoogle

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    So wait...who took the tweet down?

    'Woke' people or Twitter?
     
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    Woke people running Twitter.
     
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    Well I wonder then, how many people were upset when people that were calling Leslie Jones a Gorilla were also being banned?

    An another note it seems people should really read the TOS, it would answer a lot of their questions regarding stuff like this. It'll also answer another question as to why twitter-like sites keep failing while Twitter will not have any competition. Long story short, twitter, like this BBS, like any website, has rules for a reason.
     
  15. Os Trigonum

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    but you repeat yourself
     
  16. Sweet Lou 4 2

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    Babylon Bee is satire, but it is satire meant to deliver right wing propaganda and talking points.

    So yeah, always was interesting to see who embraced it and who did not.
     
  17. Os Trigonum

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    lol, because everyone knows only left-wing satire is appropriate :D
     
  18. Sweet Lou 4 2

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    What do you consider to be left wing satire? The Onion makes fun of both liberal and conservative stances and people.

    Any satire that delivers a false political message (whether left or right), is a disservice.
     
  19. Os Trigonum

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    well, time for a bump.

    See what having no sense of humor gets you?? lol
     
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    Here is the article. I am told that only people with a sense of humor can recognize how funny it is:

    The Babylon Bee's Man Of The Year Is Rachel Levine | The Babylon Bee


    The Babylon Bee has selected Rachel Levine as its first annual Man of the Year.

    Levine is the U.S. assistant secretary for health for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, where he serves proudly as the first man in that position to dress like a western cultural stereotype of a woman. He is also an admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. What a boss!

    Rachel's original name is Richard Levine, but he changed it to Rachel for some strange reason a few years ago. Who cares? Who says a dude as accomplished as this can't be named "Rachel?" This king doesn't care what people think about him! He often wears a dress, which some people think is weird—but he doesn't care one bit. Come on! Men in India wear dress-type garments, don't they?

    Rachel's message is to "be true to yourself," and we couldn't agree more. This man is breaking barriers and showing us all the true meaning of courage.

    We applaud this precious and perfectly made child of God for all his accomplishments and hope he stays true to who God made him to be.

    UPDATE: Since announcing this award, we've been told that Levine actually identifies as a woman. We have still chosen to give the award as his self-identification has no bearing on the truth. Congratulations, Rachel Levine!

    Excerpt from Twitter's hateful conduct policy:


    Repeated and/or non-consensual slurs, epithets, racist and sexist tropes, or other content that degrades someone

    We prohibit targeting others with repeated slurs, tropes or other content that intends to dehumanize, degrade or reinforce negative or harmful stereotypes about a protected category. This includes targeted misgendering or deadnaming of transgender individuals. We also prohibit the dehumanization of a group of people based on their religion, caste, age, disability, serious disease, national origin, race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, or sexual orientation. In some cases, such as (but not limited to) severe, repetitive usage of slurs, epithets, or racist/sexist tropes where the primary intent is to harass or intimidate others, we may require Tweet removal. In other cases, such as (but not limited to) moderate, isolated usage where the primary intent is to harass or intimidate others, we may limit Tweet visibility as further described below.​

    Solution: Remove the above paragraph from its TOS and allow derogatory racist and/or sexist harassment targeted at minority individuals on Twitter in the name of free speech. Failure to do so is wokeism run amok.
     

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