(Chuck Muth) – It still amazes me what gets people really worked up on Twitter/X – including Twitter/X. Case in point…
Yesterday, author/columnist Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) tweeted…
“We need to reclaim the word ‘native.’ The idea that a white man in America isn’t native to his own country even if his family has lived here for 300 years is asinine. Even more incoherently, I can call myself a ‘native Marylander’ but not a native American. Somehow I am native to my state but not my country. How does that work?”
Slightly provocative, but mild by comparison to some of the other “hateful” (I’ll get to that in a minute) stuff you regularly find on social media. In my opinion, no biggie. And I replied…”
Never really thought about it like this, but point taken. Not only AM I a Native American, I think I’ll start identifying as one, as well.”
Hey, it worked for Elizabeth Warren!
Again, I thought this was no biggie. But…holy crap!
As I was writing this up, the post had already received over 110,000 “views” – which may not be much for many, but it’s definitely the most *I’VE* ever received on tweet.
Also received a bunch of comments – including a number from butt-hurt snowflakes who responded with serious tears of soy. Like this one…
“The idea that you can be native to two huge continents is absurd. There were hardly any a few hundred years ago and none of them thought of themselves as native americans.”
Another guy replied and asked, “So are blacks native Americans?”
Well, if they were born here…yeah.
But then this happened…
@FeleciaFD jokingly replied, “I, myself, identify as a Saltine-American.”
To which I kiddingly replied, “You cracker, you!”
Never gave it a second thought. Until the post was immediately flagged by Twitter/X…
“Visibility limited: this Post may violate X’s rules against Hateful Conduct.”
I appealed the restriction, noting that “saltine” is a “cracker” and this was simply a harmless play on words.
I should also point out that Felecia and I have been good, personal friends for over 30 years. Indeed, she’s also one of the co-founders of Citizen Outreach and, yes, both of us are melanin-challenged.
So the idea that there was anything “hateful” in our exchange is absolutely absurd. Didn’t matter to Twitter/X. It replied via email…
“Our support team has determined that a violation of our rules did take place, specifically around: Violating our rules against hateful conduct. Therefore, we will not overturn our decision to limit your post’s visibility. Thanks, X.”
Seriously? I mean, if you can’t make fun of yourselves, who CAN you make fun of, right?
WARNING!
I’m about to further demonstrate exactly how stupid this decision by Twitter/X is, but the graphic below includes extremely profane language, so reader beware.
J.K. Rowling is the author of the Harry Potter books. And she’s had the stones to argue on Twitter/X that…well, men are men and women are women (gasp!).
And here’s just one example of a reply that was posted on Rowling’s Twitter feed from ten days ago – and was still up before I sent this out (remember, you’ve been warned)…
How in the ever-loving hell does THAT not get flagged for “hateful conduct” but a joke between two friends about a “cracker” being a “cracker” does?
Look, I love and applaud the fact that Elon Musk bought Twitter and has tried to make it a bastion of free speech. But clearly, he still has some work to do.
At least as far as this Native American is concerned!
Why Sen. Nicole Cannizzaro is a Real and Present Danger to Nevada
(Jill Douglass) – I was born on Eglin Air Force Base, one of the largest military bases in the world. And a vivid childhood memory is of my mother crying when my father told her he was being deployed to Vietnam.
As a military wife and mother, my heart aches every time we lose a service member. My sons have served in Korea, Afghanistan, Qatar, Italy, and Africa. The fear of that dreaded knock on the door is always present.
My dad came home, but not everyone was as fortunate.
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(Ms. Douglass is the Republican nominee for Nevada State Senate District 6. For more information, please visit www.jilldouglass.com. Her personal cell phone is (702) 497-3352 and her personal email: jd4ins@gmail.com.)
Pigpen Project Update
While the recent “routine list maintenance” effort by election officials has resulted in over 100,000 voters moved off the Active voter lists in Nevada, the Pigpen Project has used it to identify a major flaw in the system which has allowed tens of thousands of additional ineligible voters to remain on the rolls.
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FAMOUS LAST WORDS
“I bought a new Jeep and named it ‘Elizabeth Warren’ because it’s all white but it says it’s a Cherokee.” – Author unknown
Mr. Muth is president of Citizen Outreach, publisher of Nevada News & Views, and founder of CampaignDoctor.com. You can sign up for his conservative, Nevada-focused e-newsletter at MuthsTruths.com. His views are his own.