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The Babylon Bee's Twitter account is no longer suspended

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Re: The Babylon Bee's Twitter account is no longer suspended

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Post by fknorangesite »

lynndotpy wrote: post #25
listenallyall wrote: post #11

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In that link, why doesn't Wikipedia mention the subject's "Born" name, like they do with others who change their name? Natalie Portman, Teller, Elton John, just to name a few.

Wikipedia's name policy is to include names that someone was notable under. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Naming_conventions_(... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Biog... This includes trans individuals, such as Chelsea Manning or Elliot Page, who have their birth name in their respective articles. For some reason, these Wikipedia editorial decisions are extra controversial around tra…

> For some reason, these Wikipedia editorial decisions are extra controversial

Because there is a significant group of people who will insist on using a trans person's birth name even if it's no longer correct, being deliberately hostile but trying to hide behind a thin veil of plausible deniability.

Re: The Babylon Bee's Twitter account is no longer suspended

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Post by socialismisok »

txsoftwaredev wrote: post #7

Great, they should have never been banned to begin with.

Transphobia is pretty clearly against twitters rules. They weren't really banned, they were locked out until they deleted their tweet. All they had to do was delete the tweet.

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Post by listenallyall »

phphphphp wrote: post #22
listenallyall wrote: post #11

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In that link, why doesn't Wikipedia mention the subject's "Born" name, like they do with others who change their name? Natalie Portman, Teller, Elton John, just to name a few.

Actors don't change their name because they're changing their identity, actors often act under a different name because they are required to have a unique name to participate in certain organisations (e.g: screen actors guild). An actor may be known as Natalie Portman but who knows what's on her passport? Transgender people are typically changing their identity, which is a different process.

In some cases, it is only a professional identity, and their legal name is unchanged. But others do change their legal name, and Wikipedia still mentions the birth name. Same with married women who take a spouse's name.

Re: The Babylon Bee's Twitter account is no longer suspended

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Post by outside1234 »

txsoftwaredev wrote: post #7

Great, they should have never been banned to begin with.

What were they banned for? Looking through the content, I don't see any of the egregious hate speech or incitement of violence that we've seen in other bans like Trump.

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Post by cmh89 »

tomp wrote: post #31
Comevius wrote: post #28

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I'm confused, are you saying that you don't understand the concept of being offensive, or you believe the concept of something being 'offensive' is an "ultra-woke thing"?

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Post by socialismisok »

Nursie wrote: post #35

I imagine this will do a speed run of unbanning -> turning into a cesspit of toxicity because ‘free speech’ -> lots of people leave because it’s so unpleasant. It’ll be fun to watch though, as someone that’s never valued the site.

Not sure why you are being downvoted, it's a very reasonable hypothesis.

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Post by chomp »

tomp wrote: post #31
Comevius wrote: post #28

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It isn't offensive, and no (reasonable) people are claiming it is.

What's not appropriate, is referring to the person that exists today, as Ellen Page.

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