This is a thread to discuss stories about goofy positions taken by certain people on the left.
I almost wish that these stories would remain buried until Trump is out of office. These are the kind of stories that, when reasonable people read them, think: ugh, now I almost understand wanting to vote for Trump. It's not just the fringe right (read: about 80% of the right) that takes dumb positions. It happens on the fringe left as well. In any case, instead of trying to keep such stories buried, I'll start a thread about them.
Here are some stories from the past few days:
Harvard Crimson defends contacting ICE for comment. Part of doing good reporting is asking for comments from those involved in a story. This is what the Harvard Crimson did when it reported about students protesting ICE. They reached out to ICE for comment. Several student groups complained that ICE is culturally insensitive and therefore shouldn't have been asked for a comment.
Woke Math in Seattle. The Seattle school district is planning to infuse all K-12 math classes with ethnic-studies questions that encourage students to explore how math has been “appropriated” by Western culture and used in systems of power and oppression, a controversial move that puts the district at the forefront of a movement to “rehumanize” math.
Kansas 13-Year-Old Arrested For Finger Gun Gesture. A 13-year-old was charged with a felony for pointing her finger at four classmates and pretending to shoot them. The chief of police defended the charges: "I'll take the heat all day long for arresting a 13-year-old. I'm not willing to take the heat for not preventing a school tragedy." I guess that makes sense: there's no telling what would have happened if the finger actually went off.
I'll add to the thread when I come across additional current examples.
I almost wish that these stories would remain buried until Trump is out of office. These are the kind of stories that, when reasonable people read them, think: ugh, now I almost understand wanting to vote for Trump. It's not just the fringe right (read: about 80% of the right) that takes dumb positions. It happens on the fringe left as well. In any case, instead of trying to keep such stories buried, I'll start a thread about them.
Here are some stories from the past few days:
Harvard Crimson defends contacting ICE for comment. Part of doing good reporting is asking for comments from those involved in a story. This is what the Harvard Crimson did when it reported about students protesting ICE. They reached out to ICE for comment. Several student groups complained that ICE is culturally insensitive and therefore shouldn't have been asked for a comment.
Woke Math in Seattle. The Seattle school district is planning to infuse all K-12 math classes with ethnic-studies questions that encourage students to explore how math has been “appropriated” by Western culture and used in systems of power and oppression, a controversial move that puts the district at the forefront of a movement to “rehumanize” math.
Kansas 13-Year-Old Arrested For Finger Gun Gesture. A 13-year-old was charged with a felony for pointing her finger at four classmates and pretending to shoot them. The chief of police defended the charges: "I'll take the heat all day long for arresting a 13-year-old. I'm not willing to take the heat for not preventing a school tragedy." I guess that makes sense: there's no telling what would have happened if the finger actually went off.
I'll add to the thread when I come across additional current examples.
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