“Brietbart has posted about the movie a half-dozen times in the past two days, singling out critics who praised the film, several of whom have received death threats and been harassed off social media,” writes Adams, concluding that Breitbart — not the film that many have declared sexually exploiting children — is the problem. … [Read more...] about Slate Blames ‘Right Wing Moral Panic,’ Breitbart for ‘Cuties’ Backlash
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Mark Zuckerberg Denies that Facebook Is a ‘Right-Wing Echo Chamber’
Some people I think had found before that their experiences weren’t being covered by traditional media and now… are able to find voices and follow them… that resonate more with their life experience. It’s not clear to me that that’s a bad thing. But look. The stories that get the most reach, right, on a day-to-day basis, are the same things that people talk about in the mainstream. … [Read more...] about Mark Zuckerberg Denies that Facebook Is a ‘Right-Wing Echo Chamber’
At Snopes, a Peek Down the Right-Wing Rabbit Holes
Over in the Snopes sports section, we find of course that the NFL is hardly immune to scrutiny. “Did an NFL Player Burn an American Flag in a Locker Room?” I mean, please click on this one and go look at the photo. Seattle Seahawk Michael Bennett is doing a dance in the middle of the locker room, holding a burning American flag, as his teammates cheer him. Most of the players are black, including that obvious America-hater Richard Sherman. But even Bennett’s coach, Pete Carroll, is cheering. What is going on in that Satanic city? Nothing nefarious, it turns out, although somewhere, someone is doctoring photographs, because Snopes shows the real photo, in which Bennett is holding… nothing. … [Read more...] about At Snopes, a Peek Down the Right-Wing Rabbit Holes
Film Critics Praise Netflix’s Tween-Twerking ‘Cuties,’ Condemn ‘Right-Wing Campaign’
Critics are arguing that the movie’s sexually charged portrayal of tween girls is actually an artistic commentary thereof — and that right-wing naysayers are missing the point. But as Breitbart News’ John Nolte wrote in his review, “Cuties is not an indictment of the sexualization of children. Cuties sexualizes children,” and portrays twerking as a “path to enlightenment and growth.” … [Read more...] about Film Critics Praise Netflix’s Tween-Twerking ‘Cuties,’ Condemn ‘Right-Wing Campaign’
Zuckerberg rejects claim that Facebook is ‘right-wing echo chamber’
"The way that our algorithm works overall is not primarily trying to highlight the content that is kind of most enraging," Zuckerberg said. "It's trying to show people the content that's going to be the most meaningful. It's the type of stuff that you'd expect that's most important in the world." … [Read more...] about Zuckerberg rejects claim that Facebook is ‘right-wing echo chamber’
