Everything That Upset The Internet This Week
TGIF, amiright? It’s been a good week for some (cc: Girls Scouts), and an unfortunate week for others (cc: Facebook, Twitter, and Dove.) In case you haven’t been keeping up, here’s a list of all the controversial and scandalous news that rocked the web this week.
Girls can now be Boy Scouts
THE STORY: A new statement from the Boy Scouts of America announced that the age-old institution the will now allow girls to join the organization as Cub Scouts and work their way up to the top ranking Eagle Scouts.
THE REACTION:
I am an Eagle Scout
Only boys should be in Boy Scouts
Only girls should be in Girl Scouts
Don't change things that work
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) October 11, 2017
Only boys should be Boy Scouts.
Only girls should be Girl Scouts.Because girls & boys are different.
Why is that so hard for liberals?!
— Liz Wheeler (@Liz_Wheeler) October 12, 2017
The Boy Scouts was a way for young boys to develop and mature into men. Allowing girls into the program ruins the whole idea behind
— Shane Hancock (@hancockshane890) October 11, 2017
RIGHTEOUSNESS OF THE RAGE: Read beyond the headline! The organization will start admitting girls next year, but it still won’t be fully gender integrated. According to the statement, girls can join the Boy Scouts, but they will be admitted to female-only dens as Cub Scouts. There still won’t be dens that include both boys and girls. The big deal here is that girls will be given a pathway to earn *the prestigious* Eagle Scout ranking—and if you have a problem with that, you’re probably a jerk.
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Rose McGowen has been suspended from Twitter
THE STORY: Rose McGowen is just one of the many women who has spoken out about being sexually harassed by Hollywood exec., Harvey Weinstein. The actress, who’s active on social media, also took to Twitter to reveal the names of other alleged offenders in the industry. Then her account was suspended.
THE REACTION:
So let me get this straight: Rose McGowan gets suspended but @twitter is fine with neo-nazis continuing to hate mob? https://t.co/NGL16mm3ZQ
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) October 12, 2017
.@TwitterSupport, the President just threatened to murder everyone in Puerto Rico, can you do something about this? Or are you too busy banning Rose McGowan for basically nothing?
— Alex Zalben (@azalben) October 12, 2017
Rose McGowan speaks against sexual assault: Suspended
Ben Affleck admits to sexual assault: No action
THIS is why women don't come forward
— Gord Macey (@GordMacey) October 12, 2017
RIGHTEOUSNESS OF THE RAGE: This looks bad. Really bad. And it serves Rose’s point that women are silenced when they try to speak up against predatory, powerful men. But to be fair, Rose broke a pretty major Twitter rule in one of her posts. The company wrote on its @TwitterSafety account, “We have been in touch with Ms. McGowan’s team. We want to explain that her account was temporarily locked because one of her Tweets included a private phone number, which violates our Terms of Service. The Tweet was removed and her account has been unlocked. We will be clearer about these policies and decisions in the future. Twitter is proud to empower and support the voices on our platform, especially those that speak truth to power. We stand with the brave women and men who use Twitter to share their stories, and will work hard every day to improve our processes to protect those voices.”
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Facebook took a VR trip to Puerto Rico
THE STORY: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg took a smiling cartoon version of himself into images of hurricane-hit Puerto Rico to show off the company’s new virtual-reality platform.
THE REACTION:
Have you seen what Facebook did on Puerto Rico ..
A Cartoon Caricature juxtaposed on real video and called it a VR tour ..
They r shameless— Shuvankar Mukherjee (@shuvankr) October 12, 2017
Asswipes! And the tone deafness continues with Zuckerburg using Puerto Rico disaster for his VR launch
— kathleen lemmon (@kathylemmon) October 12, 2017
If u wanna see the height of privilege watch mark zuckerburg use puerto rico to promote his new VR facebook bullshit
— BiLLS (@billy_endall) October 12, 2017
RIGHTEOUSNESS OF THE RAGE: The intentions here were good, but came off as tone deaf. (Especially when the two avatars high five in front of a scene of life-threatening flooding. Seriously, guys?) Zuckerberg replied to backslash in the comments of the Facebook video, writing in one: “My goal here was to show how VR can raise awareness and help us see what’s happening in different parts of the world. I also wanted to share the news of our partnership with the Red Cross to help with the recovery. When you’re in VR yourself, the surroundings feel quite real. But that sense of empathy doesn’t extend well to people watching you as a virtual character on a 2D screen. That’s something we’ll need to work on over time.”
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Dove commercial turns black woman into white woman
THE STORY: In a recent Facebook ad for Dove body wash, a black woman removes her brown t-shirt and underneath is a white woman in a light t-shirt.
THE REACTION:
Okay, Dove…
One racist ad makes you suspect.
Two racist ads makes you kinda guilty. pic.twitter.com/hAwNCN84h2— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) October 8, 2017
Let's be clear, Dove knew exactly what they were doing with their racist ad. Soap companies used to do this racist theme all the time pic.twitter.com/EzvAiExNcP
— Tariq Nasheed (@tariqnasheed) October 8, 2017
Rihanna better make fenty soap cuz i ain’t gettin racist ass dove soap again smh
— STUNNA ? (@LILAFRIMANE) October 8, 2017
RIGHTEOUSNESS OF THE RAGE: The transition from black woman to white women seemingly plays on that historic racist trope in soap advertising: a “dirty” black person can be cleansed into whiteness. How the heck did this ad make it through multiple levels of review? Marissa Solan, a spokeswoman for Dove, said on Sunday that the short video “was intended to convey that Dove Body Wash is for every woman and be a celebration of diversity, but we got it wrong and, as a result, offended many people.”
HOW WE FEEL: ?
, and an unfortunate week for others (cc: Facebook, Twitter, and Dove.) In case you haven’t been keeping up, here’s a list of all the controversial and scandalous news that rocked the web this week.
Girls can now be Boy Scouts
THE STORY: A new statement from the Boy Scouts of America announced that the age-old institution the will now allow girls to join the organization as Cub Scouts and work their way up to the top ranking Eagle Scouts.
THE REACTION:
https://twitter.com/charliekirk11/status/918168547230183424
https://twitter.com/Liz_Wheeler/status/918543858715189248
https://twitter.com/hancockshane890/status/918174591717081088
RIGHTEOUSNESS OF THE RAGE: Read beyond the headline! The organization will start admitting girls next year, but it still won't be fully gender integrated. According to the statement, girls can join the Boy Scouts, but they will be admitted to female-only dens as Cub Scouts. There still won't be dens that include both boys and girls. The big deal here is that girls will be given a pathway to earn *the prestigious* Eagle Scout ranking—and if you have a problem with that, you're probably a jerk.
HOW WE FEEL: ? = ?
Rose McGowen has been suspended from Twitter
THE STORY: Rose McGowen is just one of the many women who has spoken out about being sexually harassed by Hollywood exec., Harvey Weinstein. The actress, who's active on social media, also took to Twitter to reveal the names of other alleged offenders in the industry. Then her account was suspended.
THE REACTION:
https://twitter.com/JoyAnnReid/status/918453764490715138?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.teenvogue.com%2Fstory%2Frose-mcgowan-suspended-twitter-harvey-weinstein
https://twitter.com/azalben/status/918450434557308929?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.teenvogue.com%2Fstory%2Frose-mcgowan-suspended-twitter-harvey-weinstein
https://twitter.com/GordMacey/status/918452075520020480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.teenvogue.com%2Fstory%2Frose-mcgowan-suspended-twitter-harvey-weinstein
RIGHTEOUSNESS OF THE RAGE: This looks bad. Really bad. And it serves Rose's point that women are silenced when they try to speak up against predatory, powerful men. But to be fair, Rose broke a pretty major Twitter rule in one of her posts. The company wrote on its @TwitterSafety account, "We have been in touch with Ms. McGowan's team. We want to explain that her account was temporarily locked because one of her Tweets included a private phone number, which violates our Terms of Service. The Tweet was removed and her account has been unlocked. We will be clearer about these policies and decisions in the future. Twitter is proud to empower and support the voices on our platform, especially those that speak truth to power. We stand with the brave women and men who use Twitter to share their stories, and will work hard every day to improve our processes to protect those voices."
HOW WE FEEL: ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Facebook took a VR trip to Puerto Rico
THE STORY: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg took a smiling cartoon version of himself into images of hurricane-hit Puerto Rico to show off the company's new virtual-reality platform.
THE REACTION:
https://twitter.com/shuvankr/status/918366545629274113
https://twitter.com/kathylemmon/status/918574787961569280
https://twitter.com/billy_endall/status/918392950807322624
RIGHTEOUSNESS OF THE RAGE: The intentions here were good, but came off as tone deaf. (Especially when the two avatars high five in front of a scene of life-threatening flooding. Seriously, guys?) Zuckerberg replied to backslash in the comments of the Facebook video, writing in one: "My goal here was to show how VR can raise awareness and help us see what's happening in different parts of the world. I also wanted to share the news of our partnership with the Red Cross to help with the recovery. When you're in VR yourself, the surroundings feel quite real. But that sense of empathy doesn't extend well to people watching you as a virtual character on a 2D screen. That's something we'll need to work on over time."
HOW WE FEEL: ? ?
Dove commercial turns black woman into white woman
THE STORY: In a recent Facebook ad for Dove body wash, a black woman removes her brown t-shirt and underneath is a white woman in a light t-shirt.
THE REACTION:
https://twitter.com/keithboykin/status/917048777864867840
https://twitter.com/tariqnasheed/status/917054742441844737
https://twitter.com/LILAFRIMANE/status/917103562362118144
RIGHTEOUSNESS OF THE RAGE: The transition from black woman to white women seemingly plays on that historic racist trope in soap advertising: a “dirty” black person can be cleansed into whiteness. How the heck did this ad make it through multiple levels of review? Marissa Solan, a spokeswoman for Dove, said on Sunday that the short video “was intended to convey that Dove Body Wash is for every woman and be a celebration of diversity, but we got it wrong and, as a result, offended many people.”
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