'SO OFFENSIVE': Yes, here's a 2016 Huffington Post story encouraging girls to learn to (don't say it)

The tweet-suggestion that laid off journalists learn to code has been taken as a digital slap in the face.

‘A special section of Hell’: Laid-off journalists are not appreciating the suggestion they learn to code https://t.co/E6lc8jMbiQ

— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) January 26, 2019

There are even reports that Twitter may treat those suggestions as violations of its terms.

I am told by a person in the know that tweeting "learn to code" at any recently laid off journalist will be treated as "abusive behavior" and is a violation of Twitter's Terms of Service

— Jon Levine (@LevineJonathan) January 28, 2019

In 2016, the Huffington Post wrote a story about how girls should be encouraged to learn to code.

Why we need to encourage girls to learn how to code https://t.co/tJQHuat8oO pic.twitter.com/T4nltFdrsU

— HuffPost (@HuffPost) February 21, 2016

The video in the story goes on to explain how by the year 2020, there will be nearly 1.5 million jobs in computing-related fields.

DO NOT DO THIS ON TWITTER IS IS HATE https://t.co/a5d6ztsHFx

— Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) January 28, 2019

Hate site. https://t.co/FuP3Q0HqMk

— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) January 28, 2019

BAN THEM!!!!!! HOW DARE YOU!!! https://t.co/g9nk1ZoiQV

— ForAmerica (@ForAmerica) January 28, 2019

SO OFFENSIVE https://t.co/75iUH8U3WQ

— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) January 28, 2019

The Huffington Post story demonstrates why the suggestion that anyone learn to code is not an insult.

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