Some lefty takes on the Covington story have been worth major eye rolls, but here’s the start of a thread that takes it to the next level:
One theme of the conversations over the past 24 hours = how deeply familiar this look is. It's the look of white patriarchy, of course, but that familiarity — that banality — is part of what prompts the visceral reaction. This isn't spectacular. It's life in America. pic.twitter.com/TmziDwAjYA
— Anne Helen Petersen (@annehelen) January 21, 2019
I will never know what it's like to be around that face and its power as a Native person. But I know how many times I've seen that face in the classroom.
— Anne Helen Petersen (@annehelen) January 21, 2019
And the thread went from there, but you get the gist of where it’s all going:
"These people all look alike to me & therefore I should dislike them all" is a bad way to approach your fellow human beings. https://t.co/29aFQyvIVD
— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) January 21, 2019
I’m starting to think BuzzFeed may have some serious problems they need to address. https://t.co/EHW1r3zNod
— Matt Lewis (@mattklewis) January 21, 2019
As if Buzzfeed hasn't had a bad enough weekend, here comes the "I know everything about these people based on their skin color and gender" take: https://t.co/gs2Bg7htZT
— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) January 21, 2019
This reasonable and fair-minded person is a “senior culture writer” at @BuzzFeed https://t.co/qxftRQ1y0k
— Christina Sommers (@CHSommers) January 21, 2019
Some hot takes are so scorching they melt themselves.
Why am I not surprised that you work for Buzzfeed? https://t.co/X0imNrDtOe
— Kassy Dillon (@KassyDillon) January 21, 2019
Pure racism, pure sexism. This is Buzzfeed. https://t.co/GU8neMRQNQ
— Matt Wolking (@MattWolking) January 21, 2019
A perfect encapsulation of leftist “journalism” from BuzzFeed:
Why do we hate the MAGA hat wearing kid?
– Because he’s white
– Because he’s making a face
– Because other Republicans we don’t like are white & make faces
– Because the other guy is not whiteThis is racism https://t.co/2BRcbkB2A8
— Benny (@bennyjohnson) January 21, 2019
This is the most unselfconsciously bigoted thread I've read in a while. To see what I mean, imagine these were pictures of "angry black men" reinforced by tweets about experiences with angry black men in the classroom. She's using Kavanaugh & Sandmann as stand-ins for her hatred. https://t.co/GraIEscj69
— Jeff Giesea? (@jeffgiesea) January 21, 2019
I love how BuzzFeed completely flops on a major story and then one of their writers feels the need to post this idiotic, racist, stereotyping on all of our feeds for us to dunk on just two days later.
Incredible. https://t.co/norrOlVPxl
— Caleb Hull (@CalebJHull) January 21, 2019
Literally triggered by a *smile* https://t.co/2BKdYXTn35
— Amber Athey (@amber_athey) January 21, 2019
Oh good lord https://t.co/GpftYaozS9
— Kisroka (@kisroka_inks) January 21, 2019
(This is insane.) https://t.co/19se34QWKW
— … (@jtLOL) January 21, 2019
Man, I hope I don’t have Resting Patriarchy Face. https://t.co/fgPU63O5u7
— Gene Healy (@GeneHealy) January 21, 2019
Oh, look. A #BuzzFakeNews editor milks the fact-free smears against #CovingtonCatholic students to ply more left-wing bigotry & hatred==> https://t.co/zQlcmRTV1N
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) January 21, 2019
Buzzfeed writers have had a heckuva last few days.
Buzzfeed really having themselves a weekend https://t.co/SGygcmJh8b
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) January 21, 2019
No kidding.
Good to see the try-hards at Buzzfeed are still trying hard after their try-hardest attempt to bring down Trump fell through. https://t.co/0CZM8Ee5GQ
— Brandon Morse (@TheBrandonMorse) January 21, 2019
At least until the next attempt.