In case you missed it, yesterday, Linda Sarsour’s hero Louis Farrakhan pushed back against critics accusing him of anti-Semitism. He did it in his own very special way, of course:
I'm not an anti-Semite. I’m anti-Termite. pic.twitter.com/L5dPQcnVg4
— MINISTER FARRAKHAN (@LouisFarrakhan) October 16, 2018
Classy and sane as always.
Narrator: In fact, Louis Farrakhan is an anti-Semite.
— アーケットシスターズ (@ArquetteSisters) October 17, 2018
Of course he is.
Tweeters couldn’t help but wonder why Twitter permits Farrakhan to use their platform to spew his hateful garbage but gave Bruce Carroll, aka @GayPatriot, the boot for “hateful conduct,” which is so egregious an offense that Twitter has yet to explain exactly what it means.
So Twitter has permanently banned @gaypatriot, but this vile creature is still here. Can you explain the policy on that, @jack? https://t.co/34XZfGX289
— Dave Rubin (@RubinReport) October 17, 2018
@GayPatriot is permanently banned while the despicable anti-Semite @LouisFarrakhan still has his account active. Explain that @jack @TwitterSupport . https://t.co/nu7y0OCKCi
— Joe (@JoeC1776) October 17, 2018
It took some time, but we finally got that explanation we were waiting for:
Just in from a @Twitter spokesperson: Louis Farrakhan's tweet comparing Jews to termites is not in violation of the company's policies. The policy on dehumanizing language has not yet been implemented.
So if you want to compare Jews to rats/insects – get it in while you can!
— Joe Bernstein (@Bernstein) October 17, 2018
Nothing to see here, folks.
— Jerry Dunleavy (@JerryDunleavy) October 17, 2018
Good Lord.
but they made this funny sign and everythinghttps://t.co/DP0EJ3jUW7
— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) October 17, 2018
— Caleb SkHull ??? (@CalebJHull) October 17, 2018
Man, @Twitter is really on the ball. https://t.co/Iz33Irvhpp
— Jason Howerton (@jason_howerton) October 17, 2018
Thanks @jack…well done. https://t.co/e7lR70IxQr
— Pradheep J. Shanker, M.D., M.S. (@Neoavatara) October 17, 2018
Well done, indeed. Jack Dorsey and Twitter have demonstrated quite conclusively that when it comes to policing “hateful conduct,” they have absolutely no consistency whatsoever. Well, except for pretty consistently singling out sane conservative voices like Bruce Carroll’s for punishment.
Wow. But if you’re conservative and gay, that gets you banned. https://t.co/4xs72xF6Rd
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) October 17, 2018
Yet Gay Patriot was just a bridge too far for Twitter
WOW!!!#FreeGayPatriot https://t.co/56P1COxwDG
— Cameron Gray (@Cameron_Gray) October 17, 2018
Too many progressive college students and faculty would be kicked off @twitter if they enforced this. @gaypatriot was unavailable for comment. cc: @jack https://t.co/C90GYuSd8t
— Derek Hunter (@derekahunter) October 17, 2018
…but our @gaypatriot has been permanently banned from twitter. @jack , this is insane. https://t.co/eqYJKWuN2n
— LaurieAnn ✨ (@mooshakins) October 17, 2018
Twitter bans gay conservatives for life and won't tell them why but allows hate-mongering from one of the most well-known racists in the world today without any kind of warning.
Well done, @jack! https://t.co/4qM7TZ8iKv
— Meech (@michi83) October 17, 2018
Take a bow, Jack Dorsey. You’re really doing wonders to earn our respect.
. @Jack this is one of the most disgraceful things you’ve done and you’ve done quite a few of those. Disgusting. https://t.co/hSz3Q15Mxv
— Caleb SkHull ??? (@CalebJHull) October 17, 2018
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