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It was a magic moment. Wake up, look at the digital fishwrapper, and see Facebook apologizes to drag queens for name policy. Below is the AP text you find in a thousand other ad rags.
By BARBARA ORTUTAY The Associated Press NEW YORK — Facebook is apologizing to drag queens and the transgender community for deleting accounts that used drag names like Lil Miss Hot Mess rather than legal names such as Bob Smith.
The Atlanta division of monopolymedia did disappoint in one crucial area: consumer comments. This is the one place one can count on the truth, mixed in with enough lies to make Pinocchio grow a battleship. Leave it to the british. The Guardian comes through, with Victory for drag queens as Facebook apologises for ‘real-name’ policy.
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ArkEton I was looking for the Guardian. Did I land on the Onion by mistake?.
Anopheles I wanted to use my authentic name on my passport, but they weren’t happy about Bomby McPlanebomby. TerminalDecline that was probably more because you’re scottish.
stevied201 As a San Franciscan, I am so glad that David Campos has time to deal with issues like this since all the major problems of the City like human excrement on the pavement, erratic public transport, insanely high housing costs and all violent crime have been solved. The pseudo progressives in the San Francisco Board of Supervisors love to make empty gestures that have nothing to do with making the City liveable. We’re a “Sanctuary City” for undocumented aliens, we don’t allow plastic bags, and we soon will have a beverage tax on sugary drinks. But nothing can be done about homelessness and the woeful state of public tranport. Truly an overpriced corrupt techie cowtown.
okparanoid So, are they also actively policing people who go by names Hugh G. Cox, Jack Meeoff, Mike Hunt, Peter Wang, or Phillip McCoffecup? mgpdleft You forgot Hugh Janus, Ben Dover and Phil McCavity rollmop Simon Fitzpatrick and Patrick Fitzsimon?
jimmycracorn For all the problems in America I love this place. Nowhere else in the world would you get a corporate lawyer apologising to Lil Miss Hot Mess for his company being a bunch of jerks.
tonkatsu Bit curious as to why this is being sold as an LGBT issue. Would it be a racial issue if they banned hip hop artists from using their stage names? Would it be sexism if they banned knitting? Bit of a storm in a teacup really. Chloë James I think it says a lot about you and your mindset that the first example of sexism you thought of was banning knitting. Get a grip.
MigsterMMA Babies, babies, babies, wedding, babies, gurning fucktards in pub, babies, share to save this child’s life, babies, babies, bring back hanging, babies, babies, racist propaganda, babies, I love you grandad up in heaven, babies…Facebook isn’t for me.
Firesidechat Schwing Schwong, I see a dong, “Margery” needs a new tailor. She went to the shop, without getting the chop, and her attempt to ‘pass’ was a failure.
Pictures are from The Library of Congress.