Facebook to women: Lean In! (But don't touch our narrative)

American Thinker ^ | 17 Sep, 2020 | Barbara G. Grant

[MtnClimber]

Seven years ago, Facebook chief operating officer (COO) Sheryl Sandberg launched her Lean In initiative to empower women in the workplace. Hoping to break the cycle of male domination and the condemnation of ambitious women it generated, Sandberg urged women to speak candidly about their ideas and to step forward fearlessly into leadership roles. Her book-that-created-a-movement established women's networks that survive to this day.

Too bad that the concepts Sandberg articulated — particularly with respect to the importance of speech — do not prevail at the company through which she exercises enormous power. Censoring conservative female writers like Michelle Malkin and Pamela Geller appears not to be enough for Facebook hacks. Instead, articles that feature women — many of them highly qualified — are up on the chopping block when their brilliant protagonists arrive at conclusions contrary to the narrative Facebook seeks to promote.

Consider the COVID crisis. When America's Frontline Doctors, including Simone Gold and Stella Immanuel, spoke about their patients' encouraging results with hydroxychloroquine, Facebook posts featuring their Washington press conference were flagged as "fake news," with the video surgically excised from most internal locations. Posters including this writer were told we'd shared false information and were encouraged to click a link to the WHO for the real story. Given that the WHO messed up the contagion calculus in the first place, who'd trust it for more advanced work?

It's noteworthy that while Lean In circles promote diversity in race, religion, and culture, Frontline Dr. Immanuel's status as an immigrant woman "of color" did not spare her from Facebook's censure.

[MtnClimber]

Faceplant is woke without a clue.

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

Genesis 3:16b

[rfreedom4u]

I’ve noticed that when a woman “leans in” her cleavage is more noticeable.