When President Trump tweeted his announcement that transgendered individuals would no longer be allowed to serve in the military, the blowback took everyone by storm. Even Republican congressman sounded like Lady Gaga, yelling “Born This Way!” Supposed “military experts” sitting on Twitter in their mom’s basements were grabbing stories of trans vets and loading the hashtag artillery towards the military. While everyone’s entitled to their opinion, many forgot to ask the actual military what they thought of it. In one case, when military personnel did speak up, Facebook shut them down.
A post, courtesy of Army medic Amanda Roberts and National Guard Torrie Raimondi, was shared on Twitter by user @BSmith918. Breaking the mold of the Women’s March and other umbrella groupthink concepts from the left, Roberts and Raimondi took to Facebook to enlighten their friends and family about the experiences of Army sensitivity training, specifically for females:
FINALLY, SOMEONE WHO’S EXPLAINED IT TO ALL YOU PEOPLE OKAY W/ TRANSGENDERS JOINING THE MILITARY! Thank you Torrie Raimondi for your service! pic.twitter.com/pcqKnloPRB
— bsmith (@BSmiith918) July 27, 2017
The reason why @BSmith918 had to share screenshots of the Facebook post on Twitter is because the actual Facebook post was taken down by Zuckerberg and Co. Roberts confirmed to Red Alert Politics that it was removed due to being “discriminatory to a certain race, religion, or sexual orientation,” in this case transgendered individuals.
No one at Facebook bothered to take into account that these are actual experiences of those who voluntarily put their lives on the line. This is clearly not the first time Facebook has been accused of censoring conservative posts or choosing which stories are placed in the News Feed. A wide-ranging article by Gizmodo featured whistleblowers confirming that a small, but influential band of Ivy League-educated wunderkinds personally handle the Trending section.
Raimondi told Red Alert Politics about the brutal backlash she’s received because of her post, including death threats online. At a McDonalds, someone threw a cup of iced tea at her in front of her kids. Roberts said she’s experienced the complete opposite; she’s received more positive feedback, but that could be because the post included Raimondi’s name and picture, not Robert’s.
If Roberts or Raimondi had shared a story about being assaulted in the shower by a male or trans individual, one has to wonder if Facebook would still censored their story. Such a predicament would put Facebook in the middle of the popular meme which displays a sweaty guy choosing between two buttons – in this case, “Support Women” or “#TransRights.”
Red Alert Politics reached out to Facebook for comment on the censorship as well as the abuse, but has not received comment in time for publication.
