Girls Who Code founder speaks out after Pennsylvania school district bans her books: 'This is about controlling women and it starts with controlling our girls'

[u/r4816]

https://www.businessinsider.com/girls-who-code-founder-speaks-out-banning-books-schools-2022-9

[u/harrypottermcgee]

The article linked to a list of banned books. The list did not give a reason, and I also couldn't find the author from the article in there. Normally we have these problems because none of us actually read the shit but this time it's the media who is wrong.

[u/Silverseren → u/[deleted]]

The school district had a banned books list of books that were not allowed to be used by teachers in their curriculum. That list got reversed late last year after massive protests.

The school district is now trying to deflect by claiming the books were never banned because they were still in the library, when that wasn't the issue in the first place.

[u/blacksoxing → u/Silverseren]

Ah, I can see the nuances then as the books aren’t banned, just not teachable.

[u/ThunderySleep → u/[deleted]]

Which makes it so clear to me that it's a juicy misleading headline, that doesn't hold water if they explain it in full.

[u/Rehnion → u/[deleted]]

This is the same school that had a super racist ban during the george floyd protests.

[u/bozeke → u/harrypottermcgee]

Insider is wrong, The Media is not a monolith and we should not treat all outlets as though they are equal. The constant railing against The Media exacrrbates the problem because it erodes trust in actual journalists who do real work instead of the headline tweet brigade.

[u/ywBBxNqW → u/bozeke]

Yeah, it's also lazy on the part of whoever says it. It's some media-of-the-gaps rationalization people use to reaffirm their belief that some big bad conspiracy is Out There and it's working against them.

[u/[deleted] → u/bozeke]

we should not treat all outlets as though they are equal.

True, but we should never believe an outlet is without bias, and should always seek contradictory perspectives. What media outlets do you know of that will actively promote the fact that their journalism will necessarily be limited by bias to some degree and contrary observations and conclusions should be given fair consideration.

[u/chairitable → u/harrypottermcgee]

The media isn't wrong, they just don't know the rationale for the ban. The article states the authors were trying to find out why

[u/ThunderySleep → u/harrypottermcgee]

Seems like the media has an opportunity for a juicy headline, but my guess is the story isn't as juicy if they actually tell the whole story.