I thought Apple Insider was asking its posters to refrain from political commentary. Then comes this hit piece, ostensibly regarding Apple considering advertising on X, and quickly launching into political diatribe. Come on, you can do better.
There's no "political diatribe" in this piece, and it is, in fact, very neutral.
I think that might be seen differently by many. The simple fact of the matter is that Apple is in business and X has a very large and growing worldwide audience.
You think it's possible that almost everyone on X might see Apple advertising in any of the other thousands of places and Apple isn't missing a single person by not giving "X" any advertising dollars?
People calling musk a nazi just reinforce the point of freedom of speech.
People got manipulated by the big media.
X is the new news.
Your first assertion: Apple is also free to not advertise on that toxic cesspool you call X. Are you saying my eyes are lying to my brain? I saw what I saw during the inauguration. Your second assertion: Huh? Ever heard of critical thinking. Use it, please. Your third assertion: Huh? (Again) X is losing active users fast. It's like saying RT is the new news, in other words, complete nonsense.
When was the last time you unplugged from the internet and took a long walk in the forest or something? Do you need a hug?
Don't renew advertising on X. The optics for Apple making such a move are terrible. The implication is that Apple supports - with its ad dollars - what X has become under Musk.
I thought Apple Insider was asking its posters to refrain from political commentary. Then comes this hit piece, ostensibly regarding Apple considering advertising on X, and quickly launching into political diatribe. Come on, you can do better.
It's the truth. If there's anything here that is incorrect, please feel free to email us and let us know. X is a controversial platform and Musk is a controversial figure. Apple considering bringing back advertising to the platform is heavily dependent on what's going on with the platform and the owner. It is all relevant and not a "hit piece" or "political diatribe."
We don't shy away from the truth at AppleInsider. We hope our readers do the same.
Of course by politically neutral you mean left-wing, when you say anti-transgender views if you wanted to say the truth you could have said controversial views on transgender issues, it's not anti-transgender whatsoever to say a man is a man and a woman's is a woman, it's an opinion so fact doesn't come into this whatsoever, I suppose my point is that as much as I completely disagree with Elon Musk, I could provide you with several examples where appleInsider just gets it wrong politically, especially when it comes to cover the UK, that aside you guys do great work and I try to ignore the unconscious bias that you guys clearly have
This is where things get tricky, what you've attributed to opinion is actually well known scientific fact. Science shows that throughout human history, animal evolution, and every observation of sex versus gender, that transgender/transsexuality is actually something that exists all over the animal kingdom. In birds, amphibians, insects, and yes, even humans.
For example, there are cases where people are born intersex where they have attributes of both male and female sex organs. The idea that "there can only be two" excludes this entire group of people that definitely exist.
Doctors that feared that leaving a child born intersex would lead to social stigma and ostracism performed surgeries to assign them one sex or the other. Never giving that child a choice, and often, not even telling the parents it happened, and it still occurs today. Then if that child grows up feeling they are a gender that isn't represented by their sex, what do you call that?
Being transgender is quite rare (like less than a half of a percent) but it has existed in humanity since homo sapian took its first step. All these people have ever asked is to be allowed to exist. Science supports their existence. And science overwhelmingly states all they need is for us to accept them and call them by what they request, and let the doctors help them achieve their chosen presentation of that gender.
Calling trans people an opinion, an anomaly, or something that needs to be corrected is no different than saying vaccines cause autism. It is ignoring science, ignoring fact, and politicizing an entire group of people that just want to exist in peace.
There is only one group of people politicizing their existence, and it isn't the left.
Our "unconscious bias" as you call it is towards science, compassion, and in my case specifically, believing as a Christian that it is our job to love everyone and leave the judgment to God.
Your opinion is wrong. Facts prove that. Telling someone they are a man or a woman because it is your opinion changes nothing. That person is what they are because they know themselves, not because of some unnecessary binary modern society placed on sex.
The idea that there are only two genders and trans people don't exist is actually quite a new idea brought about by Christian puritan colonizers that erased most of the cultures around the world that believed otherwise. One of the first people targeted by Hitler in his rise to power were those that didn't conform with the puritan view of sex or gender. There's a reason why these "opinions" are tied to right wing politics and extremism.
But I'm glad you enjoy our writing even if you don't agree with the science or facts around trans issues. Being anti-trans is being anti-human and anti-science. It's quite simple.
I'm wondering if you actually read what I said, even if you change from one gender to another or in this case one sex to another there's still are two sexes, even if you're non-binary there are two sexes, even if you were born with components of both there are two sexes, so I'm really not sure what we are both debating here because I actually think we both agree
I thought Apple Insider was asking its posters to refrain from political commentary. Then comes this hit piece, ostensibly regarding Apple considering advertising on X, and quickly launching into political diatribe. Come on, you can do better.
It's the truth. If there's anything here that is incorrect, please feel free to email us and let us know. X is a controversial platform and Musk is a controversial figure. Apple considering bringing back advertising to the platform is heavily dependent on what's going on with the platform and the owner. It is all relevant and not a "hit piece" or "political diatribe."
We don't shy away from the truth at AppleInsider. We hope our readers do the same.
Of course by politically neutral you mean left-wing, when you say anti-transgender views if you wanted to say the truth you could have said controversial views on transgender issues, it's not anti-transgender whatsoever to say a man is a man and a woman's is a woman, it's an opinion so fact doesn't come into this whatsoever, I suppose my point is that as much as I completely disagree with Elon Musk, I could provide you with several examples where appleInsider just gets it wrong politically, especially when it comes to cover the UK, that aside you guys do great work and I try to ignore the unconscious bias that you guys clearly have
This is where things get tricky, what you've attributed to opinion is actually well known scientific fact. Science shows that throughout human history, animal evolution, and every observation of sex versus gender, that transgender/transsexuality is actually something that exists all over the animal kingdom. In birds, amphibians, insects, and yes, even humans.
For example, there are cases where people are born intersex where they have attributes of both male and female sex organs. The idea that "there can only be two" excludes this entire group of people that definitely exist.
Doctors that feared that leaving a child born intersex would lead to social stigma and ostracism performed surgeries to assign them one sex or the other. Never giving that child a choice, and often, not even telling the parents it happened, and it still occurs today. Then if that child grows up feeling they are a gender that isn't represented by their sex, what do you call that?
Being transgender is quite rare (like less than a half of a percent) but it has existed in humanity since homo sapian took its first step. All these people have ever asked is to be allowed to exist. Science supports their existence. And science overwhelmingly states all they need is for us to accept them and call them by what they request, and let the doctors help them achieve their chosen presentation of that gender.
Calling trans people an opinion, an anomaly, or something that needs to be corrected is no different than saying vaccines cause autism. It is ignoring science, ignoring fact, and politicizing an entire group of people that just want to exist in peace.
There is only one group of people politicizing their existence, and it isn't the left.
Our "unconscious bias" as you call it is towards science, compassion, and in my case specifically, believing as a Christian that it is our job to love everyone and leave the judgment to God.
Your opinion is wrong. Facts prove that. Telling someone they are a man or a woman because it is your opinion changes nothing. That person is what they are because they know themselves, not because of some unnecessary binary modern society placed on sex.
The idea that there are only two genders and trans people don't exist is actually quite a new idea brought about by Christian puritan colonizers that erased most of the cultures around the world that believed otherwise. One of the first people targeted by Hitler in his rise to power were those that didn't conform with the puritan view of sex or gender. There's a reason why these "opinions" are tied to right wing politics and extremism.
But I'm glad you enjoy our writing even if you don't agree with the science or facts around trans issues. Being anti-trans is being anti-human and anti-science. It's quite simple.
I'm wondering if you actually read what I said, even if you change from one gender to another or in this case one sex to another there's still are two sexes, even if you're non-binary there are two sexes, even if you were born with components of both there are two sexes, so I'm really not sure what we are both debating here because I actually think we both agree
I'm not sure because you're implying that trans women aren't women? Or am I misunderstanding you?
I'm talking about separating gender from sex, that gender identity isn't tied to physical attributes. That man, woman, nonbinary, and everything in between are all valid identities. And if a person assigned female at birth realizes they are a male and transitions, then they are a man, full stop. Trans men are men. Trans women are women. Trans rights are human rights.
if you agree then we agree. It's not "left-wing" it's just common sense.
not on X and will never go back, anyone who associates with the raciest moron that is the OrangeBobaFett (sorry BF) won’t see a penny or a glance from me…
Based on your comments I must assume you are of those “tolerant” liberals. Freedom of speech means you have the freedom to be offended,deal with it since it’s in the US Constitution.
not on X and will never go back, anyone who associates with the raciest moron that is the OrangeBobaFett (sorry BF) won’t see a penny or a glance from me…
Based on your comments I must assume you are of those “tolerant” liberals. Freedom of speech means you have the freedom to be offended,deal with it since it’s in the US Constitution.
not on X and will never go back, anyone who associates with the raciest moron that is the OrangeBobaFett (sorry BF) won’t see a penny or a glance from me…
Based on your comments I must assume you are of those “tolerant” liberals. Freedom of speech means you have the freedom to be offended,deal with it since it’s in the US Constitution.
You have the right to say what ever you like to whoever is in earshot. But once you use an amplifier like these forums other rules come in to play and you voluntarily accepted them.
Yet thousands of people a day are leaving X for other sites like BlueSky.
They are leaving because of the way Elon has changed the site since he bought it. Now Zuck is following suit on MugBook. My brother is fully engaged with X... or was. When he found Elon's musings in his feed without him asking for it, he gave up the platform.
not on X and will never go back, anyone who associates with the raciest moron that is the OrangeBobaFett (sorry BF) won’t see a penny or a glance from me…
Based on your comments I must assume you are of those “tolerant” liberals. Freedom of speech means you have the freedom to be offended,deal with it since it’s in the US Constitution.
You have the right to say what ever you like to whoever is in earshot. But once you use an amplifier like these forums other rules come in to play and you voluntarily accepted them.
Even when you and others are in a crowded theatre with limited exit points, you still have the right to scream "Fire" whether or not there really is one? Um, ok...
Go ahead and test out the limits of your right to free speech. FAFO, as they say these days...
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Your second assertion: Huh? Ever heard of critical thinking. Use it, please.
Your third assertion: Huh? (Again) X is losing active users fast. It's like saying RT is the new news, in other words, complete nonsense.
When was the last time you unplugged from the internet and took a long walk in the forest or something? Do you need a hug?
I'm talking about separating gender from sex, that gender identity isn't tied to physical attributes. That man, woman, nonbinary, and everything in between are all valid identities. And if a person assigned female at birth realizes they are a male and transitions, then they are a man, full stop. Trans men are men. Trans women are women. Trans rights are human rights.
if you agree then we agree. It's not "left-wing" it's just common sense.
To quote steve jobs: "Apple’s goal is to stand at the intersection of technology and the humanities."
They are leaving because of the way Elon has changed the site since he bought it. Now Zuck is following suit on MugBook.
My brother is fully engaged with X... or was. When he found Elon's musings in his feed without him asking for it, he gave up the platform.
Here in the UK, many retail brands have quit the platform.
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/tech/which-brands-quit-x-twitter-elon-musk-guardian-npr-balenciaga-b1193886.html
Apple should IMHO stay well clear of the swamp that X has become. Rise above the swamp creatures.
If they return, it won't affect me as I'm not on any of the social media platforms.
Go ahead and test out the limits of your right to free speech. FAFO, as they say these days...