joanna schroeder

We had the honor of speaking to parents and educators at a beautiful school this week, fielding questions and sharing tools on how to help boys grow into happy, healthy men. So grateful to get to do this work. @mrhealthteacher amazon.com/Talk-Your-Boys…

@StJimmyrl @shannonrwatts Cool, tell Musk

@iproposethis @shannonrwatts The Constitution guarantees our rights from infringement by the state governments as direct representatives of the people, as the state legislatures were most likely to infringe on the rights of citizens. We are not a democracy.

The majority of people also want more simple, common sense gun control but I don't see you guys fighting for that Source: pewresearch.org/short-reads/20…

@J_Stobrimore @jbienkahn Yes, I agree with that. Annotated versions of TKaM are what students read now. I think it's a good compromise. As for Agatha Christie, if the rights owners are OK with change, the books live on. Like the Hardy Boys, if they read as bigoted, they won't continue to sell.

The key issue there being CONTEXT. The historical CONTEXT needs to be understood instead of changing the text as it was originally written. And, once again, you're the only one here who seems to be fixated on the damn Hardy Boys. This isn't a discussion about the Hardy Boys. This is a discussion about the practice, in general, which, once again, is why I used Agatha Christie novels as the example in my original post. The practice itself is an issue. No cherry picking. No "what about doing it for this author, but not that author". The practice AS A WHOLE is what I'm criticizing. Is that clear enough?

This is extremely big and public and humiliating for this writer, but just know: I’m also privately cancelling each and every writer who pitches me with AI (and I’m sure many other editors are too)…

@J_Stobrimore @jbienkahn One is for small children, the other is a book for teenagers, at the youngest. Moreover, there are footnotes in TKaM that explain the context of the slurs throughout. So it's not a one-for-one.

Let's see if this one sinks in. Do you support banning of Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird"? It's a book that contains a lot of hard language, including racial slurs, strong language, and difficult discussions about sexual violence. It's been a target of calls for being banned repeatedly since its release. But here's the thing. If you went in with a "sensitivity reader" and sterilized the language in the book, you completely lose the context. Much of the critique of the book centers around Harper Lee's portrayal of the story being more of a "white savior" story than a book that challenges the racial injustices of the time period. If you change the language, the book no longer has the same issues. It's no longer Harper Lee's book, mistakes and all. It's now someone else's adaptation of Harper Lee's book with a different messaging than what was originally delivered. THAT is the problem with "sensitivity readers". THAT is the problem with editing the words that an author used. Words convey emotions. Words convey intent. Words convey context. Change those words and you change the emotions, intent and context. You change a character from blatantly cruel to kind of mean. You change a character from shockingly ignorant to mildly insensitive. You change a character from furious to a bit upset. And you change a character from being overtly racist to just cynical.

@StJimmyrl @shannonrwatts But you see the point, right? If the majority of people think it's too easy to keep a firearm, then by Musk's logic, by keeping it too easy, we aren't being truly democratic, right? I'm not even saying I care if you carry an AR-style rifle. I'm making a point about opinion.

@iproposethis @shannonrwatts We are keeping our AR15s and semiautomatic weapons. We will also continue to carry them in public as the constitution allows that.

@J_Stobrimore @jbienkahn Why are you defending the use of racial slurs and other offensive terminology in children's mystery novels?

Illogical? Saying that an author uses specific words for a reason is Illogical to you? Saying that readers need to understand historical context of word usage instead of having someone sterilize the language so it doesn't hurt their feelings is Illogical? You might want to look up the definition of that word, because I don't think it means what you think it means. If anything, you're the one acting like the troll here. Instead of having an actual discussion, like a human being, you chose to accuse me of being a bot. Not everyone with whom you disagree is a bot, joanna.

@J_Stobrimore @jbienkahn You act like a bot/professional troll - the things you're saying are bad are so silly, so illogical, it seems impossible an actual living human being would take the time to argue about them.

@iproposethis @jbienkahn Are you accusing me of being a bot?

@J_Stobrimore @rabbitghostin @jbienkahn Hardy Boys books are really fantastic, timeless mysteries and if they'd left in racist and other offensive terms, the books wouldn't have been read. My brother read them in the early 80s, I read them to my boys in the 00s. Would it really be better for them to just go away?

Because the language used was used for a reason. Whether that reason was to show how casually such words were used at the time the story was written or in the time that the story was set, or as a method to invoke an emotional response from the reader, it was used for a reason. It is arrogant and presumptive for someone to think that they can "fix" it.

@J_Stobrimore @jbienkahn This is one of the dumbest uses of a bot I've ever seen

If they're pulling the book because the author lied about using AI, fine. That's a perfectly reasonable response. It's a breach of contract. But no publisher who specifically hires people to change the writing of a published work because some modern readers are incapable of understanding the context of the writing and the time in which it was written has any right to claim that they have any sort of commitment to original creative expression and storytelling.

@J_Stobrimore @rabbitghostin @jbienkahn Tell me what you think is wrong with changing offensive terms in works of fiction, where they don't change the meaning of the story or expression? I'm genuinely curious what you're worried about here.

All the more reason why the whole "commitment to original creative expression and storytelling" claim is nothing but BS. Whether the language is offensive or "outdated" or not, it was the original language of the author, representing things as they were at the time the novel was written. Just because it hurts someone's feelings or makes them uncomfortable now, it's no excuse for changing it. That practice is the exact opposite of a commitment to original creative expression and storytelling.

@LizzieRoyale @NYPostOpinion Dude, you thought the mountain lions would have to jump the gap.

@iproposethis @NYPostOpinion You’re not any smarter, When a project has a deadline and budget, it’s done. But when it’s your home project, double budget and takes more than a year longer- You’re the one complaining

California’s unfinished wildlife ‘bridge to nowhere’ tops $100M trib.al/WVpKAoB

@sircalebhammer Texas has six similar projects. environmentamerica.org/texas/center/a…

@chorizoqueso1 I don’t hate San Antonio! But I wouldn’t live there.

Bro, this state can’t be real

@sircalebhammer @jason_howerton @jason_howerton here are SIX similar projects in Texas, one is almost exactly the same as the one here in California. Do you still think it's stupid or only stupid when done in California? Genuinely curious to hear you defend mocking this. environmentamerica.org/texas/center/a…

@sircalebhammer Do one half of a second of research. Seriously. @jason_howerton why are you retweeting something so stupid? There are essentially no opponents to this project, it's bipartisan and one of many in red and blue states.

@LizzieRoyale @NYPostOpinion OMG you guys are not smart. It's not done. Read the article, or even just skim it.

@NYPostOpinion WTF Tell me HOW are the mountain lions and wildlife supposed to even get ON the bridge

@LisaBritton This is one of the missions of @RichardvReeves and I agree! Male teachers appear to be of incredible value in middle and high school, especially. Also, more boys groups in schools seems very helpful. My book's co-author runs a program that has been very successful.

I believe more male teachers could help fix so many problems… We need more male teachers! How can we do this?

@LisaWhi45458754 @ronsterd89 Yeah that's probably exactly right. It's the obedience to corporations that's the problem, not really the parents' choices. We're all just doing our best (generally).

@iproposethis @ronsterd89 Not trying to judge. I resent so often, how the medical establishment doesn’t take care of them and their babies but rather cater to big corporations who will pad their pockets. I sympathize the moms and become infuriated with the so called ‘professionals’!

What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you see this photo?

@habibihashir @MCLaMagna Why do you care?

@MCLaMagna why would someone publicly announce a "divorce" with their co-founder if it isn't for views?

@LisaWhi45458754 @ronsterd89 The judgement on moms is so harsh, it really bothers me.

@iproposethis @ronsterd89 Good point! 🙇‍♀️

@LisaWhi45458754 @ronsterd89 What if it's an adopted child, a child after breast cancer or a foster child?

@ronsterd89 Lose what my 2 year old son called ‘dirty milk’! Nurse that baby! Then avoid many medical bills and medications. 😢