{"id":2905,"date":"2019-06-07T23:30:02","date_gmt":"2019-06-08T03:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/?p=2905"},"modified":"2019-06-07T23:30:02","modified_gmt":"2019-06-08T03:30:02","slug":"why-this-progressive-reporter-thinks-youtubes-move-against-steven-crowder-was-infantile-and-ridiculous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/?p=2905","title":{"rendered":"Why This Progressive Reporter Thinks YouTube\u2019s Move Against Steven Crowder Was \u2018Infantile\u2019 And \u2018Ridiculous\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-xs-12\">\n<section id=\"article-header\">\n<h1 class=\"headline\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Why This Progressive Reporter Thinks YouTube\u2019s Move Against Steven Crowder Was \u2018Infantile\u2019 And \u2018Ridiculous\u2019<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-xs-12\">\n<div class=\"contributor-img pull-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/townhall.com\/tipsheet\/mattvespa\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/media.townhall.com\/townhall\/reu\/contributor-sm\/authorimages\/mattvespa.gif\" alt=\"Matt Vespa\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"contributor pull-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/townhall.com\/tipsheet\/mattvespa\">Matt Vespa<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"contributor pull-left\">|<\/div>\n<div class=\"contributor pull-left\"><i class=\"fa fa-twitter tw-icon vert-align\"><\/i>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mvespa1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@mvespa1<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"contributor pull-left\">|<\/div>\n<div class=\"contributor pull-left\">Posted: Jun 06, 2019 4:10 PM<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc header-share\"><a class=\"btn btn-facebook-lg sc-fb\"><i class=\"fa fa-facebook-official\"><\/i>\u00a0 Share\u00a0<span class=\"fb-count\">(7)<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<a class=\"btn btn-twitter-lg sc-tw\" data-dc=\"617\"><i class=\"fa fa-twitter\"><\/i>\u00a0 Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-xs-12\">\n<div class=\"gpt-header\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-728x90_1\" class=\"gpt-ad\" data-google-query-id=\"CI_Y2-Pr1eICFVIMrQYd0SAFPA\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/6177\/slm.townhall\/tipsheet\/728x90_1_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/6177\/slm.townhall\/tipsheet\/728x90_1_0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/6177\/slm.townhall\/tipsheet\/728x90_1_0\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-pointer-lock allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation  \" data-google-container-id=\"1\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-xs-8\">\n<section id=\"article-media-object\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"article-main-image img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/media.townhall.com\/townhall\/reu\/ha\/2019\/157\/4fbaa58b-51a8-4893-a07d-fd7f586d613a.png\" alt=\"Why This Progressive Reporter Thinks YouTube\u2019s Move Against Steven Crowder Was \u2018Infantile\u2019 And \u2018Ridiculous\u2019\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"main-image-source muted\"><small><em>Source: AP Photo\/Patrick Semansky, File<\/em><\/small><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"article-body\">\n<aside id=\"aside1\" class=\"left\">\n<div class=\"article-aside-ad\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-300x250_2\" class=\"gpt-ad\" data-google-query-id=\"CI35ieTr1eICFUMBrQYdmhMGeA\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/6177\/slm.townhall\/tipsheet\/300x250_2_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/6177\/slm.townhall\/tipsheet\/300x250_2_0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/6177\/slm.townhall\/tipsheet\/300x250_2_0\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-pointer-lock allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation  \" data-google-container-id=\"2\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Well, YouTube has decided to demonetize the account held by conservative commentator and comedian Steven Crowder. Why? Well, Vox writer Carlos Maza was the apparent target for Crowder for a couple of years. He did use insulting language. He did create a t-shirt that was equally insulting. You can search that for yourself, but let\u2019s just say it was very, very politically incorrect. Still, it\u2019s free speech. Anyways, the Crowder demonetization event has led to yet another instance where a big tech company appears to have succumbed to the social justice warrior lynch mob, whose goal is to purge conservative from all spheres of sociopolitical life. Mr. Maza appears to support that aim. Gregg Re of Fox News\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/tech\/youtube-steven-crowder-carlos-maza-vox-adpocalypse\">has more<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The episode began May 30 with a viral Twitter post by left-wing Vox personality Carlos Maza, which contained video montage of derogatory comments Crowder had made about Maza in the past two years. In the various clips, Crowder variously refers to Maza as an &#8220;angry little queer,&#8221; a &#8220;gay Mexican,&#8221; and &#8220;Mr. Lispy queer from Vox.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Maza, an openly gay partisan activist, has himself previously used aggressive language on social media. &#8220;Milkshake them all,&#8221; he wrote May 21, referring to right-wing activists. &#8220;Humiliate them at every turn. Make them dread public organizing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, YouTube initially responded to Maza&#8217;s complaint with a statement explaining it would take no action.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our teams spent the last few days conducting an in-depth review of the videos flagged to us, and while we found language that was clearly hurtful, the videos as posted don\u2019t violate our policies,&#8221; Youtube wrote at the time. &#8220;As an open platform, it\u2019s crucial for us to allow everyone\u2013from creators to journalists to late-night TV hosts\u2013to express their opinions w\/in the scope of our policies. Opinions can be deeply offensive, but if they don\u2019t violate our policies, they\u2019ll remain on our site.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The company added: &#8220;Even if a video remains on our site, it doesn\u2019t mean we endorse\/support that viewpoint. There are other aspects of the channel that we\u2019re still evaluating\u2013 we\u2019ll be in touch with any further updates.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>[\u2026]<\/p>\n<p>On Twitter, Maza wrote, &#8220;I don\u2019t know what to say. @YouTube has decided not to punish Crowder, after he spent two years harassing me for being gay and Latino. I don&#8217;t know what to say.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>[\u2026]<\/p>\n<p>\u2026on Wednesday, YouTube apparently changed its mind about Crowder.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Update on our continued review\u2013we have suspended this channel\u2019s monetization,&#8221; YouTube wrote, adding that Crowder would have to make fundamental changes to the entire channel if he wanted the decision reversed. &#8220;We came to this decision because a pattern of egregious actions has harmed the broader community and is against our YouTube Partner Program policies.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>[\u2026]<\/p>\n<p>Maza indicated he was not satisfied &#8212; and explicitly called for sweeping and fundamental changes to YouTube as a platform.<\/p>\n<p>[\u2026]<\/p>\n<p>He added that he wanted larger change: &#8220;The problem isn&#8217;t Crowder and the problem isn&#8217;t monetization. The problem is that @YouTube allows monsters and bullies to become superstars, break YouTube&#8217;s rules, build an army of loyal, radicalized followers, and then make millions selling them merch that sustains their work.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>YouTube maintains that its committed to free speech, but this is just one of many instances where Silicon Valley, a left-wing bastion, has cracked down on accounts that are operated by conservatives. Crowder is a comedian. In Re\u2019s lengthy piece, he noted that some of the remarks Crowder made about Maza were based off what the latter has said about himself. Maza has referred to himself as queer\u2014he\u2019s openly gay\u2014and speaks with a lisp. \u201cLispy queer\u201d is one of the terms Maza said Crowder has used to harass him. Crowder responded by saying he was merely using Maza\u2019s own words\u2014and he speaks with a lisp. It\u2019s a comedy show and Crowder is not one that adheres to political correctness. YouTube said that monetization could be restored if he removed the link to his merchandise. Yet, it\u2019s not just conservatives who are raising many an eyebrow over this move by YouTube. Michael Tracey, formerly of the Young Turks, and unabashed progressive writer that has been on a tear ripping liberal media figures for peddling the Trump-Russia collusion myth, called Maza a \u201ccrybaby.\u201d In fact, his tweets about the Maza-Crowder war are, well, brutal.<\/p>\n<div id=\"lightbox-inline-form-2511e4d8-16e3-4067-a542-b0e63d4337b1\" class=\"nlbox \">\n<div id=\"lightbox-2511e4d8-16e3-4067-a542-b0e63d4337b1-1559858023080\"><iframe id=\"lightbox-iframe-2511e4d8-16e3-4067-a542-b0e63d4337b1\" title=\"TH: In article Email sign up\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"SandboxRoot env-bp-350\" data-twitter-event-id=\"0\">\n<div id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"EmbeddedTweet EmbeddedTweet--cta js-clickToOpenTarget tweet-InformationCircle-widgetParent\" lang=\"en\" data-click-to-open-target=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mtracey\/status\/1136705807553310722\" data-iframe-title=\"Twitter Tweet\" data-scribe=\"page:tweet\" data-twitter-event-id=\"5\">\n<div class=\"EmbeddedTweet-tweetContainer\">\n<div class=\"EmbeddedTweet-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"Tweet h-entry js-tweetIdInfo subject expanded\" cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mtracey\/status\/1136705807553310722\" data-tweet-id=\"1136705807553310722\" data-scribe=\"section:subject\">\n<div class=\"Tweet-header\"><a class=\"TweetAuthor-avatar  Identity-avatar u-linkBlend\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mtracey\" data-scribe=\"element:user_link\" aria-label=\"Michael Tracey (screen name: mtracey)\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/798153733255401473\/A7cfxZ4g_normal.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-scribe=\"element:avatar\" data-src-2x=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/798153733255401473\/A7cfxZ4g_bigger.jpg\" data-src-1x=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/798153733255401473\/A7cfxZ4g_normal.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"TweetAuthor js-inViewportScribingTarget\" data-scribe=\"component:author\">\n<div class=\"TweetAuthor-nameScreenNameContainer\"><span class=\"TweetAuthor-decoratedName\"><span class=\"TweetAuthor-name Identity-name customisable-highlight\" title=\"Michael Tracey\" data-scribe=\"element:name\">Michael Tracey<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"Icon Icon--verified \" title=\"Verified Account\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Verified Account\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"TweetAuthor-decoratedName\"><span class=\"TweetAuthor-verifiedBadge\" data-scribe=\"element:verified_badge\"><b class=\"u-hiddenVisually\">&#x2714;<\/b><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TweetAuthor-screenName Identity-screenName\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"@mtracey\" data-scribe=\"element:screen_name\">@mtracey<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Tweet-brand\">\n<div class=\"Icon Icon--twitter \" title=\"View on Twitter\" role=\"presentation\" aria-label=\"View on Twitter\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Tweet-body e-entry-content\" data-scribe=\"component:tweet\">\n<div class=\"Tweet-target js-inViewportScribingTarget\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"Tweet-text e-entry-title\" dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Steven Crowder is an unfunny blowhard, but Carlos Maza is professional adult journalist employed by a major media organization &#8212; not some kid being bullied on a playground. The idea that YouTube needs to &#8220;protect&#8221; him is ridiculous and infantile <a class=\"link customisable\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"https:\/\/spectator.us\/steven-crowder-carlos-maza-playground\/\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0wTRLVMKzn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-expanded-url=\"https:\/\/spectator.us\/steven-crowder-carlos-maza-playground\/\" data-scribe=\"element:url\"><span class=\"u-hiddenVisually\">https:\/\/<\/span>spectator.us\/steven-crowder<span class=\"u-hiddenVisually\">-carlos-maza-playground\/\u00a0<\/span>\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"TweetInfo\">\n<div class=\"TweetInfo-like\">\n<div data-scribe=\"element:heart\">\n<div class=\"Icon Icon--heart \" title=\"Like\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Like\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"TweetInfo-heart\" title=\"Like\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/like?tweet_id=1136705807553310722\" data-scribe=\"component:actions\"><span class=\"TweetInfo-heartStat\" data-scribe=\"element:heart_count\">1,119<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"TweetInfo-timeGeo\"><a class=\"u-linkBlend u-url customisable-highlight long-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mtracey\/status\/1136705807553310722\" data-datetime=\"2019-06-06T18:45:58+0000\" data-scribe=\"element:full_timestamp\"><time class=\"dt-updated\" title=\"Time posted: June 06, 2019 18:45:58 (UTC)\" datetime=\"2019-06-06T18:45:58+0000\">2:45 PM &#8211; 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You can&#8217;t craft rational, neutral standards when you&#8217;re constantly placating outrage mobs<\/p>\n<div class=\"TweetInfo\">\n<div class=\"TweetInfo-like\">\n<div data-scribe=\"element:heart\">\n<div class=\"Icon Icon--heart \" title=\"Like\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Like\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"TweetInfo-heart\" title=\"Like\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/like?tweet_id=1136593820974485504\" data-scribe=\"component:actions\"><span class=\"TweetInfo-heartStat\" data-scribe=\"element:heart_count\">1,031<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"TweetInfo-timeGeo\"><a class=\"u-linkBlend u-url customisable-highlight long-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mtracey\/status\/1136593820974485504\" data-datetime=\"2019-06-06T11:20:58+0000\" data-scribe=\"element:full_timestamp\"><time class=\"dt-updated\" title=\"Time posted: June 06, 2019 11:20:58 (UTC)\" datetime=\"2019-06-06T11:20:58+0000\">7:20 AM &#8211; Jun 6, 2019<\/time><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tweet-InformationCircle\" data-scribe=\"element:notice\"><a class=\"Icon Icon--informationCircleWhite js-inViewportScribingTarget\" title=\"Twitter Ads info and privacy\" href=\"https:\/\/support.twitter.com\/articles\/20175256\"><span class=\"u-hiddenVisually\">Twitter Ads info and privacy<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"CallToAction-icon\" data-scribe=\"element:conversation_icon\">\n<div class=\"Icon Icon--replyCTA \" title=\"View conversation on Twitter\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"View conversation on Twitter\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"CallToAction-text\" data-scribe=\"element:conversation_text\">379 people are talking about this<\/div>\n<div class=\"CallToAction-chevron\" data-scribe=\"element:cta_chevron\">\n<div class=\"Icon Icon--chevronRightCTA \" title=\"View on Twitter\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"View on Twitter\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"resize-sensor\">\n<div class=\"resize-sensor-expand\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"resize-sensor-shrink\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"SandboxRoot env-bp-350\" data-twitter-event-id=\"2\">\n<div id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"EmbeddedTweet EmbeddedTweet--cta js-clickToOpenTarget tweet-InformationCircle-widgetParent\" lang=\"en\" data-click-to-open-target=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mtracey\/status\/1136471201272999936\" data-iframe-title=\"Twitter Tweet\" data-scribe=\"page:tweet\" data-twitter-event-id=\"6\">\n<div class=\"EmbeddedTweet-tweetContainer\">\n<div class=\"EmbeddedTweet-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"Tweet h-entry js-tweetIdInfo subject expanded\" cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mtracey\/status\/1136471201272999936\" data-tweet-id=\"1136471201272999936\" data-scribe=\"section:subject\">\n<div class=\"Tweet-header\"><a class=\"TweetAuthor-avatar  Identity-avatar u-linkBlend\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mtracey\" data-scribe=\"element:user_link\" aria-label=\"Michael Tracey (screen name: mtracey)\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/798153733255401473\/A7cfxZ4g_normal.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-scribe=\"element:avatar\" data-src-2x=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/798153733255401473\/A7cfxZ4g_bigger.jpg\" data-src-1x=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/798153733255401473\/A7cfxZ4g_normal.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"TweetAuthor js-inViewportScribingTarget\" data-scribe=\"component:author\">\n<div class=\"TweetAuthor-nameScreenNameContainer\"><span class=\"TweetAuthor-decoratedName\"><span class=\"TweetAuthor-name Identity-name customisable-highlight\" title=\"Michael Tracey\" data-scribe=\"element:name\">Michael Tracey<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"Icon Icon--verified \" title=\"Verified Account\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Verified Account\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"TweetAuthor-decoratedName\"><span class=\"TweetAuthor-verifiedBadge\" data-scribe=\"element:verified_badge\"><b class=\"u-hiddenVisually\">&#x2714;<\/b><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TweetAuthor-screenName Identity-screenName\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"@mtracey\" data-scribe=\"element:screen_name\">@mtracey<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Tweet-brand\">\n<div class=\"Icon Icon--twitter \" title=\"View on Twitter\" role=\"presentation\" aria-label=\"View on Twitter\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Tweet-body e-entry-content\" data-scribe=\"component:tweet\">\n<div class=\"Tweet-target js-inViewportScribingTarget\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"Tweet-text e-entry-title\" dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">If you&#8217;re too emotionally fragile to withstand insults and mockery on the internet, maybe don&#8217;t choose a profession that entails espousing provocative political opinions online. Insults and mockery are not &#8220;abuse&#8221; or &#8220;harassment.&#8221; You&#8217;re an adult, not a child in a classroom<\/p>\n<div class=\"TweetInfo\">\n<div class=\"TweetInfo-like\">\n<div data-scribe=\"element:heart\">\n<div class=\"Icon Icon--heart \" title=\"Like\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Like\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"TweetInfo-heart\" title=\"Like\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/like?tweet_id=1136471201272999936\" data-scribe=\"component:actions\"><span class=\"TweetInfo-heartStat\" data-scribe=\"element:heart_count\">3,674<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"TweetInfo-timeGeo\"><a class=\"u-linkBlend u-url customisable-highlight long-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mtracey\/status\/1136471201272999936\" data-datetime=\"2019-06-06T03:13:43+0000\" data-scribe=\"element:full_timestamp\"><time class=\"dt-updated\" title=\"Time posted: June 06, 2019 03:13:43 (UTC)\" datetime=\"2019-06-06T03:13:43+0000\">11:13 PM &#8211; Jun 5, 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class=\"TweetAuthor-screenName Identity-screenName\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"@CNN\" data-scribe=\"element:screen_name\">@CNN<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p class=\"QuoteTweet-text e-entry-title\" dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Carlos Maza, a video journalist who works for Vox, speaks out after YouTube declined to ban the videos of Steven Crowder, a prominent right-wing personality who Maza says used the platform to attack him with homophobic and racist slurs <span class=\"u-hiddenVisually\">https:\/\/<\/span>cnn.it\/2HXXZBH<span class=\"u-hiddenVisually\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"TweetInfo\">\n<div class=\"TweetInfo-like\">\n<div data-scribe=\"element:heart\">\n<div class=\"Icon Icon--heart \" title=\"Like\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Like\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"TweetInfo-heart\" title=\"Like\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/like?tweet_id=1136468196708556801\" data-scribe=\"component:actions\"><span class=\"TweetInfo-heartStat\" 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Twitter\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"View conversation on Twitter\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"CallToAction-text\" data-scribe=\"element:conversation_text\">212 people are talking about this<\/div>\n<div class=\"CallToAction-chevron\" data-scribe=\"element:cta_chevron\">\n<div class=\"Icon Icon--chevronRightCTA \" title=\"View on Twitter\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"View on Twitter\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"resize-sensor\">\n<div class=\"resize-sensor-expand\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"resize-sensor-shrink\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cIf you&#8217;re too emotionally fragile to withstand insults and mockery on the internet, maybe don&#8217;t choose a profession that entails espousing provocative political opinions online,\u201d Tracey wrote. \u201cInsults and mockery are not &#8220;abuse&#8221; or &#8220;harassment.&#8221; You&#8217;re an adult, not a child in a classroom.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"mpw-inline\">\n<div>\n<div 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Baumann<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Now, he did call Crowder an unfunny blowhard; I disagree. Full disclosure: I know and consider Crowder a friend, being one of the first people I met at BlogCon Charlotte hosted by FreedomWorks many moons ago. \u00a0Still, Tracey added, \u201cbut Carlos Maza is professional adult journalist employed by a major media organization &#8212; not some kid being bullied on a playground. The idea that YouTube needs to \u2018protect\u2019 him is ridiculous and infantile.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a separate tweet, aimed directly at YouTube and big tech, Tracey aptly noted \u201csocial media companies invent brand new policies out of thin air whenever an elite journalist throws a hissy fit, and then wonder why their policies so often appear incoherent\/unenforceable. You can&#8217;t craft rational, neutral standards when you&#8217;re constantly placating outrage mobs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Yes, folks, believe it or not, Tracey is no conservative, though on Trump-Russia and this, he\u2019s right on the money. And even on issues where you find him disagreeable to mainstream conservative thought, he\u2019s a decent follow to get the Left\u2019s perspective. 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