The problem of SJWs

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By the way if you remember you were the one talking about the "extreme left".

They are left, and they are extremists.

But to be honest some parts of their ideology are quite right-winged too, in my opinion (not all of it obviously.)

Daniella Greenbaum, the Business Insider columnist whose piece defending Scarlett Johansson's upcoming role as a transgender man was removed from the website, said Thursday that she is resigning from her post.

In a letter addressed to Business Insider global editor-in-chief Nicholas Carlson, Greenbaum said that the decision to take down her column represented "the tarring of a commonsensical view as somehow bigoted or not thought out; the capitulation on the part of those who are supposed to be the adults to the mob."

"Can an actor act? That is the question I wanted to weigh in on when I saw the brouhaha about Scarlett Johansson's role in the upcoming movie 'Rub and Tug,'" Greenbaum said in the letter, which she posted on Twitter. "My judgment: Yes. A woman can play a man or a trans man."

She continued: "Apparently, that radical view -- that actors should be free to act -- is beyond the pale of acceptable opinion, as just a few hours after it went up, the piece was erased from the site following a campaign against me."

Greenbaum declined to comment further.

The column was originally published on July 6, and was removed sometime thereafter. Business Insider has since placed a statement on the column's URL, explaining that it was deleted "because, upon further review, we decided it did not meet our editorial standards."

Carlson made the decision to remove the column, and on Monday he issued a lengthy memo to Business Insider editors outlining a new policy for opinion pieces covering "culturally sensitive topics, such as marginalized communities, race, or LGTBQ+ issues."

The Business Insider spokesman said earlier this week that Greenbaum stood by the column and disagreed with its removal.

Neither Carlson nor the spokesman immediately responded to a request for comment.

Greenbaum, previously an assistant editor at the conservative magazine Commentary, joined Business Insider in April.

In her resignation letter, she detailed her conservative positions on a host of issues that she said "some might consider 'controversial'" -- among them her belief that "'safe spaces' are an inane concept that belong nowhere near our institutions of higher learning" and that "people should be admitted to universities on the basis of merit, not depending on the color of their skin."

After drawing intense criticism for accepting a role in the movie Rub & Tug, by her Ghost in the Shell director Rupert Sanders, Scarlett Johansson has withdrawn from the movie, she told Out in an exclusive statement today. “I have great admiration and love for the trans community and am grateful that the conversation regarding inclusivity in Hollywood continues,” she said. “While I would have loved the opportunity to bring Dante’s story and transition to life, I understand why many feel he should be portrayed by a transgender person, and I am thankful that this casting debate, albeit controversial, has sparked a larger conversation about diversity and representation in film.”

Johansson had originally defended her position by pointing to other cisgender actors who had played trans, including Jeffrey Tambor in Transparent, but her statement makes clear that she’s had a change of heart. Among those who had been critical of her decision was the transgender actress Trace Lysette, who has worked on Amazon's Transparent, and who wrote, "I wouldn’t be as upset if I was getting in the same rooms as Jennifer Lawrence and Scarlett for cis roles, but we know that’s not the case."

In light of recent ethical questions raised surrounding my casting as Dante Tex Gill, I have decided to respectfully withdraw my participation in the project. Our cultural understanding of transgender people continues to advance, and I’ve learned a lot from the community since making my first statement about my casting and realize it was insensitive. I have great admiration and love for the trans community and am grateful that the conversation regarding inclusivity in Hollywood continues. According to GLAAD, LGBTQ+ characters dropped 40% in 2017 from the previous year, with no representation of trans characters in any major studio release. While I would have loved the opportunity to bring Dante’s story and transition to life, I understand why many feel he should be portrayed by a transgender person, and I am thankful that this casting debate, albeit controversial, has sparked a larger conversation about diversity and representation in film. I believe that all artists should be considered equally and fairly. My production company, These Pictures, actively pursues projects that both entertain and push boundaries. We look forward to working with every community to bring these most poignant and important stories to audiences worldwide."

For instance?

For example many of them seem to love uncontrolled mass immigration and movement of goods.

Also they highly dislike middle class values as capitalism started doing after it started feeling limited by that. Capitalism doesn't like limits.

Internationalization. See what Marx and other communists actually wrote

"Bourgeoisie" must be destroyed, because it's against the revolution. Read the freaking Marx

Please elaborate. I am not an avid reader myself, so if you just say "internationalization" it will be difficult for me to understand what your point is.

Here too I am not sure what your point is. Are you saying that if communists dislike the Bourgeoisie then capitalism must necessarily like it forever?

I'm saying that both internationalization and hatred to "Bourgeoisie" are essential parts of the communist ideology.

Which definition is THE operative one in the thread, or does the term "Bourgeoisie" mean here "Anyone who is more wealthy than I"? I am inclined to believe that the latter is the case.