New Tolerance Campaign’s president, Gregory T. Angelo penned an op-ed in the The Wall Street Journal sharing how his work on behalf of the LGBTQ community helped bring tolerance hypocrisy and corporate wokeism to corporate boardrooms and why he regrets it. Read more here.
The National Pulse runs an article written by Jake Welch discussing New Tolerance Campaign President Gregory T. Angelo’s op-ed in the Wall Street Journal highlighting his past role in making corporations go woke, and how he is correcting his past mistakes. Read the article here.
David Lat, creator of Original Jurisdiction, and founder of Above the Law, wrote about the incivility incident at Stanford Law School and encouraged readers to sign NTC’s campaign thanking Stanford Law School’s Dean Jenny Martinez. Read more here.
Earlier this month an insolent mob of unhinged students sabotaged a Federalist Society chapter meeting at Stanford Law School. Their goal: to shut down speaker Stuart Kyle Duncan, a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit. Worst of all: a member of the Stanford Law faculty led the charge! Tirien Steinbach, the school’s associate dean for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), commandeered the podium and lectured the judge, insisting he was responsible for “disenfranchisement,” “harm,” and “tearing at the fabric of this community.” In the aftermath of this shameful display, Stanford Law apologized to Duncan, igniting protests on campus. But Dean Jenny Martinez didn’t back down. Last week, Dean Martinez doubled down in a lengthy letter underscoring that a “commitment to diversity and inclusion means that we must protect the expression of all views.” Principled stands like this are becoming increasingly rare in higher education. A commitment to welcoming diverse views used to be expected at universities; these days, it is worthy of praise. Send a message of thanks to Dean Martinez using the form on this page. Hopefully her courage is contagious. [Photo credit: Timothy Archibald / Stanford Law School (cropped)]
Groups like the New Tolerance Campaign are necessary when progressives impose their agenda upon society through powerful corporations and organizations. Read more in Townhall here.
Last month, NTC supporter Ryan M. had his Facebook account suspended. His crime? A post recommending action against the infamous Chinese spy balloon surveilling the United States from January 28 to February 4 — specifically, a call for the U.S. military to “shoot it down.” Facebook responded by suspending Ryan’s account for going “against community standards on coordinating harm and promoting crime.” After bringing the situation to the attention of NTC, President Gregory T. Angelo contacted the Facebook Oversight Board directly to demand answers. “Ryan wasn’t advocating harm to any living thing; he simply advocated for a course of action that was regularly discussed on the news, by elected officials, etc. — and that was ultimately taken by the U.S. military,” Angelo wrote. “When I didn’t know where else to turn, the New Tolerance Campaign had my back — and they get results.” —Ryan M. A representative from the Facebook Oversight Board responded with word that Ryan’s case was fast-tracked: “I will alert our shortlisting team,” the Oversight Board rep stated. Soon after, Ryan’s account was reinstated. “When I didn’t know where else to turn, the New Tolerance Campaign had my back — and they get results,” Ryan said.
On February 18, Puffin Books announced it would be revising and issuing new versions of classic children’s stories by Roald Dahl such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, and James and the Giant Peach. Dahl has been dead since 1990. The decision was the result of a partnership between the Roald Dahl Story Company (which controls the rights to Dahl’s books) and an organization called “Inclusive Minds,” a company that pairs so-called “Inclusion Ambassadors” with authors to “help identify language and portrayals that could be inauthentic or problematic.” Inclusive Minds claims not to “edit or rewrite texts,” but their actions say otherwise. The changes to the books include modifying the description of Augustus Gloop, the gluttonous child in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, from “enormously fat” to “enormous”; the famed Oompa Loompas are now gender-neutral “small people” instead of “small men”; the tractors described in The Fabulous Mr. Fox are no longer “black, murderous, brutal-looking monsters” but now “murderous brutal-looking monsters.” In the novel Witches, a woman masquerading as a “cashier in a supermarket or typing letters for a businessman” is now a “top scientist or running a business.” In James and the Giant Peach, Aunt Sponge, who was once “terrifyingly fat / And tremendously flabby at that” is now merely “a nasty old brute.” Public outcry in response to the news was loud and swift, from everyday American to British royalty. Queen Consort Camilla Parker Bowles said, “Please remain true to your calling, unimpeded by those who may wish to curb the freedom of your expression or impose limits on your imagination.” Comedian Ricky Gervais pondered “whether they’ll change any of the words I’ve used in my work after I’m dead, to spare those who are fragile and easily offended.” Salman Rushdie, an author who was stabbed at an August 2022 book event, said of the censorship, “Roald Dahl was a bigot and he never supported me, but really?” On February 24, Puffin Books backtracked, announcing they would print two versions of Dahl’s books: new, revised, and censored versions and unchanged “classic” editions. …unless you have the e-book versions of the Dahl tomes. On March 14, news broke that Puffin Books would be forcing e-book readers to accept and download the updated editions altered by their “inclusive” sensitivity editors. The Foundation for Individual Rights (FIRE), which has collaborated with the New Tolerance Campaign in the past, rightly stated: “Let’s leave Dahl’s words the way he intended them to be read. Let the work speak for itself, so we can all speak freely about the work.” We agree.
Mary Talley Bowden has led a stellar career in medicine. The board-certified, Stanford-educated doctor has treated over 5,500 patients with COVID, saving lives in the process. Now, the Texas Medical Board (TMB) is threatening to terminate her license. Dr. Bowden gained attention in November of 2021 when she declared she would focus her practice on treating patients unvaccinated for COVID. “I am not anti-vaccination,” Bowden has asserted. But when she saw unvaccinated people being denied critical surgeries and other needed medical care, she felt compelled to help. Dr. Bowden is not accused of harming a single patient. Nonetheless, two Texas hospitals filed complaints against her with the Texas Medical Board. The TMB offered a settlement: a $5,000 fine, eight hours of continuing medical education, and a new jurisprudence exam. “I rejected their ‘offer’ and am proceeding with a public hearing,” Bowden tweeted. Her career now hangs in the balance. Send a message to Texas Medical Board President Dr. Sherif Zaafran asking him and his fellow Board members to end this senseless persecution of a doctor whose only goal is saving lives!
One complaint — by one transgender activist — about one tweet — from six years ago — was all it took for a videogame company to terminate an employee. This week media was ablaze with news that boutique gaming publisher Limited Run Games (LRG) fired their community manager Kara Lynne (pictured above) for not “supporting an inclusive culture.” Lynne’s violations? She expressed excitement for the upcoming Harry Potter game; she followed three conservative influencers on Twitter; and, in 2016 — before even working for LRG — she wrote a tweet concerned about sex offenders using pro-transgender laws to commit crimes. All of this was too much for transgender agitator Purple Tinker, who tweeted at Lynne’s employer LRG calling Lynne “a transphobe who follows a veritable who’s who of right-wing transphobic creeps. Unless and until she is fired from the company permanently, I am not giving them another single dime.” LRG gave in, ending Lynne’s employment — but even that wasn’t enough for Tinker, who went on to demand a refund for “over $1200 in pending orders.” Kara Lynne did nothing wrong! Lynne has moved on and is currently seeking other opportunities…but questions remain for LRG. Tell Limited Run Games co-owners Douglas Bogart and Josh Fairhurst to apologize for caving to cancel culture!
NTC’s president, Gregory T. Angelo had an op-ed featured in The Daily Caller about how the NAACP partnered with Coca-Cola and prioritized money over their stated mission. Read more in The Daily Caller here.
