{"id":343208,"date":"2021-09-23T15:29:50","date_gmt":"2021-09-23T12:29:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/aclu-botches-twitter-tribute-to-rbg\/"},"modified":"2021-09-23T15:29:50","modified_gmt":"2021-09-23T12:29:50","slug":"aclu-botches-twitter-tribute-to-rbg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/aclu-botches-twitter-tribute-to-rbg\/","title":{"rendered":"#ACLU botches Twitter tribute to RBG"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#ACLU botches <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> tribute to RBG<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>The American Civil Liberties Union is being ripped for a woke tribute to late women\u2019s rights champion Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg \u2014 in which they changed her words to erase her use of \u201cwoman,\u201d \u201cshe\u201d and \u201cher.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The nonprofit<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ACLU\/status\/1439259891064004610\"> tweeted the tribute<\/a> to the \u201cchampion\u201d of \u201cgender equality\u201d on Saturday \u2014 the first anniversary of her death \u2014 saying, \u201cWe miss you, RBG. Your legacy lives on in this fight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The ACLU then posted one of Ginsburg\u2019s famous quotes, but altered five sections to make women \u201cpeople\u201d and all pronouns \u201cthey\u201d or \u201ctheir.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe decision whether or not to bear a child is central to a [person\u2019s] life, to [their] well-being and dignity,\u201d the altered quote read, hiding Ginsburg\u2019s original use of \u201cwoman\u201d and \u201cher.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen the government controls that decision for [people], [they are] being treated as less than a fully adult human responsible for [their] own choices,\u201d the ACLU posted, again hiding \u201cher\u201d and \u201cshe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The tribute quickly backfired \u2014 with many insisting Ginsburg herself <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mandoula158\/status\/1440944304927776771\">would have been \u201chorrified.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re literally erasing her as you write this. Stop,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UrlNat\/status\/1440882855433834503\">@UrlNat tweeted<\/a> in reply to the group, a sentiment <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GScottSays\/status\/1440811333197303811\">shared by Greg Scott<\/a>, senior vice president of communications at Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/ruth-bader-ginsburg-55.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"The ACLU tweeted a tribute to the late Ruth Bader Ginsberg on September 18, 2021, however they erased the use of the words &quot;She,&quot; &quot;her&quot; and &quot;woman&quot;. \" class=\"wp-image-19551677\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/ruth-bader-ginsburg-55.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/ruth-bader-ginsburg-55.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/ruth-bader-ginsburg-55.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The ACLU tweeted a tribute to the late Ruth Bader Ginsberg on September 18, 2021, however they erased the use of the words \u201cShe,\u201d \u201cher\u201d and \u201cwoman\u201d. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Kevork Djansezian\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cShe would <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/E1eanor\/status\/1440940645133307904\">turn in her grave<\/a> to see you erasing the women whose oppression she fought all her Life,\u201d someone else insisted.<\/p>\n<p>Award-winning reporter Kim Willsher also <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kimwillsher1\/status\/1440927066858328064\">pointed out<\/a> that it is \u201cdishonest and misleading\u201d to change someone\u2019s words \u201cespecially when someone is no longer around to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>rove the change.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Others noted the irony of the ACLU making the change while claiming to be honoring Ginsburg\u2019s memory.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYOU MISS HER? RESPECT HER MEMORY THEN,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/endofpatriarchy\/status\/1440940214827032576\">someone tweeted<\/a>, sharing Ginsburg\u2019s original quote, while <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FadedMagnet\/status\/1440946773472661505\">another person asked<\/a>, \u201cThen why did you censor her?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cApparently, you don\u2019t miss her enough to quote her accurately,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tobydad1\/status\/1440879671126626305\">@Tobydad tweeted<\/a>, while <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Anaspiauk\/status\/1440994021980217345\">someone else said<\/a>, \u201cThe one thing you\u2019re missing are her actual words.\u201d\n                        <\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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