The truth about the 'Libs of TikTok' and Washington Post scandal with Styx

To summarize, a tech reporter with The Washington Post named Taylor Lorenz wrote a piece about the popular Twitter account @libsoftiktok. She largely accuses the account owner of being anti-LGBTQIA.

A lot of the content focuses on schools, with sometimes teachers or people posing as teachers bragging about corrupting their classrooms on their social media pages.

Lorenz is accused of doxing the woman behind the Libs of TikTok account, harassing her family members by showing up at their front doors in-person, and of dishing it out...but not being able to take it. You'll see what we mean when we play the clip of her crying on national television.

Tarl Warwick is the no-nonsense Styxhexenhammer666. Together, we discuss the real controversy, how we think it really went down from an editorial perspective, the reaction online, what it means for content creators globally, and the ethics of journalism (or what's left, really).

We also reference Florida, because why not. Here's the full statement from Gov. DeSantis' press secretary, Christina Pushaw, to New School News:

"Social media videos in which teachers or people claiming to be teachers criticize the law, and discuss how they might try to circumvent the law sometime in the future, are not illegal. The law only applies to classroom instruction, not speech on social media or other speech outside the classroom.

With that said, it is important for parents and school district officials to be aware of these videos, so they can see for themselves that there are some troubled people who want to inject inappropriate sexual and gender ideology into K-3 classrooms. Too many activists, politicians, and members of the media have been gaslighting parents by claiming that 'there is no sex ed in K-3' or 'kindergarteners aren’t learning about transgenderism.' Unfortunately, this isn’t true, and that’s why this new law in Florida is necessary.

Governor DeSantis also signed a law requiring curriculum transparency, which means Florida parents have the right to see all classroom materials and library books/media being used in their kids’ schools. Disturbing Tiktok videos like this have motivated parents to take a proactive role in reviewing the content that their kids are taught in school, and the new parental rights in education law will empower concerned parents to ensure age-appropriate education for their children."

Here's the not-entirely-accurate official response from the Washington Post: https://twitter.com/kriscoratti/status/1516528357013393410

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