{"id":539044,"date":"2021-05-24T19:06:09","date_gmt":"2021-05-24T23:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=539044"},"modified":"2021-05-24T19:06:13","modified_gmt":"2021-05-24T23:06:13","slug":"crenshaw-blasts-woke-u-s-army-recruitment-videos-another-institution-crippled-by-woke-political-correctness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/crenshaw-blasts-woke-u-s-army-recruitment-videos-another-institution-crippled-by-woke-political-correctness\/","title":{"rendered":"Crenshaw Blasts \u2018Woke\u2019 U.S. Army Recruitment Videos: \u2018Another Institution Crippled By Woke Political Correctness\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcrenshaw-blasts-woke-u-s-army-recruitment-videos-another-institution-crippled-by-woke-political-correctness%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=539044&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1228560922.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>On Sunday, Rep. Dan Crenshaw, who served five tours overseas serving his country, losing an eye to an IED blast in Afghanistan, took note that the new \u201cwoke\u201d recruitment videos released by the U.S. Army had precipitated so much criticism that comments on the videos on YouTube were shut down. He fired, \u201cI hope the message to military leadership is clear: We aren\u2019t going to stand by as our military becomes another institution crippled by woke political correctness. No more critical race theory, no more identity politics, no more political witch hunts. We\u2019ve had enough.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"13.464912280702\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I hope the message to military leadership is clear: We aren\u2019t going to stand by as our military becomes another institution crippled by woke political correctness. <\/p>\n<p>No more critical race theory, no more identity politics, no more political witch hunts.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve had enough. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/H0ppSOUp0p\">https:\/\/t.co\/H0ppSOUp0p<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dan Crenshaw (@DanCrenshawTX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DanCrenshawTX\/status\/1396485904563322886?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 23, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Crenshaw is a retired lieutenant commander with the United States Navy, and was formerly a Navy SEAL. According to his campaign website\u2019s \u201cabout\u201d section, he \u201cgraduated from Tufts University in 2006, where he earned his Naval officer commission through Navy ROTC.\u201d After graduation, he reported immediately to SEAL training, where he excelled, and then deployed to Fallujah, in Iraq \u2014 the first of five tours of duty serving his country overseas.<\/p>\n<p>Crenshaw lost his eye on his third deployment. \u201cAfter six months of combat operations,\u201d Crenshaw\u2019s official biography notes, \u201cDan was hit by an IED blast during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan.\u201d He lost his right eye and his left was badly damaged. After undergoing several surgeries, Crenshaw returned to service, deploying&nbsp;twice more<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2021\/may\/21\/army-disables-crush-critical-comments-woke-recruit\/\">The Washington Times<\/a> reported on Friday, \u201cThe Army earlier this week acknowledged that it has cut off the comments section on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MIYGFSONKbk\">videos<\/a>. Laura DeFrancisco, a spokeswoman for the Army Enterprise Marketing Office, said the decision was made after a \u2018significant uptick in negative commentary\u2019 in the comments section of the spots.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>DeFrancisco added that the purpose of the videos was to \u201cclose the relatability gap between Gen Z and the Army by offering a rare look at the people behind the uniform,\u201d as <a href=\"https:\/\/taskandpurpose.com\/news\/army-recruitment-commercials-woke\/\">Task and Purpose<\/a> noted. She added, \u201cIt is important that the soldiers featured in the campaign reflect the incredible diversity of both the Army and the American public \u2013 and not just ethnic diversity, but diversity of influences, upbringings, and experiences. Each soldier in \u2018The Calling\u2019 has their own unique background and story to tell. The Army is its people and is made up of soldiers from all walks of life with diverse upbringings and experiences. Providing an honest, unfiltered account of those experiences is essential to this effort.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One of the recruitment videos has a text reading:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"32\">\n<p><em>This is the story of a soldier who operates your nation\u2019s Patriot Missile defense systems. It begins in California with a little girl raised by two moms. Although I had a fairly typical childhood \u2014 I took ballet, played violin \u2014 I also marched for equality.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I like to think I\u2019ve been defending freedom from an early age. When I was six years old, one of my moms had an accident that left her paralyzed. Doctors said she might never walk again. But she tapped into my family\u2019s pride to get back on her feet, eventually standing at the altar to marry my other mom.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>With such powerful role models, I finished high school at the top of my class and then attended UC Davis, where I joined a sorority full of other strong women. But as graduation approached, I began feeling like I\u2019d been handed so much in life, a sorority girl stereotype.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Sure, I\u2019d spent my life around inspiring women, but what had I really achieved in my own? One of my sorority sisters was studying abroad in Italy. Another was climbing Mount Everest. I needed my own adventures, my own challenge. And after meeting with an Army recruiter, I found it. A way to prove my inner strength and maybe shatter some stereotypes along the way.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"EMMA | THE CALLING | GOARMY\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MIYGFSONKbk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Sunday, Rep. 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