I like how a unifying agenda of those against censorship is to ban teaching they do not like.
Cancel Culture
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I like how a unifying agenda of those against censorship is to ban teaching they do not like.
This never fails to make me laugh
Dr. Seuss, the newest frontier of American politics and Cancel Culture.
Very Important Stuff!
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The best thing anyone in the Biden admin has done so far
Very Important Stuff!
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The best thing anyone in the Biden admin has done so far
As though nothing happened between the 50s and today...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dixie_Chicks_controversy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_controversies
(and a dozen others on the same page)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Salaita_hiring_controversy
(and Norman Finkelstein a decade previously)
And all these cancelations in a country with a strong 1st amendment!?!
Old video, but interesting take on the subject.
Although I grew up with the expansion of the Internet, I am so glad i didnt have a childhood during the explosion of social media and have memories of not having a smartphone...
Although I grew up with the expansion of the Internet, I am so glad i didnt have a childhood during the explosion of social media and have memories of not having a smartphone...
Apparently Gen Z is attempting to cancel Eminem
I'm pretty sure they've attempted to cancel him in the past but this whole cancel culture only works on those who give a feck. Eminem doesn't strike me as a person who doesCan't wait for them to get to the rest of his discography
Interesting, but then the recommended next video was an interview with shapiro.
I did enjoy the discussion though and will have a closer look at the guy.
if you had
one tweet
one post
to cancel everyone you ever wanted
would you cancel eminem
or just let it slip
(literally the only lyrics i know)
one tweet
one post
to cancel everyone you ever wanted
would you cancel eminem
or just let it slip
(literally the only lyrics i know)
People tried to cancel him in the 90s too. I saw him live in his pomp and there were gay rights and feminist activist protestors outside the gig.
My take away was that its just a case of tables turning and "cultural norms" are now dictated by a different set of players?
What was your take? Generally curious if ive missed something.
Guy had the government coming after him earlier on as well. I don't think people with certain levels of fame will ever really get cancelled either way.I'm pretty sure they've attempted to cancel him in the past but this whole cancel culture only works on those who give a feck. Eminem doesn't strike me as a person who does
There's definitely a lot of songs by Eminem and other artists that contain some pretty messed up lyrics/themes. Then at the same time as someone else mentioned in a different thread on here, and Eminem has pointed out himself, movies spark a lot less controversy (not to say they don't get any) but have some really bad stuff in them.I saw that article and first thought was it must be about Kim or Kill You again like it usually is.
Nah it's the modern vanilla stuff.
Having said all that, when are we going after Sir Tom Jones for what he did to Delilah?
Celebrities can definitely get cancelled, no matter their profile. Musicians, particularly those that started as underground musicians can't. Em makes his own music, released on his own label and has no one above him. At that point, negative media attention is just media attention. He's not an artist that needs talk show appearances, jobs offers etc etc. Actors on the other hand. . .
I dunno, for a start Mel Gibson is still around.
Whats interesting about it? its a video of a clearly defined side talking, mine was with a psychologist professor, who is Ben Dixon? I googled him, just seems like random social media guy. The host is basically your far left Ben Shapiro equivalent.
You might wanna take a look at that 5 year gap in his CV followed by a lot of shit talking movies that he was making after that. Everyone who saw it said 'the beaver' was good. But no one wanted to see it because he was in it. It wasnt until ironman did this(below) before he was starting to get accepted back into the fold. But theres still some who think hes a total piece of shit, and will piss on him any chance they get. John Oliver being one who still has sly digs.
Youll notice the comments are turned off.
Wait, so Mel Gibson isn't s piece of shit?
Right, but he's not actually been cancelled has he? Maybe he missed out on some roles for a while. Then at the time of his come back he had all the stuff with his ex-wife come out, guy is still out here starring in movies though.
People deciding not to see a film you're in doesn't mean you have been cancelled.
Being cancelled doesnt mean never being able to come back. But hes still not really "back".
Sure it does. "I dont want to see that movie, because he said/did something I dont like/agree with. And Im going to convince everyone else to think the same.".
For all the classical liberals here -
do you believe anyone should ever be cancelled for any reason?
do you believe anyone should ever be cancelled for any reason?
Boycotting maybe... But cancel culture? not in the slightest....
I mean it has to be something more involved than that right? Because what you're talking about is not a new phenomenon and isn't even a big deal.
Nah, didn't you hear, it's just that these days you can't...
Call Jewish people oven-dodgers, say "the Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world" while shouting about the "fecking Jews", threaten to burn your wife's house down while saying if she gets raped by a "pack" of n-words it will be her fault, downplay the number of Jews killed in the Holocaust...
...without being labelled a piece of shit. What a bunch of snowflakes.
What is wrong with that? Is a bad review of a restaurant or a book also cancel culture?
When you really think about it, Britain would still be a colonial power if not for cancel culture.
What the difference? to me they are night and later that night...
Didn't know about the wife thing, just makes me want to be less of a snowflake and spend my money on his films.
I salute you for fighting the good fight. Here's the transcript - https://www.salon.com/2010/07/16/mel_gibson_tapes_complete_transcript/
Are you a regular watcher of The Last Week Tonight with John Oliver or did you cancel him?
Why did you add that last one? That wasn't part of your original argument, you just said "people didn't want to see it because he was in it". Why does your argument need a conspiracy to work?