03-03-2021, 04:32 PM
(03-03-2021, 04:04 PM)Nately120 Wrote: People are free to complain, I just think the whole culture wars stuff taking over an entire political party is a bit irksome. That's the wacky part. Hasbro changed Mr. Potato head....so vote for our side!
And I also recall The Lorax being a controversial book and/or banned in places decades ago. Again, the notion that cancel culture is new or that it is a sign that we've become weak just seems like the most blatant political smokescreen there is.
Err, yes and no. It used to be a much slower and deliberate process. As I stated earlier, now it takes less than ten minutes for the outrage mob on Twitter or other social media to whip up a frenzy over a perceived offense. I do see some credence in the argument that "cancel culture" is being used to silence people who have opinions that run against the grain of that mob. One need look no further than protestors gathering outside the homes of private citizens because they were perceived as saying or doing something "problematic".
It is a problem and while I agree the outrage from the right is both deliberately overstated and hypocritical, I don't think that should invalidate any concerns with this current cultural trend. At the risk of getting off on a tangent, look at Gina Carano being fired by Lucasfilm. Then see Bill Burr essentially state that he'd like to comment on it, but he's not trying to get fired too. These people focus on a person and then grind on them and their employer until they get what they want. Very few organizations have the spine to tell them to eff off and unfortunately every success only emboldens them more. Note, I do not think the topic if this thread is an example of this.
