The Left Is Cancelling Dr Seuss

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(03-03-2021, 04:32 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: 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.

Social media does make it easier to organize outrage but we've also seen pundits and politicians be able to throw their hands and say "Hey, I didn't MAKE anyone do anything!" when stuff gets out of hand, too.

Like I said, there was organized backlash and protests because Johnny Mathis admitted he was gay, and Seals and Crofts got a lot of heat for making a pro life song in 1974 and so on and so forth.  It's just all so efficient thanks to social media, now.

Personally, I'm a member of the "freedom even when/especially when you don't like it" party so I'm not wild about banning anything.  But this is the publisher choosing to not print these books any more.  It's more like Pizza Hut deciding to stop putting anchovies on their menu.  I like anchovies so I keep a tin at home and put them on my pizza myself...so it goes.

Also, LULZ at conservatives for going on and on about not being racist while getting outraged that racist caricatures are getting pushed into the archives.