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pat_k

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3. Publicly shaming or ostracizing individuals who violate...

Reply to Eko (Original post)

Sun Jul 20, 2025, 11:30 PM

Jul 2025

social norms or expectations is nothing new.

Seems that when those who don't have power are "cancelled" for not "staying in their place" there is very little "backlash."

"Cancel culture" seems to have only became a "thing" as social norms shifted and more of us took the American values of liberty and freedom to love who we love and live how we choose seriously and objected to those those who sought to cancel us.

Sometimes I wonder if it always comes down to projection.

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Poll-Does anyone here believe in the concept of Cancel Culture? [View all] Eko Jul 2025 OP

Define "Cancel culture" Fiendish Thingy Jul 2025 #1

Thanks for commenting. Eko Jul 2025 #2

If they lose their job and social network, that's a pretty good definition of being canceled Fiendish Thingy Jul 2025 #4

If they lose their job or social network, whose fault is that? Eko Jul 2025 #8

I don't think it's that straight-forward meadowlander Jul 2025 #12

I think you misunderstand my position Fiendish Thingy Jul 2025 #13

"Cancelling" has been painted as an unreasonable action on the part of the canceller. Scrivener7 Jul 2025 #16

Publicly shaming or ostracizing individuals who violate... pat_k Jul 2025 #3

Thanks, not supporting a person or group because you dont like what they are doing is just human nature. Eko Jul 2025 #5

I think some people laughably think it's real. EllieBC Jul 2025 #6

Boycotts have always been around Demovictory9 Jul 2025 #7

Yes. Colin Kaepernick was a victim of it. Justice Brandeis Jul 2025 #9

I dont agree with that. Eko Jul 2025 #10

According to Aristotle the purpose of civilisation is to encourage people to be more virtuous and to lead good lives. meadowlander Jul 2025 #11

Is that still a thing? mcar Jul 2025 #14

In the past we could just remove our attention and money and admiration from disgusting people and no one would Scrivener7 Jul 2025 #15

It's nothing more than what happens when the right wing feels the consequence of capitalism Torchlight Jul 2025 #17

To the extent that there were things in our culture that OUGHT to be cancelled, Jack Valentino Jul 2025 #18