That's a fair point, and I think I agree. My stance was that 'cancel culture' as a term seems most often used to decry the use of the power of mob rule online.

That's a fair point, and I think I agree. My stance was that 'cancel culture' as a term seems most often used to decry the use of the power of mob rule online. I think the criticism is fair, and we should be able to discuss the effects of such a dynamic. I have also seen what I think you are describing, which is a sweeping under the rug of real issues underlying such an outcry, by dismissing it as 'just cancel culture'.