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This is generally a good idea and the right thing to do, but cancel culture still exists for some reason. Probably it's because people do not trust conventional
by ivan_gammel 6y ago
This is generally a good idea and the right thing to do, but cancel culture still exists for some reason. Probably it's because people do not trust conventional justice and do not believe in law enforcement?
- fishnchips 6y agoPublicly taking high moral ground when it costs you nothing is insanely gratifying and as old as the humanity itself.
- api 6y agoIn the legitimate "cancel culture" cases you generally find that all other avenues have been tried multiple times, often for years. In the original #metoo Hollywood case it's that the whole culture was/is rotten and has been for decades. There's no other recourse because the culture normalizes "casting couch" type stuff. That's where the term comes from after all.
- marcinzm 6y agoLaw enforcement is not perfect and these crimes are often hard to prove in isolation. So worst case you go to law enforcement, they talk to the perpetrator but do nothing, and then the perpetrator mostly destroys your future career. A lot of downside and risk for the victim. You can look at the film industry for numerous famous examples of victims being blacklisted in retaliation.
- ivan_gammel 6y agoThat’s exactly my point. The law enforcement is not adequate to the needs of society and cannot offer efficient protection for victims. Cancel culture can be ugly, but for many it’s the only way to get justice, and it is a sign that some reform is needed.