Michael Richards (of Kramer fame from Seinfeld) has been pretty silent since his whole racial slur fiasco. People think cancel culture is a new thing. Before t

Michael Richards (of Kramer fame from Seinfeld) has been pretty silent since his whole racial slur fiasco. People think cancel culture is a new thing. Before there was a politicized term for it, specific incidents were just called “scandals.” It seems like a truly case by case basis as to whether it sticks or not. EDIT to add: the cultural Right has been attempting, with mixed success, to “cancel” people for decades. McCarthyism, the Satanic Panic, and ruining the careers of country singers who criticize Republicans all come to mind. None of this is new and none of it is unique to the modern cultural Left. It’s just different cultural criteria and different targets.