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Are you kidding me? The entire point of cancel culture criticism is that it (the dominant culture that cancels) is obsessed with policing language and thought a

Are you kidding me? The entire point of cancel culture criticism is that it (the dominant culture that cancels) is obsessed with policing language and thought and is in fact very sensitive to being criticized. It’s not just China that has this issue.

seibelj 4y ago
sircastor 4y ago
Yes, but cancel culture is a product of the people, not the government. While it may be misguided sometimes, it’s not the government entity stopping individuals from expressing an unacceptable opinion.
- nemo44x 4y ago
  It might as well be.
  - pertymcpert 4y ago
    It’s fundamentally different.
- mc32 4y ago
  Perhaps outside cancel culture phenomena; but we did see the government attempt to control the narrative around Covid (and other thot button topics) and encouraged and continues to encourage algorithmic and manual overrides for social media and search companies.
- pyuser583 4y ago
  If I actually felt “cancel culture” was organically “by the people” I’d feel a lot better about it. As it stands, it’s used by massive corporations to market products. To quote a recent tweet: “There is ZERO place for #racism or bigotry in fandom, whether it’s #StarTrek or #StarWars. Moses Ingram and her role as Third Sister has just as much place in the stories we love as any other actor or character. Stop the hate. #Reva #MosesIngram.” Compare the level of outrage to the level of outrage of Chinas human rights violations. Or Americas, for that matter. A slight against a racial minority who stars in a currently promoted tv show will bring more “cancellation” than running a concentration camp.
- Eddy_Viscosity2 4y ago
  It's also the government, think about CRT and people who try and teach CRT being cancelled by various state governments.
civilized 4y ago
China has cancel culture AND you can't criticize its leaders.
- philliphaydon 4y ago
  You can absolutely criticise the leaders. It’s just that they will re-educate you if you do.

seibelj 4y ago

sircastor 4y ago

Yes, but cancel culture is a product of the people, not the government. While it may be misguided sometimes, it’s not the government entity stopping individuals from expressing an unacceptable opinion.

nemo44x 4y ago
It might as well be.
- pertymcpert 4y ago
  It’s fundamentally different.
mc32 4y ago
Perhaps outside cancel culture phenomena; but we did see the government attempt to control the narrative around Covid (and other thot button topics) and encouraged and continues to encourage algorithmic and manual overrides for social media and search companies.
pyuser583 4y ago
If I actually felt “cancel culture” was organically “by the people” I’d feel a lot better about it. As it stands, it’s used by massive corporations to market products. To quote a recent tweet: “There is ZERO place for #racism or bigotry in fandom, whether it’s #StarTrek or #StarWars. Moses Ingram and her role as Third Sister has just as much place in the stories we love as any other actor or character. Stop the hate. #Reva #MosesIngram.” Compare the level of outrage to the level of outrage of Chinas human rights violations. Or Americas, for that matter. A slight against a racial minority who stars in a currently promoted tv show will bring more “cancellation” than running a concentration camp.
Eddy_Viscosity2 4y ago
It's also the government, think about CRT and people who try and teach CRT being cancelled by various state governments.

civilized 4y ago

China has cancel culture AND you can't criticize its leaders.

philliphaydon 4y ago
You can absolutely criticise the leaders. It’s just that they will re-educate you if you do.