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After years of people being genuinely damaged in their careers and reputation it is disappointing that these disingenuous questions ("sealioning") are still ask
by mellosouls 3y ago
After years of people being genuinely damaged in their careers and reputation it is disappointing that these disingenuous questions ("sealioning") are still asked in threads like these.
Here's a start for you:
https://www.google.com/search?q=cancel+culture+examples https://www.google.com/search?q=cancel+culture+examples
- LeafItAlone 3y agoIs “cancel culture” itself just not another form of free speech?
- mellosouls 3y agoOnly in the sense "you're free to say only what I agree with"
- LeafItAlone 3y agoWho is the “I”? Can one sole person single-handedly cancel another?
- mellosouls 3y agoSure, if they are powerful enough either individually or in influence, but cancel culture is generally a mob/groupthink activity.
- cubefox 3y agoFiring someone over speech is not even a speech act. It's censorship.
- LeafItAlone 3y agoMust a business remain associated with an individual who goes against their “brand” and whose views may be costing them sales?
- cubefox 3y agoAre you claiming you are irresponsible for denouncing that individual in the first place in an attempt to get them fired?
- dmbche 3y agoUnder what circumstances do you believe someone is to be fired from their job? I'm sure you will be able to argue that some forms of speech can fit that bill in some circumstances. Edit: I find it a little funny that all the examples at the top of this page ( godaddy, aunt jemima, urban outfitters and the like) are all still in operation, so I don't know how cancelled they got? All these stories sure sound like customers deciding to bring their business elsewhere after public relations debacles. This is not free speech related - it's just the free market baby