Cancel culture?

[bamagal62]

So, who started this term and does it annoy anyone else like it annoys me? I feel it’s taken on a life of it’s own that’s not correct. Kind of like “defund the police”. Who started the cancel culture term? Half the time I’m not sure what it really means.

[Proud liberal 80]

1. It means

That people don’t want to be held accountable for the deplorable shit they say or do so they invent that term to deflect....it has become the new ‘politically correct’

[bamagal62]

2. It drives me crazy.

[Initech]

3. It started back in the early days of the Me Too movement.

But it goes back further to the Gamergate scandal. That I believe was the turning point for America's descent into the abyss when people just let out their inner asshole and were proud of it:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamergate_controversy

There's no actual direct origin story of the term "cancel culture" though I would assume South Park is involved somehow:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cancel_culture

[True Dough]

4. Not fond of "cancel culture"

but I absolutely despise "virtue signalling."

The right loves to label any gesture or words that show empathy for fellow human beings as "virtue signalling," like it's something to be ashamed of.

Unbelievable!

[Jamesyu]

5. Its a way to divert criticism

I see this a lot with premiant youtubers who got caught in hot water.

[JI7]

6. It's people picking out some unknowns on social media complaining about something and claiming

how cancel culture goes too far when what they are really angry about is people calling them out on their fucked up behavior like supporting a piece of shit like Trump .

[Oneironaut]

7. It's a right-wing meme that basically means, I should be able to say anything with no consequences.

The biggest whiners about it are also the biggest jerks. They have thin-skin and can't handle being criticized, just like Trump. Trump has whined about cancel culture a lot, but has also openly advocated literally canceling people just as much. They're all like this.

It's usually from racists, homophobes, transphobes, far-right Nazi crybabies, and Trump cultists. They're just like Trump - they freak out and curl up into a ball if they receive any criticism.

[MustLoveBeagles]

8. RW trolls. incels and crybabies

Who don't like being called out on their bullshit.

[Walleye]

9. They are trying as hard as they can to cancel a presidential election. That tops everything else

[bamagal62]

10. But where did it come from?

Who started this cancel culture bullshit?

[SlogginThroughIt]

11. I just thought it was

I just thought it was what the conservative ls called “Letting the market take care of it”

[Marie Marie]

12. Bill Mahr rails against liberals all the time for being part of the cancel culture.

Like when college students protest against some provocative or controversial figure (think Milo Y.) and get their appearance canceled. I get his point but sometimes these speakers are so deplorable it's hard for me to agree with giving them a platform to spew their divisive crap. I get the free speech thing but then I also agree with the free speech of those who protest.