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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIf the term "cancel culture" existed throughout history
They're trying to cancel slavery
Cancel Culture is at it again, about to cancel the horse and buggy
Cancel the telegraph... REALLY?
You can't cancel phrenology, no, don't!
You don't see hysteria as a diagnosis anymore, it's clearly another victim of Cancel Culture
RIP Alchemy, a victim of the Cancel Culture craze
Guess what they're about to do child labor! Go ahead!
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If the term "cancel culture" existed throughout history (Original Post)
ck4829
Mar 2021
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ret5hd
(22,504 posts)1. Not just hysteria...
practically all of the 19th century diagnoses. When was the last time you saw apoplexy or the vapors as a diagnosis?
ck4829
(37,769 posts)2. All canceled! OMG!
was a stroke.
ck4829
(37,769 posts)7. Was also used for heart attacks, aortic aneurysms, fits, fainting, seizures, convulsions, etc.
Dem4Life1102
(3,974 posts)3. Remember when cancel culture
was being held accountable for your actions.
Sugar Smack
(18,748 posts)4. Accountability was cancelled in 2016
and welcomed back with open arms late last year.
Yeehah
(6,500 posts)6. Damn! They cancelled the Third Reich!
Damn lib'rul political correctness run amok!!!
ck4829
(37,769 posts)8. The Khmer Rouge, Pinochet, Apartheid, gladiator fights to the death, dueling...
All canceled due to PC bloodlust!