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Proud liberal 80

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1. It means

Reply to bamagal62 (Original post)

Wed Dec 23, 2020, 11:58 PM

Dec 2020

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’

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Cancel culture? [View all] bamagal62 Dec 2020 OP

It means Proud liberal 80 Dec 2020 #1

It drives me crazy. bamagal62 Dec 2020 #2

It started back in the early days of the Me Too movement. Initech Dec 2020 #3

Not fond of "cancel culture" True Dough Dec 2020 #4

Its a way to divert criticism Jamesyu Dec 2020 #5

It's people picking out some unknowns on social media complaining about something and claiming JI7 Dec 2020 #6

It's a right-wing meme that basically means, I should be able to say anything with no consequences. Oneironaut Dec 2020 #7

RW trolls. incels and crybabies MustLoveBeagles Dec 2020 #8

They are trying as hard as they can to cancel a presidential election. That tops everything else Walleye Dec 2020 #9

But where did it come from? bamagal62 Dec 2020 #10

I just thought it was SlogginThroughIt Dec 2020 #11

Bill Mahr rails against liberals all the time for being part of the cancel culture. Marie Marie Dec 2020 #12