Do you think it’s right to cancel controversial comedians? Surely if audiences don’t like the act they’ll not buy tickets - achieving the same result.
But without denying people a choice.
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Theyitis · 36-40, M
What exactly happens when someone gets “canceled”? If memory serves Rosanne Barr tweeted something controversial and as a result her show got canceled. Well, the network didn’t want to be associated with her comments, so it was a smart business decision to cancel her show.
Far as I can tell that’s usually what “cancel culture” is about. It’s not the government or some other entity trying to shelter everyone from hearing mean and hurtful things, it’s businesses deciding they don’t want to be known as the mean and hurtful business, so they simply cut ties with the controversial comedian, which they have every right to do. What’s really ironic is, that’s simply free market capitalism at work! When it doesn’t go the conservatives’ way then they want the government to interfere on their behalf.
Far as I can tell that’s usually what “cancel culture” is about. It’s not the government or some other entity trying to shelter everyone from hearing mean and hurtful things, it’s businesses deciding they don’t want to be known as the mean and hurtful business, so they simply cut ties with the controversial comedian, which they have every right to do. What’s really ironic is, that’s simply free market capitalism at work! When it doesn’t go the conservatives’ way then they want the government to interfere on their behalf.