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minus-squareDarkCloud@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31arrow-down1·3 months agoDave Chappelle, Louie CK, and Aziz Ansari were all on the list of comedians. Cancelling isn’t really a thing.
minus-squareAljernon@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·3 months agoWell, it is a thing but it’s also an integral part of being human rather than a “culture” that’s somehow new. The difference is that it’s a power wielded by the people now rather than tastemakers putting people on a blacklist.
minus-squareathairmor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·3 months agoIt never was. It was always a juvenile response to criticism.
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Dave Chappelle, Louie CK, and Aziz Ansari were all on the list of comedians.
Cancelling isn’t really a thing.
Well, it is a thing but it’s also an integral part of being human rather than a “culture” that’s somehow new. The difference is that it’s a power wielded by the people now rather than tastemakers putting people on a blacklist.
It never was. It was always a juvenile response to criticism.