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BeantownHero posted...

Cancel culture really just means "being held accountable for things you have said or done"

The overwhelming majority of people "cancel culture" have come from eventually come back

Mostly it means "lay low for a couple years, then make a comeback".
See also: Hulk Hogan.

I am actually baffled it took until July for someone to take that username

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The irony of TC's point and post#2 is quite delicious.

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I Like Toast posted...

Caution999 posted...

The name of a city is trolling?

The username is no different than if I made an alt called "Tokyo" or something. Chill, bud.

Don't be dense

Why don't you explain why you think the username is inappropriate? Enlighten us.

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The backlash against so-called cancel culture is just conservatives being upset that celebrities can't say things they agree with without being caught.

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Vyrulisse posted...

"I said something offensive 20 years ago that was okay then but not when viewed through a modern lense I should lose everything because of it!" Is more apt.

Yeah I forgot that racism was just a 20 year ago problem and definitely not a problem today.
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Caution999 posted...

awesome username TC.

Great post

BeantownHero posted...

Cancel culture really just means "being held accountable for things you have said or done"

No, it means people actively trying to fuck you over, usually employment, for views you hold that they don't like.

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onedarksoul posted...

No, it means people actively trying to fuck you over, usually employment, for views you hold that they don't like.

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onedarksoul posted...

No, it means people actively trying to fuck you over, usually employment, for views you hold that they don't like.

Like I said. It's either one extreme or the other. Gotta love CE

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Hey my wife watches that guys makeup videos

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No one is entitled to a second chance

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onedarksoul posted...

No, it means people actively trying to fuck you over, usually employment, for views you hold that they don't like.

My ex-roommates were very conservative. Hate almost anything liberal.

Don't want to cancel them just because we have differing opinions because they're not assholes in public and aren't racist in public, which is generally what people are being "canceled" for. But keep complaining that Johnny Racist, who doesn't think black people are actually people, lost his job for calling them the n-word and whatnot.
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It's weird to me how people feel so bad for these millionaires who are "losing everything" (ignoring of course the millions they have in various accounts). No one is canceling Steve the mechanic, it's just these people who are in the public sphere. When you make your living off of being an influencer or entertainer then you have to cater to the public. The privilege they have also comes with some draw backs. if that's not something they're cool with there are plenty of other jobs in this world.

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Questionmarktarius posted...

Mostly it means "lay low for a couple years, then make a comeback".
See also: Hulk Hogan.

to be fair the majority of wrestling fans are southern white dudes in their 50s.

and judging by what I read on r/SC and the PWB they didnt really mind what hogan said

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sktgamer_13dude posted...

But keep complaining that Johnny Racist, who doesn't think black people are actually people, lost his job for calling them the n-word and whatnot.

He didn't lose his job for calling them the n word. He lost his job because people didn't like that he called them the n-word, and contacted his place of employment about it.

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That would be on the employers to choose whether they want a person like that working for them or not.
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onedarksoul posted...

He didn't lose his job for calling them the n word. He lost his job because people didn't like that he called them the n-word, and contacted his place of employment about it.

So he lost his job for calling people the n-word, got it.
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From your other posts I thought you had a bit of nuance in your mental equipment. I guess not.

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onedarksoul posted...

What you said was what I said with extra steps.

Just because the company got alerted that he called someone the n-word doesnt mean he didnt get fired for calling said person the n-word. If he didnt say the n-word, he would have never been fired.
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Cowthief posted...

Why the fuck is this username suspended

\_()_/

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mrgoatthief posted...

a user with a racist history against Asian users

This should really narrow down the possible identity of said user more than it does tbh -_-

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I4NRulez posted...

to be fair the majority of wrestling fans are southern white dudes in their 50s.

and judging by what I read on r/SC and the PWB they didnt really mind what hogan said

Alright, hold on...

Mel Gibson?

onedarksoul posted...

From your other posts I thought you had a bit of nuance in your mental equipment. I guess not.

There is no "nuance" and you genuinely don't even know what you're trying to say. If he didn't call people the n-word there would have been no potential repercussions. And calling people n-words has nothing to do with "holding different views", unless you want to argue that's just a 'conservative viewpoint'.

Cancel culture doesnt exist when you can just start your own shit and people who dont care can consume your product

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Another cowardly alt. Not a smart one either.

sktgamer_13dude posted...

What you said was what I said with extra steps.

Just because the company got alerted that he called someone the n-word doesnt mean he didnt get fired for calling said person the n-word. If he didnt say the n-word, he would have never been fired.

The extra steps are the key to the point I'm making though. Its pure vindictiveness on the part of the mob. Instead of leaving the disagreement on the platform, or better yet, blocking him, since that IS an option, they take it a step further. They do some "detective work", actively try to find out who the person is, then the person is gone for not obeying the moral/political/social dictates of a private, embittered group. Thats only concerning the current stuff. Then there's the scouring of people's words from decades 5-10 years ago, like they were a politician or something. I don't understand how this is so hard to understand.

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Substitute out the N word for a second. I frequently find people are hasty to use either the racism trope or the nazi angle to justify their silencing of any viewpoints they don't personally agree with. Lets say I catch you saying "all lives matter". This enrages me to such an extent, that I sit down, spend hours to do some research on you: skategamer, to find out who you are, then round up some buddies and we all forward your viewpoints to your employer and get you fired. How is that fair? Where's the justification for that?

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onedarksoul posted...

Substitute out the N word for a second. I frequently find people are hasty to use either the racism trope or the nazi angle to justify their silencing of any viewpoints they don't personally agree with. Lets say I catch you saying "all lives matter". This enrages me to such an extent, that I sit down, spend hours to do some research on you: skategamer, to find out who you are, then round up some buddies and we all forward your viewpoints to your employer and get you fired. How is that fair? Where's the justification for that?

shut the fuck up


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onedarksoul posted...

Substitute out the N word for a second.

Lol you sure waved the white flag mad quick

GregShmedley posted...

Yeah, some people will never learn unless something drastic happens. I can see where it's dangerous and it can be abused but I'm not against it.

And if said person doesn't learn their lesson, then fuck them.

Yeah I feel the same way about protesters that block freeways. They know that they're risking their lives and the lives of others yet they just line up like bowling pins and get ran over anyways. Hopefully they'll learn before they're a stain on the road.


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People arent getting fired for solely saying All Lives Matter and you know it. Yeah, people are getting yelled at and pushed back against, but thats because its a tone-deaf response to Black Lives Matter. BLM doesnt mean ONLY black lives matter, but that they havent mattered throughout history in the US and its 100% correct. Saying All Lives Matter and thinking youre in the right is just spitting on the BLM movement.

Free speech doesnt mean free of consequences. If people are spreading hate speech through any medium, they deserve the consequences with coming with that.

Dont call someone the n-word and think youre invincible. Thats just naive.
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There's a difference between thinking one way and the act of expressing that thought in a harassing, antagonizing way. That shows the signs of a sociopath, and every environment deserves to know and protect themselves from that toxicity.

Also most everyone who got cancelled has bounced back anyways. Hell they capitalize on it.

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sktgamer_13dude posted...

People arent getting fired for solely saying All Lives Matter and you know it. Yeah, people are getting yelled at and pushed back against, but thats because its a tone-deaf response to Black Lives Matter. BLM doesnt mean ONLY black lives matter, but that they havent mattered throughout history in the US and its 100% correct. Saying All Lives Matter and thinking youre in the right is just spitting on the BLM movement.

Free speech doesnt mean free of consequences. If people are spreading hate speech through any medium, they deserve the consequences with coming with that.

Dont call someone the n-word and think youre invincible. Thats just naive.

In other words, you are in full support of mob justice. Thats all I needed to hear.

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The best way to sum up Cancel Culture -

Mix of Ultra Puritan with Stalinist tendencies; they're the new Puritans with a Zealot Streak, and use Stalinist Tactics to get what they want. Whether the person is actually innocent or not they don't care; they're too driven by emotion and judgment with a mob mentality.

In some ways they perform some forms of narcissistic/bully behavior which is unfortunate side effect of social media, Its especially apparent when they dig up people's pasts (whether they learned from it or not), but its funny when they don't want that to happen to themselves.

I hate it when these people act like they're such pure angels; it would be a interesting sight to see if someone from this cancel culture were to have some form of a celebrity status, but those same people he/she was a part of would end up canceling him/her at some point.

They're just creating a vicious circle for themselves, and at some point people are going to get fed up with it.

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RchHomieQuanChi posted...

People that complain about Cancel Culture: "Boohoo, I said something extremely offensive and got shunned and lost my job. Goddamn liherals!"

You shouldn't lose your job over saying something offensive

Ruined lives are worse than hurt feelings

DevsBro posted...

I guess this would make more sense if I knew who Manny was.

Juan to manny

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onedarksoul posted...

In other words, you are in full support of mob justice. Thats all I needed to hear.

And youre in support of racists.

See how you can strawman someones point super easily?
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I'm in support of free speech. You seem to favor the mob harassing private individuals as long as they say things you personally disagree with. How you don't see where that leads is beyond me. But whatevs. I know where you stand.

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onedarksoul posted...

I'm in support of free speech

So on top of you not understanding what you were arguing for, you also don't understand what 'free speech' entails. You're on a roll with the dumb posts tonight

Because you don't understand what I'm arguing, that means I don't understand it either? Nice leap in logic, cowardly alt.

Do me a favor, break down my argument in bullet points. If you get it, this shouldn't be a problem.

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What do you think "free speech" means?

If it's anything other than "you can't get legally charged over words unless they are threatening" then you're incorrect.

And people are not getting fired for saying simple tone-deaf shit like "all lives matter". They're getting fired after posting hateful shit that gets brought to their employer's attention. Shit that was posted recently and not years ago. If you were complaining about actors getting in trouble for posting weird tweets from years ago (like that dude from the Flash), your argument might have merit. But instead you choose to stick up for the poor racist who called people n-words on a public platform

Also, you remember that racist cyclist that assaulted a kid who was putting up George Floyd memorial signs? A "mob" found out about him and provided the information that was requested by that county's PD and got him arrested. You want to bitch about that too?

Caution999 posted...

The name of a city is trolling?

The username is no different than if I made an alt called "Tokyo" or something. Chill, bud.

I'm sure most of the mods here take your approach, because most of them, more than likely, look like you and have statistically similar upbringings, complete with the biases in your respective racial and social lenses those upbringings come with

And you're gonna run into this problem when the "super duper staff member" here decides the best course of action when presented with this is righteous indignation(BEST MODS FOR THE JOB/I DONT KNOW WHO WORKS HERE), coupled with the occasional suspension

But what do I know? I'm just a women hating black supremacist to a good deal of this board


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One_Day_Remains posted...

What do you think "free speech" means?

If it's anything other than "you can't get legally charged over words unless they are threatening" then you're incorrect.

Ehh, there seems to be a disconnect between the different definitions people are using, similar to how not everyone can agree on the definition of racism. Free speech on one hand is a principle, or a general idea, that a person doesnt have to fear retaliation or censorship for what they express. On the other hand, it sounds like youre talking about the First Amendment. A lot of (US American) people have definitely adopted that as the guideline for their legal right to express themselves without government interference, with some exceptions. Not everyone will view free speech in such a specific, restricted manner.

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True lol

Lorenzo_2003 posted...

Not everyone will view free speech in such a specific, restricted manner.

"The majority has enclosed thought within a formidable fence. A writer is free inside that area, but woe to the man who goes beyond it, not that he stands in fear of an inquisition, but he must face all kinds of unpleasantness in every day persecution. A career in politics is closed to him for he has offended the only power that holds the keys."

Alexis de Tocqueville was complaining about how there is no real freedom to intellectual discussion in 1835 lol.

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Jabodie posted...

"The majority has enclosed thought within a formidable fence. A writer is free inside that area, but woe to the man who goes beyond it, not that he stands in fear of an inquisition, but he must face all kinds of unpleasantness in every day persecution. A career in politics is closed to him for he has offended the only power that holds the keys."

Alexis de Tocqueville was complaining about how there is no real freedom to intellectual discussion in 1835 lol.

Ive never heard that quote before. Thank you.

Yeah, we probably havent changed too much in some areas. I wonder what new rules the future will bring, or if it will just be more of the same.

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What do you think "free speech" means?

In this context, it means my right to say whatever and not have to deal with the mob striking back at my private life simply because they don't like my words, provided I'm not calling for violence or advocating crimes.

And people are not getting fired for saying simple tone-deaf shit like "all lives matter".

Yeah they are. Look up the Sacramento kings announcer. Look up the dean of nursing at UMass.

They're getting fired after posting hateful shit that gets brought to their employer's attention. Shit that was posted recently and not years ago. If you were complaining about actors getting in trouble for posting weird tweets from years ago (like that dude from the Flash), your argument might have merit. But instead you choose to stick up for the poor racist who called people n-words on a public platform

This is part of the problem. You aren't adjusted to how normal people are being hit by this crusading environment you and others are fostering. You view it simply as "taking racists down", when there are plenty others who are caught in the cross-fire. I provided two examples above, there are more, but don't ask for more. As far as racists go, I get it. They are repugnant, and to my eyes, extremely neurotic. However they still have a right to self-express same as you do. Taking that extra step of retaliating against them simply because you disagree with their thoughts/opinions really shows fear on your part, and is an extra-legal solution to a simple disagreement which can eventually be turned against you or others at any point. Why not simply block them? Or report them to the website they are on and leave it at that. Its going too far.

If it's anything other than "you can't get legally charged over words unless they are threatening" then you're incorrect.

Free speech is an ethic, one which many citizens, as the days pass, seem all too willing to abandon, as they become more and more American in name only.

Also, you remember that racist cyclist that assaulted a kid who was putting up George Floyd memorial signs? A "mob" found out about him and provided the information that was requested by that county's PD and got him arrested. You want to bitch about that too?

Thats committing a crime and should be viewed differently, because it is.

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