on 14-04-2022 10:42 AM
Recently, in this forum, reference was made to a "dumb lefty cancel culture" . I've been wondering ever since what exactly those words mean.
Do they refer to a) a cancelling of culture or b) a culture of cancelling?
If a) then which or who's cultures are being cancelled?
and if b) then what exactly is the culture trying to cancel?
Also, if there is, indeed, a "dumb lefty cancel culture" does that imply there is also a "dumb righty cancel culture"
on 14-04-2022 11:47 AM
I'll get the popcorn & full body armour.
https://www.procon.org/headlines/is-cancel-culture-or-callout-culture-good-for-society/
on 14-04-2022 11:53 AM
on 14-04-2022 11:57 AM
Not even close to enough.
Look how much was needed when "confused" from Azerbaijan started a thread.
on 14-04-2022 12:05 PM
Interesting question.
It’s ostracism, if we strip it back to the bare bones, but it’s being driven by social media, influencers, celebrities, and people using hashtags in particular.
If the prevailing view or culture among those either calling out bad behaviour or launching a campaign of outrage is predominantly left, and if it’s a knee-jerk reaction without taking two sides of argument into account, it might well be referred to in such circumstances as dumb lefty cancel culture.
In circumstances where the prevailing view/culture is predominantly right, the calling out or outrage - if mindless knee-jerk stuff - would obviously lend itself to being called dumb right cancel culture.
Is social media more likely to express a left view or a right view? I seem to remember reading that teenagers and young adults (18-36 or so) are more likely to hold views on the social left than on the social right, but the tendency is to move right with increased age. I don’t recall the source, and I’m not a political expert. Most social media is motorised by those age groups; there are disturbing examples of collective outrage; it can and does lead to decisions that effectively put some individuals or groups on the outside.
It can also force companies to change brand names, pull down commercials, etc.
It’s too complex for a simple answer… so I will leave my post to brew for a while.
on 14-04-2022 12:08 PM
The expression is just one example of virtue signalling by RWNJs
on 14-04-2022 12:22 PM
I think "dumb lefty cancel culture" is a word salad that only has meaning to the person writing it.
on 14-04-2022 03:42 PM
I feel for David. Both the Slap thread and the Cats thread are great threads started by him and both were attacked by the same person... 😞
on 14-04-2022 05:14 PM
And David recently returned and I hoped he would enjoy some time here again. But what a welcome back! And the fun loving members here are the ones who are supposedly driving people away!! The minds of some people.
on 14-04-2022 06:40 PM
David did get a bit of push back with continual ' news ' links - which most were aware of - it's news.
But his Rosie & waiting for his LeRoy were pretty dam special - even today - animals are life.
What one is on about - beats the heck out of me - never have I encountered a discussion from him - simply the posting of questionable links - never defending the content - never engaging with a disagreement with the content - ever.
Just a beat over the head - with rubbish.
As for the other - well - there's definitely a few problems going on there.
I hope all have a very - fun - enjoyable - Easter.