Patrons Only: Perhaps It Is Time To Cancel The Phrase 'Cancel Culture'
After answering a note from a reader asking why any established journalist would possibly make the decision to reside in the unmitigated hellscape that is Twitter, the hosts examine new polling that seems to show Americans are opposed to cancel culture -- or does it? Is this a similar situation to the fight over "political correctness" (also unpopular), where mostly what's going on is a lack of terminological rigor? Also discussed: worms that eat hair.
Show notes/Links:
POLITICO: Americans tune in to ‘cancel culture’ — and don't like what they see - https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/22/americans-cancel-culture-377412
The Atlantic: Americans Strongly Dislike PC Culture - https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/10/large-majorities-dislike-political-correctness/572581/
Chase Strangio: "It would be nice to ignore the Harry Potter person but the rhetoric being used on her massive platform is feeding a genocidal impulse that already exists in government and within individuals. She is dangerous." - https://twitter.com/chasestrangio/status/1287367457213161473
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