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Re:Mailchimp outlines right to ban users for “inaccurate” co... by pjc50 on Friday October 30, 2020 @11:15AM (#24943087)
The problem with "cancel culture" is that it's so ill-defined, it's intended to match with whatever people have in their heads that they don't like. Opposing cancel culture is even less well defined. Are you saying that people shouldn't be allowed to boycott things they don't like?
Re:Mailchimp outlines right to ban users for “inaccurate” co... by mrguyorama on Friday October 30, 2020 @01:14PM (#24944462)
The funniest part about "cancel culture" is that the same people who scream it's the worst and shouldn't be okay are the people who wanted to boycott the NFL when colin kaepernick kneeled to protest black violence.

The truth is, it's only "Cancel Culture" if it's against something they like

Re:Mailchimp outlines right to ban users for “inaccurate” co... by NeoFeznet on Friday October 30, 2020 @02:02PM (#24945077)
Or the argument that it’s somehow a new thing - like evangelical Christians weren’t taking issue with Monty Python sketches or sex and violence going back to the 60s, 70s, and 80s.
Re:Mailchimp outlines right to ban users for “inaccurate” co... by seph-reed on Friday October 30, 2020 @11:34AM (#24943302)
> Are you saying that people shouldn't be allowed to boycott things they don't like?

No, people should be allowed to do as they please (assuming they aren't abusing the earth or other living beings), and boycotts are a useful tool for change.

But it's becoming the first tool people reach for, and that's not healthy. Kind of how force is sometimes necessary, but should be avoided as much as possible. Someone who jumps to force immediately is a scary person to empower.

Also, there is a noteworthy difference between boycotting something you don't like and boycotting whichever power is capable of cancelling the thing you don't like. It's definitely necessary at times, but it's not a great means to an end.

My mother read me this book as a child (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Butter_Battle_Book) and the fact that overt force will be met with greater overt force until someone hits a limit (and nobody really wins) has stuck and has been very consistently reinforced in my life. I see cancel culture as pretty obvious show of force and no matter how much people might inflate its victories and minimize its short-comings, I see it netting out to roughly zero. It really just enables worse behavior on both sides.

Re:Mailchimp outlines right to ban users for “inaccurate” co... by amanaplanacanal on Friday October 30, 2020 @02:20PM (#24945303)
If the alternative to boycotts is actual use of force, I’ll take the boycotts every time.