News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Open letter from computer scientists to ACM opposing cancel culture. Parent comment

Re:Open letter from computer scientists to ACM opposing canc... by whatshisface on Thursday December 31, 2020 @04:41PM (#25597480)
The word "cancel culture" is really a red herring - what this letter is talking about is how academics get frozen out if they get in trouble for saying things they shouldn't.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Open letter from computer scientists to ACM opposing canc... by pjc50 on Thursday December 31, 2020 @05:51PM (#25598110)
Talking about "cancel culture" is an attempt to avoid defending specific indefensible behaviour.
[ Parent | on HN ]
[dead]
Re:Open letter from computer scientists to ACM opposing canc... by happytoexplain on Thursday December 31, 2020 @11:01PM (#25600736)
>any little thing that displeases SJWs

>against just about anyone all the time

These are exaggerations. It sounds like you're harboring an irrational hatred for "SJWs", and are using misdeeds conceivably attributable to that group, however you define it, to rationalize the delegitimisation of anybody who seeks to expose harmful behavior.

[ Parent | on HN ]