Re:Sir Kazuo Ishiguro warns of young authors self-censoring ...
by dragonwriter on Monday March 01, 2021 @03:02PM
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> Cancel culture scared the ever living shit out of everyone, even everyday people.
No, I don't think it did, to “everyone”. I think the degree of effect varies a lot, with the two main driving factors being (1) preexisting behavior, and (2) sources of information.
> Whether you like it or not, it got every male in the workplace to not even breathe in the direction of women you work with.
As an employee male, it's had about zero impact on how I relate to women, at work or in other contexts. I don't think I'm alone.
> The movement permeated through normal life fast.
I don't think this is any more true than when this complaint started to be made (with “political correctness” in place of “cancel culture”) in the 1980s, or when it saw another resurgence with “sexual harassment” (often with sneer quotes in writing, or just a plain sneer when spoken) in the 1990s.
> It was extremely efficient in bringing forth the necessary changes.
I think that very much remains to be seen, just as with the previous rounds.
No, I don't think it did, to “everyone”. I think the degree of effect varies a lot, with the two main driving factors being (1) preexisting behavior, and (2) sources of information.
> Whether you like it or not, it got every male in the workplace to not even breathe in the direction of women you work with.
As an employee male, it's had about zero impact on how I relate to women, at work or in other contexts. I don't think I'm alone.
> The movement permeated through normal life fast.
I don't think this is any more true than when this complaint started to be made (with “political correctness” in place of “cancel culture”) in the 1980s, or when it saw another resurgence with “sexual harassment” (often with sneer quotes in writing, or just a plain sneer when spoken) in the 1990s.
> It was extremely efficient in bringing forth the necessary changes.
I think that very much remains to be seen, just as with the previous rounds.