R. Crumb Means Some Offense

Re:R. Crumb Means Some Offense by goto11 on Tuesday September 20, 2022 @02:24AM (#32908360)

Cancelling only works if you depend on gatekeepers to reach an audience. E.g. Kevin Spacey is only cancelled insofar as he will not be hired for any major studio production - but he can still make his own independent movies for his own money.

Gatekeepers will only cancel an artist if they are more dependent on public opinion (i.e. advertising money and partnership) than on the income generated by the artist.

It is difficult to cancel an independent comic book artist because he is not depending on gatekeepers who are sensitive to public opinion.

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Re:R. Crumb Means Some Offense by SleepilyLimping on Wednesday September 21, 2022 @04:57PM (#32931415)

It depends; the gatekeepers aren't just cultural. If someone gets you thrown off platforms and payment processors that you need in order to establish your independence and run a business, you get cancelled that way.

Only the already-big can become immune to this. If you're no one, small, or medium, you suddenly lose all ability to escape a network of other "problematics", so it becomes your only audience and limits your growth.

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