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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just wish everyone would calm down. As a Black person I see all of this hand wringing about cancel culture as an excuse to not engage in solving the problem of racial inequities.

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I am one of the people of color who posted above and agree; it’s not that complicated.

Most of the handwringing on this thread is advanced by conservatives who are aiming to make “wokeness” into a bad word and “cancel culture” into the bogeyman responsible for all society’s ills.

For that they will claim that children are being penalized for their actions as middle schoolers, BIPOC are equally responsible for their own oppression, and since no one is perfect, nothing can ever be improved unless we all just quit whining about rights and oppression.

It’s like MAGA bingo in here. Next up someone will bring up rap music, black on black crime, and how all minorities hate each other. The same damn tires arguments again and again.[/quote]

It's not just conservatives decrying the cancel culture & wokeness. It's liberals, too. May of the PPs above have said that they are liberals. We are sick and tired of it. And people are being penalized for actions as MS, HS, etc. But even if the action was as an adult, is reformation not possible? The current climate seems to be aimed at internet warfare instead of creating actual cultural change. [/quote]

If you’re a liberal decrying cancel culture, then you’ve been drawn hook line and sinker into the MAGA argument that it is more about internet warfare than shining a light on racist, sexist, homophobic behavior.

Cancel culture is a straw man and a myth.

In the year of our lord 2021, if you say something racist, then you probably will be called out for it. In the year 2000 if you said the same thing, you wouldn’t be. That’s just called progress.

People who hate being called out on their shitty behavior are crying about cancel culture rather than actually changing[/quote]

Think about the words you have used above-- "People who hate being called out on their shitty behavior are [b]crying about cancel culture rather than actually changing.[/b]  You are so right. So if  you really want people to change, maybe there is a different way to get to these people. Yes, people need to recognize that their beliefs, behaviors, values are racist. But the way this is being done now is destructive rather than bridge building. If  people really want the change they are now shouting about, they must figure out a way to do this without antagonizing others. Yes. I recognize that racism antagonizes people so way should we tiptoe around the racists? I am not necessarily advocating for tiptoeing, however, I am stressing the need to go about changing people in a way that will make people [b][u]WANT[/u][/b] to change. A lot of racist people are very dense; they don't want to listen; they feel entrenched in their beliefs, etc. Accusations, confrontations, toughness is not the way to get through to people. Look at all the people publicly apologizing... do you think that most are apologizing because they really mean it--- It appears to me that they are apologizing because if they don't, they will lose their livelihoods. So really, the only thing we are accomplishing is getting people to issue fake apologies rather than truly changing the way people think. Talk is cheap. I remember reading about a member of the controversial Westoboro Baptist Church that would demonstrate against gays in the military, among other things. I don't remember the exact details, but someone kindly reached out to one of the members and engaged in dialogue with that member. Eventually the member left the church because she developed a meaningful relationship with the person who reached out to her and came to truly believe that what the Church was doing was wrong. She learned that the people she demonstrated against were real human beings with feelings and value. Kind, honest and compassionate dialogue is what works. There is a double standard, however, if we really want to eradicate racism, we need to use effective means to do that. Accusations, blame, discrimination, name calling... these are not effective methods for winning people over to your side. [/quote]

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