But here’s a take: cancel culture is not new, it’s just changed direction and is scaring the pants off people who previously had the luxury of ignoring it (or taking advantage). What happened to Cafferty is a shame, but the article left out another person who was cancelled over a vicious lie: Emmett Till.
And since this phenomenon is affecting the income and livelihood of individuals, the only people that are safe are yet again the rich.
The middle-class are tearing themselves and the poor up for the sake of appearances.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/apr/26/lynchings-me...
I realize yours is far from the only account stoking the flamewar in this thread, but this example was noticeable even in this wretched context.
Or even today if you don’t “look like you belong”.
I mean one just needs to look at what happened during Gamergate for an example of what I'm talking about. That said, it's obvious that those same types of people are weaponizing it against otherwise innocent people which means we need to do better at fixing things that end up wrong.