I’ve very often heard cancel culture used to refer to “cancelling” of companies so I’m not sure I agree with that statement.
Also the line can be blurry with celebrities since they will engage in business deals.
Also the line can be blurry with celebrities since they will engage in business deals.
I think it's unacceptable to send the mob after an individual to destroy their life. I think there is more wiggle room when the target is a celebrity who signed up to be a public figure. Same with politicians. Not that it should completely unlimited, mind you, but if someone chooses to be a public figure then they are accepting that some people will be critical of them.
With companies, I don't know if there should be much, if any limit to what gets said. Companies are not people, Mitt Romney's opinion notwithstanding. To me it becomes a moral wrong when there is a human target.