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I don't know who gets cancelled for having multiple lovers, even extramarital lovers. Maybe it should be cancel-worthy (depending on your definition of cancel) for people who build their careers on "family values", but it's practically a plus for a rock star.

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It depends not how many lovers you have but how you have them.

I think the "at times" refers to periods of times, have multiple lovers at end of the 1800s and find yourself described as absolutely irredeemable.

Depends where at the end of the 1800s. Belle Époque France saw adultery on the part of men almost normalized among the middle and upper classes, and everyone made use of prostitutes.

ok, so it depends on time, place, gender, probably also age and occupation.

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a man, married or not, in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a bit on the side.

Tiger Woods.

I think it was mostly because he was such a self-assured prick though, and so it was easy to pile on.

Don't forget, there was also reckless driving involved there and a ton of bad press. The only fallout was losing a few of his many endorsement deals. He kept his videogame. He kept golfing. "Facing appropriate consequences for your actions" is not being cancelled.

He had 14 Majors, and was well on his way to passing Jack Nicklaus. He'll never pass him now.

Him falling off his game is on him. Or are you really implying some entity "cancelled" Tiger Woods' golfing skills or there was some conspiracy to prevent Tiger from winning because he cheated on his wife?

He took a bunch of time off because of public pressure. Was never the same.

I don't think Tiger sees it this way after he took a few months off.

But, it is clear that the inability for people to take responsibility for their actions and instead blame some bogeyman like "cancel culture" is a big problem. Enablers and others who make excuses for them are part of the problem too.

I don't think he was cancelled so much as a laughingstock after his 2009 Thanksgiving car crash. That sent the value of the "I am Tiger Woods" marketing to zero. https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2017/11/24/tiger-woods-car-...

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