gemma_rae
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I missed the Olympics because I was on a Zoom call. #WhitesOnly4Kamala
I'm not a religious person, but damn, Olympics.....
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Hessian
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Does CC include Boycotts?...not reserved to just digging up 15 year old tweets and public shaming? Hmmm,...past conduct against your consumers should impact their purchasing behavior. So,...if you have broadened the definition of CC...I would offer a partial acceptance of it.
However, patching together disparate comments...using innuendo, AI creations---just to destroy a person's reputation or a business...That crosses the threshold of decency.
StmarysCity79
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Yes
Cancel culture is literally boycotting something because you don't agree with something they said or did.
Geezeus... Dont' have another meltdown Karen!
If you don't like it, make up for the boycott and spend double, triple or quadruple there to make up the difference.
I'm waiting on next weeks "Kamalas Krackers Koffee Klatch" to join in.
gemma_rae
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You forgot patching together disparate comments...using innuendo, AI creations---just to destroy a person's reputation or a business.
OccamsRazor
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Outright falsehood right here folks....
"Boycotting" is to show one's displeasure or disagreement by NOT engaging that entity at all. Not buying a product. Not speaking with a person.
Cancel culture is when angry people or mobs of people fish up any excuse or evidence they disagree with in order to get someone fired or lose their ability to profit from an endeavour.
They are NOT even remotely the same!
gemma_rae
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#MeToo. The whole Klan will be there!I'm waiting on next weeks "Kamalas Krackers Koffee Klatch" to join in.
StmarysCity79
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OccamsRazor
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BOYCOTT:
verb
verb
- withdraw from commercial or social relations with (a country, organization, or person) as a punishment or protest.
"we will boycott all banks which take part in the loans scheme"
Similar:
spurn
snub
cold-shoulder
shun
avoid
abstain from
stay away from
steer clear of
give a wide berth to
refuse to take part in
turn one's back on
have nothing to do with
wash one's hands of
ban
bar
reject
veto
embargo
place an embargo on
prohibit
debar
outlaw
proscribe
interdict
blackball
blacklist
Opposite:
support
approve of
OccamsRazor
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AND... for clarity....
: the practice or tendency of engaging in mass canceling as a way of expressing disapproval and exerting social pressure
For those of you who aren't aware, cancel culture refers to the mass withdrawal of support from public figures or celebrities who have done things that aren't socially accepted today. This practice of "canceling" or mass shaming often occurs on social media platforms such as Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook.
Boycotting does NOT include "exerting social pressures" or "mass shaming."
cancel culture
noun
: the practice or tendency of engaging in mass canceling as a way of expressing disapproval and exerting social pressure
For those of you who aren't aware, cancel culture refers to the mass withdrawal of support from public figures or celebrities who have done things that aren't socially accepted today. This practice of "canceling" or mass shaming often occurs on social media platforms such as Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook.
Boycotting does NOT include "exerting social pressures" or "mass shaming."
gemma_rae
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I chuckled when I read this.But you are right... those damned dictionary definitions aren't gonna be the boss of you!
Because:
In the mid 2000's, and under a different screen name, I told Vrai "She wasn't the boss of me". Then "POOF' I was gone!
I remember thinking, well, guess I was wrong.
StmarysCity79
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OccamsRazor
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Or... many idiots. Like those that publish Webster's dictionary. Those "idiots?"
StmarysCity79
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Both are means of punishing someone or something you don't like or agree with for their stance or their statements.
Didn't you learn childish games don't get you your way when you were five?
Your parents should be ashamed.
gemma_rae
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LightRoasted
If I may ...
For your consideration ...
Oh yeah. He saw that and immediately thought .... Teabag!!!!
Oh yeah. He saw that and immediately thought .... Teabag!!!!
OccamsRazor
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Yep!
And one is Boycotting. The other is Cancel Culture. They are NOT the same thing.
Explaining to a child that they are wrong for doing something and calling them dumb and yelling at them often achieve the same results BUT, they are NOT the same.