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Originally Posted by JSWolf
There is another meaning to "cancel culture". That is to cancel TV shows without giving them enough of a chance. A lot of TV shows don't make it past 1 or 2 seasons.
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Which has absolutely no relevance here as for this discussion the phrase is accepted to mean cancelling a book/author due to their views and or actions. Further if you were to go up to the average Joe on the street and ask them what they thought cancel culture meant, networks cancelling shows would not be the answer.
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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
Thanks for the example. Though I'd say no one and no-thing was truly cancelled since his memoir was snapped up by another publisher and released (and made many Best Seller lists). Partly, the publisher said, to take a stand against Allen's critics. So it's not like his voice and story were silenced. He wrote it, someone published it, and people bought/read it (and others continued to boycott it).
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Agreed, my heart isn't really in the debate of cancel culture truly destroying authors. Though I do think outrage culture may be a better phrase, especially for the topic at hand. it's far too easy to get a book published for cancel culture to really apply any power, especially as the wealth of the author increases. Even if no publisher will touch the book, the author can always self publish, which becomes easier as wealth increases.
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Originally Posted by JSWolf
His statement left out one very important word...CONSENTING!
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Jon, it's implied in his statement. No one is going to make a reasonable argument for the government to not litigate against child abusers using that quote.
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Originally Posted by JSWolf
What would you think if a friend ould buy a book by an author you knew participated in child abuse (aka MZB) after you've pointed this out to said friend?
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That they wanted to read the book, and I didn't have a copy to lend/give them already. Now if my friend turned around and said "I support the right to abuse children" I'd take a very different view. Buying a book does not imply you support the authors views.