SweeperDee Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 I've always found the concept of a white actor going all out blackface absolutely comical to be honest. There's no way you can show up on screen and try to be taken seriously with a full Al Jolson face on. Even back in the day it must have been completely ridiculous looking. Im also not at all offended by it, not because it's inoffensive content, but much in the same way it's not my place to tell people in minorities what isn't offensive, it's not my place either to tell them what is. I can't get on board at all with a pasty skinned wee bunch of 18 year old white guys telling other people what is and isn't culturally appropriate. Lobbying hard to get a film or book removed from a school curriculum because you find the content to be uncomfortable is not revolutionary or forward thinking. In a completely ironic turn of events, it's actually a form of whitewashing. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 7 minutes ago, djchapsticks said: I can't get on board at all with a pasty skinned wee bunch of 18 year old white guys telling other people what is and isn't culturally appropriate. They're missing out on Michael Bates classic portrayal of Rangi Ram in Kipling's Ain't Half Hot Mum. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 19 hours ago, Detournement said: The Chinese-American professor who is also a successful composer is no longer teaching the class and has been reported to various bodies that investigate racism because a bunch of 18 year old white students who have just arrived at university decided watching a mainstream Oscar nominated movie from the 60s was traumatic for them. I'd say that's a cancelling pathetic. FTFY 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotgun Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 I would have thought the vocal opponents of Cancel Culture would've been all over this story. Concerned parents are attempting to drive a public school heidie out of her job because they think she worships the wrong deity. She doesn't of course but she does like Iron Maiden. Parents Start Petition to Remove Iron Maiden-Loving School Principal for “Satanic” Imagery "Freedom's just another word for living how we say" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lofarl Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 Laurence Oliver narrated the World at War. He can do what ever he wanted imo. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satoshi Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 There is a strange circular nature to 'cancel culture'. The right to express views (so long as they do not incite violence) is protected freedom of space - so is the right to try and shut down or 'cancel' these views. So those complaining about cancel cutlure are themsleves trying to cancel someone else. 'Cancelling' views is not new and I would expect has been around since the invention of speech. Nobody has the right to a platform, and there is nothing wrong, morally or otherwise, with students expressing their dissatisfaction at Tommy Robinson speaking at the Oxford Union (or whatever). Or, indeed, Tommy Robinson campaigning to stop Noam Chomsky speaking. It absolutely has become a rallying cry for the right wing to incite the gullible and ignorant. Say something outrageous -> attract criticism -> complain about being cancelled -> it's not like the good ol days. This will have been a deliberate policy at some point in a think tank in the US. The complete failure of Parler has confirmed that the noisy minority are less influential and widesprad than they think. The most successful proponent of cancel culture is probably Mary Whitehouse. The least successful - David Camerons internet 'opt in' policy. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlipperyP Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 10 hours ago, Shotgun said: I would have thought the vocal opponents of Cancel Culture would've been all over this story. Concerned parents are attempting to drive a public school heidie out of her job because they think she worships the wrong deity. She doesn't of course but she does like Iron Maiden. Parents Start Petition to Remove Iron Maiden-Loving School Principal for “Satanic” Imagery "Freedom's just another word for living how we say" YES, heavy, hard grind or what ever the f**k you want to call the new cult. (I'm a dance lover), the day of music, ken. Cancelled would be good, unfortunately, we would have sweaty long haired, black t_shited zombies walking our streets. You every seen them drive? Oh that's goths, same rag. I'm wit @oaksoft get these criminals of music in the sea. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bob Mahelp Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 2 hours ago, Satoshi said: There is a strange circular nature to 'cancel culture'. The right to express views (so long as they do not incite violence) is protected freedom of space - so is the right to try and shut down or 'cancel' these views. So those complaining about cancel cutlure are themsleves trying to cancel someone else. 'Cancelling' views is not new and I would expect has been around since the invention of speech. This. One of my favourite elements of the current 'cancel wars/woke' campaign being waged by right wing newspapers is their criticism of the BBC for being too left wing. These newspapers seem to be lacking any kind of self-awareness or irony. What they want of course, is to shut down opinions that they don't agree with, and they want the BBC to adopt a right wing, Fox news type slant on all its programmes. They're not interested in balance, or free speech. They want to 'cancel' everything that isn't conservative or right wing, by continually suggesting that all other opinions are somehow extreme, or ridiculous, or against normal values. I laugh at this, but then I realise that we have a government in place that is working hand in hand with the right wing media to help achieve this. Dangerous times. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donathan Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Las Vegas Raiders head coach John Gruden cancelled over 10 year old emails -3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bob Mahelp Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 34 minutes ago, Donathan said: Las Vegas Raiders head coach John Gruden cancelled over 10 year old emails How can you cancel somebody ? What does that mean ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 It's so unfair, dragging up 10 year old emails from when the poor lad was only 48. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsimButtHitsASix Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 On 10/10/2021 at 19:43, Shotgun said: She doesn't of course but she does like Iron Maiden. Which is a decent reason for cancelling someone to be fair. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 21 minutes ago, welshbairn said: It's so unfair, dragging up 10 year old emails from when the poor lad was only 48. Ross County have offered him a short term deal. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Brazil Forever Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 1 hour ago, Bob Mahelp said: How can you cancel somebody ? What does that mean ? Extreme activist wokery? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bob Mahelp Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 3 hours ago, Donathan said: Las Vegas Raiders head coach John Gruden cancelled over 10 year old emails Looking at his comments on the e-mails , they're pretty damning and are hard to sweep under the carpet. However, he's recently given full support to a Raiders player who came out as gay. People change in 10 years, maybe he deserves to be cut a bit of slack. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detournement Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 On 11/10/2021 at 05:56, Satoshi said: The most successful proponent of cancel culture is probably Mary Whitehouse. She's like Karl Marx in that her real impact wasn't felt until after her death. Auld Mary would be delighted with all the grown up children demanding their PG franchise movies and young adult novels. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd_is_God Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10016466-peta-wants-mlb-to-start-calling-the-bullpen-an-arm-barn-over-treatment-of-cows Every time I see nonsense like this I hope its the time someone laughs at the freaks that come up with it and tells them to "f**k off" -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneteaminglasgow Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 2 minutes ago, Todd_is_God said: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10016466-peta-wants-mlb-to-start-calling-the-bullpen-an-arm-barn-over-treatment-of-cows Every time I see nonsense like this I hope its the time someone laughs at the freaks that come up with it and tells them to "f**k off" In what way is this related to ‘cancel culture’? or news 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trackdaybob Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 Just now, Todd_is_God said: and tells them to "f**k off" Massive problem these days is simply not enough people are just told to "f**k off". It really is that simple. For example; "I'm offended" "Well f**k off then" "But, but, but..........I" "Have you not fucked off yet?" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 (edited) On 11/10/2021 at 05:56, Satoshi said: The most successful proponent of cancel culture is probably Mary Whitehouse. The least successful - David Camerons internet 'opt in' policy. Might be yer da worrying, but it concerns me what free access to hard core porn from as young an age to have any interest in it does to normal growing up and expectations of relationships. It's notable that crotch shaving only became the norm after porn became free on the internet. You'd think if nunnerys were still widespread there would be queues of young teenage girls queuing to join up the way women are treated in mainstream porn. Edited October 28, 2021 by welshbairn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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