Cancel Culture is a Dangerous Thing

It takes away meaning from the intended movement.

It’s one thing to call somebody out for being a racist, a sexist, a whatever… but it’s another to take what somebody said out of context and twist it to their own narrative.

Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve seen a lot of people on my friends list claiming that they’re blocking and deleting anyone who didn’t post about BLM. “I refuse to be friends with anyone who is a racist” seems to be a common theme right now.

There a few problems with that.

A. Why are you policing other peoples’ social media accounts and deciding how they’re supporting a cause?

I don’t post everything on social media. While I did acknowledge BLM through my channels, I am not updating the internet every time I read a new piece of information.

B. Being “woke” is supposed to come from a place of no judgment. By judging others on how they deal with a current event, you are embodying someone who would be discriminatory.

C. While it’s good to have a conversation about these sorts of issues, constantly parading around the fact that you’re an ally tells me that you’re insecure of how people are viewing you. Why do you need to prove that you’re not a racist?

D. Companies are now coming out to support racist issues. Sometimes for good intentions. Sometimes for PR reasons.

We know who you are. If you have never hired a person of colour, never posted any images with people of colour and let discrimination happen in your workplace by being silent: you are not an ally now just because you posted a picture of a black square on Instagram.

As I’ve said, racism is not a new thing. And it seems like many companies now are scrambling to save themselves from their precious images…

Don’t worry, we’ll see your true colours soon.