"Stop Firing The Innocent. America needs a reckoning over racism" (but)-

By artappraiser on Sat, 06/27/2020 - 10:24pm |

Punishing people who did not do anything wrong harms that cause. @The Atlantic

Most of the "cancel culture" you hear about is celebrities getting yelled at but ultimately suffering few career consequences.

But there are a ton of cases you don't hear about, in which cancel culture ruins the lives and livelihoods of the powerless and marginalized: https://t.co/5MGGu8zexA
— "Rabbits are easy to litter-train" Smith (@Noahpinion) June 27, 2020

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https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/06/stop-firing-innocent/613615/

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So-called cancel culture is common

In one study suggests that from 2015-2017, more Liberal college professors were fired for opinions compared to Conservative professors

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/8/3/17644180/political-correctness-free-speech-liberal-data-georgetown

Conservative outrage got a a black dean fired at the University of Alabama.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/hypocrisy-right-wing-outrage-mob-gets-liberal-university-of-alabama-professor-jamie-riley-fired

The question is how we treat situations fairly and not assume that "Liberal" so-called cancel culture is the real problem.

by rmrd0000 on Sat, 06/27/2020 - 10:57pm

"Stop Firing The Innocent. America needs a reckoning over racism" (but)-

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