Current Events > Is Dave Chappelle the first person to successfully refuse being canceled?

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I can't name the first person who was canceled. It's a made up war like the War on Christmas. Just scream that everything that offends someone will be canceled and then celebrate the victory when nothing happens, because nothing was ever happening.

People cry about Baby It's Cold Outside being canceled. 1) How the fuck would that even work? 2) It clearly hasn't been and is exactly because no nebulous thought police has the power or interest in doing so. It's easy to win a battle when the enemy is imaginary.

MarveI posted...

Nah I get you. And I agree to a point. But the metoo movement definitely changed things. It put power into the hands of the people. Disney isnt going to list twitter as the reason they fired Gina Carano or Rosanne, but to pretend public outcry had no effect on the decision is incredibly naive.

Look at all the crazy stuff actors got away with saying before the twitter age. Are you just going to chalk that up to coincidence?

Sometimes public outcry, or even Twitter, is responsible. Sometimes. But 99% of those times its justified, so being cancelled is usually justified. And it normally doesnt even stick. J.K Rowling still has a platform and more money than God.

Stalolin posted...

Sometimes public outcry, or even Twitter, is responsible. Sometimes. But 99% of those times its justified, so being cancelled is usually justified. And it normally doesnt even stick. J.K Rowling still has a platform and more money than God.

Were just going to have to agree to disagree. I conceded that a cancellation isnt solely decided on by mob rule (sometimes its just the natural consequence of their actions), and you conceded that sometimes public outcry is responsible for a career ending cancellation taking place.

Beyond that, were not going to change each others minds.

MarveI posted...

Nah I get you. And I agree to a point. But the metoo movement definitely changed things. It put power into the hands of the people. Disney isnt going to list twitter as the reason they fired Gina Carano or Rosanne, but to pretend public outcry had no effect on the decision is incredibly naive.

Look at all the crazy stuff actors got away with saying before the twitter age. Are you just going to chalk that up to coincidence?

Public outcry existed long before Twitter.

MarveI posted...

Were just going to have to agree to disagree. I conceded that a cancellation isnt solely decided on by mob rule (sometimes its just the natural consequence of their actions), and you conceded that sometimes public outcry is responsible for a career ending cancellation taking place.

Beyond that, were not going to change each others minds.

Yeah because you believe shit that isnt true

Punished_Blinx posted...

Public outcry existed long before Twitter.

Okay? Whats your point?

MarveI posted...

Okay? Whats your point?

Whats your point? Im a little confused at this point what you actually believe?

Zero Mostel, probably.

No. Kpop fans tried to cancel Joji but failed.

Stalolin posted...

Whats your point? Im a little confused at this point what you actually believe?

That sounds like a personal problem, chief. I made my opinion clear from the jump. And as I already said, Im done arguing with you.

The topic isnt about what I believe. The topic posed a question about Dave Chappelle.

MarveI posted...

Kevin Spacey, R Kelly, Harvey Weinstein, Bill Cosby, the mayor of New York, all those Karens that threw fits on camera, Shuri from black panther, Jussie Smollet, and the list goes on.

Was Bill really canceled? He was so fucking old he wasn't working before we heard any word about his sexual assault charges.

It's basically like claiming a senile old man that has been in a retirement home for the last 7 years is canceled. I mean I could claim any old person that hasn't worked in over a decade as "cancelled" if I wanted.

Monopoman posted...

Was Bill really canceled? He was so fucking old he wasn't working before we heard any word about his sexual assault charges.

It's basically like claiming a senile old man that has been in a retirement home for the last 7 years is canceled.

Nah he was still doing stand up. My cousin actually saw him in Philly, about a year before the first allegations came out.

MarveI posted...

That sounds like a personal problem, chief. I made my opinion clear from the jump. And as I already said, Im done arguing with you.

The topic isnt about what I believe. The topic posed a question about Dave Chappelle.

you said you cant think of anyone else who successfully did that, to which my response is most people tbh.

MarveI posted...

Nah he was still doing stand up. My cousin actually saw him in Philly, about a year before the first allegations came out.

He saw him in 2003?

Punished_Blinx posted...

He saw him in 2003?

I dont remember tbh. I dont think it was that far back though. I think I had a ps3 at the time.

Lol at TC blocking everybody like a coward

Oh and Chapelle is a washed up hack who can only stay relevant by being controversial

block me daddy

???

the vast majority of people its happened to that arent outright rapists bounce back pretty fast

Gene Simmons? I mean its universally known that he's a giant ass and a womanizer, and yet people still flock to him for autographs. There's also Hulk Hogan who despite coming off as a racist, still has people wanting to meet him.

Then we can talk about Dog the Bounty Hunter who went on that rant about his daughters black boyfriend. Those are only the past 20 years. Lest we forget Nixon who people look at fondly for some reason.

Kevin Spacey has been making appearances. Also this..
https://www.distractify.com/p/kevin-spacey-accusers-now

Are we really at the point where were claiming that being charged with crimes is being canceled

That seems like an extremely stupid and meaningless thing to say

All you have to do is not give in. Don't apologize. Just stand your ground.

they tried to cancel Sean Hannity right after they got Bill O'Reilly fired. They targeted Hannity's advertisers hard, but he hired a lawyer and started threatening to sue people for harassment, and they backed off.