Earlier this year the press constructed a scandal from practically nothing and became a contributing force behind the retirement of Hogwarts Legacy designer Troy Leavitt. Not long after, following the creation of another non-troversy, I described a pattern of escalation within game journalism. One which sees a tight-knit group of …
Read More »Student who led Oxford vote to ‘cancel’ the Queen as symbol of ‘colonial history’ turns out to be AMERICAN
Matthew Katzman, 25, graduated from Stanford University and is now a doctoral student in “complexity theory,” British newspapers reported on Wednesday. As president of the Magdalen College’s Middle Common Room, Katzman had tabled the motion to remove the portrait of the queen from the area, arguing that it is “meant …
Read More »Caitlyn Jenner vows to ‘CANCEL cancel culture & WAKE UP the woke’ if elected California governor, gets ratioed by Twitter mob
“When elected governor of California, I will cancel cancel culture and wake up the woke,” Jenner tweeted on Thursday. Jenner, a transgender activist and former Olympic decathlon champion, announced plans in April to challenge Governor Gavin Newsom in California’s upcoming recall election. When talk show host Joy Behar apologized last …
Read More »Cancel culture’s benefit is that it exposes spineless celebs like Cena & Ruffalo who don’t have the courage of their convictions
It chills freedom of speech. It shuts down debate. It’s even seen a law student investigated for claiming women are born with a vagina. Cancel culture is seemingly becoming more and more influential with every passing day. Speeches, comments and interviews are now pored-over by a platoon of keyboard warriors, …
Read More »Woke Twitter gets mad as Joe Rogan says giving into cancel culture equals ‘straight white men’ losing their right to speak
Rogan has courted controversy multiple times since migrating his podcast from YouTube to Spotify, with several of the company’s employees threatening to quit unless they were given editorial oversight on his show and its, at times, controversial content. While discussing whether it is possible to make edgy comedy anymore with …
Read More »France and other nations to cancel Sudan’s $5 billion IMF debt, with decision to be approved in June, Macron says
“We are in favor of an outright cancellation of Sudan’s debt, which is as you know the most important among the Paris Club,” Macron told a news conference on Monday. The president made the remarks after hosting a conference in Paris for Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and General Abdel-Fattah …
Read More »Did Childish Gambino call out cancel culture? The battle over the meaning of his tweets perfectly captures US’ cultural divide
To say that Donald Glover, aka Childish Gambino, has creative chops would be an understatement. He’s not only a Grammy Award-winning recording artist, but has acted in and written several incredibly successful shows and films, and raised laughs as a stand-up comedian – a true Renaissance man of the arts. …
Read More »Denmark to cancel Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine rollout, except on voluntary basis – reports
Multiple local media outlets reported the news on Monday, citing unnamed sources. Johnson & Johnson’s shot was temporarily suspended in the US and EU last month amid reports that a number of people developed rare blood clots after taking the jab. Deliveries on both sides of the Atlantic have since …
Read More »Cancel culture is perfectly acceptable when celebrities are accused of serious sexual misconduct
Noel Clarke is not a global star, but is nevertheless a well-known actor/director in the UK. Just a matter of weeks ago, the prestigious British Academy of Film and Arts awarded him the Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema prize. That award has now been suspended after a total of 20 …
Read More »Virginia to revamp math curriculum, CANCEL advanced courses prior to last two years of high school to force racial equity
The Virginia Mathematics Pathways Initiative (VMPI) plans over the next few years to force all students in grades six through 10 to take the same “foundational concepts” courses for their grade level, according to Loudoun County School Board member Ian Serotkin, who was briefed on the plan earlier this week. …
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