ironpony wrote:
Well one of the points I was thinking about how is back in the old days (not too long ago), you were not allowed to fire someone from a job or career, on the basis of their religion, sex lives, politics, etc. And this is what cancel culture is, is going against that old fashion decency we had a few years ago, in the professional world.
There is nothing "old fashioned" about the 'decency' of which you speak. And it took the state to enforce that "decency".
In the old days you could very well be fired for your race, creed, religion, or sexual orientation. That was outlawed in 1964 in the civil rights act which outlawed descrimination in housing and employment based on race. It was later expanded to include the rest-including sexual orientation.
But apparently you are saying that there is now an appearance of a newer kind of descrimination - and that its descrimination against folks of a certain creed- the creed of racism/bigotry. That we are now starting to descriminate against folks for...believing in descrimination?
That maybe true of public figures in the media ( like movie stars getting into career trouble for letting racist sentiments escape their lips). But I dont see that is happening to regular folks in the regular workplace or regular life. And even if it is happening - is descriminating against folks for...being in favor of descrimination a bad thing?