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Republicans started cancel culture. It really gained steam in 2001 when they cancelled the Dixie Chicks for being anti-war (turns out they were right). So I gue
by theossuary 1y ago
Republicans started cancel culture. It really gained steam in 2001 when they cancelled the Dixie Chicks for being anti-war (turns out they were right). So I guess you're right, the left adopted it after realizing they'd lose if they didn't use such an effective weapon against fascists.
- ahmeneeroe-v2 1y ago[flagged]
- ceejayoz 1y ago"When we do it, it doesn't count."
- ahmeneeroe-v2 1y ago“If you personally don’t keep spending money on someone, that’s cancel culture”
- ceejayoz 1y agoYes, that's been widely asserted by the Right. Like, say, Ted Cruz being pissy over Harry Potter boycotts. https://x.com/tedcruz/status/1588271789247197186 https://x.com/tedcruz/status/1588271789247197186 Or Musk suing advertisers for not buying ads. https://www.npr.org/2025/02/01/nx-s1-5283271/elon-musk-lawsuit-advertisers-boycott-new https://www.npr.org/2025/02/01/nx-s1-5283271/elon-musk-lawsu...