It absolutely is cancel culture (or whatever we want to call the broad phenomenon, if you insist that the phrase “cancel culture” is a myth that only exists in the minds of conservatives imagining progressives doing wrong).  I don’t see why you would deny that.

Instead of vainly trying to sniff out people behaving in bad faith and misrepresenting their intentions, why not just act as if people are behaving in good faith until they make it clear? Most people are honest to a fault about their closely held beliefs, though wariness of internet trolls has ruined public discourse,…

I think we disagree about what “cancel culture” means or how broadly the phenomenon we’re trying to identify stretches, but I don’t disagree with the sentiment. I’m against old white dudes trying to maintain the status quo, but I also think there’s a very regressive trend toward further tribalism and stark, almost…

In general or as Mr. Bean? I mean, it’s your right to feel that way, but your reaction to him seems a little strong for something you can’t quite put your finger on. That said, I found him unsettling as Mr. Bean, too, when I was a kid.

You might have a point that “cancel culture” carries that baggage currently, and people talking about it should know that going in so they can offer caveats when they’re describing the broad phenomenon (which has always existed) of shunning the people you disagree with and how it produces bad results in a society that …

Progressives complain about it, too, to the extent they’re willing to risk alienating the people they generally agree with.  It’s not as big a phenomenon as people fear, but if people are talking about it, it’s a thing that exists.

Just out of curiosity, did you go by doctor_unknown on the AV Club pre-Kinja?

I’d agree if “read the room” meant “have empathy for who you’re talking to,” but at least in this article, it doesn’t. I think it means “don’t challenge people on their ideas when you know what the response is going to be,” in most cases.

Honestly, encouraging people to “read the room” is shitty, stifling behavior. What exactly would Atkinson have detected had he read the room? I’m guessing it’s that he shouldn’t utter the words “cancel culture,” but other than that, I’m really curious as to what the issue is here.

From this Medium article from 2015:

Yeah, that makes sense, and it really did work. I don’t remember hearing about him, and apparently it’s the single largest prosecution of anyone for child molestation, both in terms of numbers of victims and incidents.  

On the page for the Nuwaubian Nation, it says the leader was indicted for 197 counts of child molestation against children as young as 8, pleaded guilty, and was convicted. I don’t even understand why someone would submit a guilty plea for a series of crimes that horrifying. You’re not going to suddenly have a crisis…

I liked season one more in a lot of ways, but I think season two had interesting things to say about the “good guy with a [karate kick]” narrative not being guaranteed to play out as intended. Sometimes the bad guy is really just a normal kid, and sometimes the good guy gets caught up in the moment and ends up kicking…

It’s only the opposite of the point if you’ve ever heard someone refer to a garage as a “car hold,” which is not something most people say in the US. Also, it totally works with car hold if you interpret the joke to mean that Moe is such an ugly American that he thinks “garage” is too fancy and European. He prefers…

To be fair, “car hole” isn’t that funny, either.

It’s kind of insane to call it “not a thing.” There’s no Christianity (or Islam or Mormonism) without Abraham and Judaism.

I’m going to out myself as a Third Eye Blind fan by doing this, but those are the two worst songs on that album. That album is strong back to front and their best, probably thanks to their original guitarist. I think the lead singer is an undeniably talented lyricist, but he can’t sing for shit. In a just world, he…

“And my épée!”

Yeah, I totally agree, and it’s weird. I don’t want to defend outdated customs or anything, but it just never struck me as offensive to hear “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind,” etc.

I did, a bit.