Cancel Culture Tag

Woke Is Stupid: Hasbro Neuters Mr. Potato Head, Drops ‘Mister’

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 25, 2021 49 Comments

Well, earlier, the Associated Press reported Mr. Potato Head no longer exists:

Hasbro, the company that makes the potato-shaped plastic toy, is giving the spud a gender neutral new name: Potato Head. The change will appear on boxes this year.

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University of Missouri Rejects Student Demands to Remove Thomas Jefferson Statue

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 25, 2021 3 Comments

“we don’t remove history” ...

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The FIRE: St. Joseph’s U violated academic freedom of Prof. Greg Manco

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 23, 2021 10 Comments

On Sunday night, February 21, 2021, we called attention to an emerging cancel culture case involving the targeting of Math Professor Greg Manco, of St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia, PA.

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Harry Shearer Won’t Voice Black Character Dr. Hibbert on The Simpsons

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 23, 2021 68 Comments

White voice actor Harry Shearer will stop providing the voice of Dr. Hibbert, a black character, on The Simpsons. Fox decided last June that it will not allow white actors to voice non-white characters in the show. That is a move Shearer criticized in August.

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Democrats Pressure TV Carriers to Stop Providing Newsmax, Fox News, OANN

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 23, 2021 65 Comments

Californi Democrat Reps. Anna Eshoo and Jerry McNerney sent a letter to major TV carriers, implying they help the "spread of misinformation" since they provide Newsmax, Fox News, and OANN.

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Widespread Cancel Culture Gives Everyone a Reason to Take Bitcoin Seriously

Posted by Bryan Jacoutot on February 22, 2021 48 Comments

As the readers of this site are already aware, cancel culture in America and elsewhere is growing. No longer limited to prominent figures or college campuses, it seems to be spreading to all aspects of modern life.

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Saint Joseph’s U Math Prof. Gregory Manco Targeted For Cancellation Over Tweet Opposing Reparations

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 21, 2021 25 Comments

Here we go again. Another Professor targeted for cancellation because of tweets that offended a small number of people. In this case, we can see it playing out in real time.

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VIDEO: Victor Davis Hanson on Woke Ideology and the Way Forward for Conservatives

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 21, 2021 31 Comments

Victor Davis Hanson is one of the most important and authoritative conservative voices in America today. In a recent episode of American Thought Leaders from the Epoch Times, Hanson talked at length about a variety of topics. This is so worth your time.

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CA Republican state senator offers anti-cancel culture bill, Democrats want to cancel her in response

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 21, 2021 13 Comments

A Republican California state senator has introduced a measure making political affiliation a protected class under California's anti-discrimination laws.

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The Attempted Deplatforming You Probably Never Heard Of – Baen Books Forum

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 20, 2021 58 Comments

I had never heard of Baen Books, and that's on me. It's apparently a big player in the Science Fiction genre, something I'm not into, so there's no reason I would know of it, but there's plenty of reason why plenty of other people do know of it.

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University of Washington Students Demand Removal of George Washington Statue

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 20, 2021 7 Comments

"perpetuates white supremacy and preserves its historical imposition" ...

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Woke Teachers Now Trying to Cancel William Shakespeare

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 19, 2021 49 Comments

Activist teachers are now coming for William Shakespeare. They argue that the English language's greatest poet-dramatist is a purveyor of racism, misogyny, and worse. You have to marvel at the self-confidence of these teachers who think they're qualified to judge Shakespeare.

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Student Protesters at Baylor University Want to Remove Statue of Baylor

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 19, 2021 7 Comments

"Having him off campus is going to be the start of racial healing."...

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Baylor U. Students Want Christian Lecturer Fired for Questioning Biden Transgender Policies

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 15, 2021 2 Comments

“cancel culture with millennials is very real and very time-consuming”...

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Will Cornell Apologize To Chemistry Prof. David Collum After Charges Dropped Against Buffalo Cops?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 14, 2021 21 Comments

Cornell University Chemistry Professor David B. Collum was targeted in one of the earliest examples of campus cancel culture after the death of George Floyd. The attacks on me would follow by just a few days, though I didn't know it when I wrote about Prof. Collum.

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NY Times Revises Its Racial Slur Standard After Spiking Column Critical of How Reporter Was Forced Out

Posted by Stacey Matthews on February 12, 2021 19 Comments

The New York Times is once again caught up in a whirlwind of a mess of their own making. Last week, we reported on how health and science reporter Donald McNeil Jr., a 47-year veteran of the newspaper, had resigned after complaints were made about certain language he used on a 2019 student trip to Peru.

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Twitter Permanently Suspends Project Veritas, Locked James O’Keefe’s Account

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 12, 2021 47 Comments

Twitter kicked off Project Veritas from the platform for breaking its "private information policy." It also locked founder James O'Keefe out from his personal account.

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France sees foreign threat: “out-of-control woke leftism of American campuses and its attendant cancel culture”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 11, 2021 32 Comments

We have covered for a decade the campus shout-downs and shut-downs of speakers, the incessant thought policing, the political correctness run amok, and in recent years, the cancel culture and repression of free expression. We also have documented how the campus culture has migrated to the broader culture, reflected in Big Tech censorship and repression.

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