In what way is 'cancel culture' different from 'the opinions of, and respect held by, other people'?
If you do something, or say something, and when I hear about it I feel less respect for you then I had done previously - is that cancel culture? Am I cancelling you?
If you're a musician or film maker or author who I appreciate, but it's then revealed that privately you have expressed racist views, and now I feel less respect for you and decide not to listen to your music or watch your films or read your books - am I cancelling you? Am I morally obligated to keep supporting you financially?
Fear over being "cancelled", in my opinion, is simply fear of a boycott. It's nothing new or scary.
If you do something, or say something, and when I hear about it I feel less respect for you then I had done previously - is that cancel culture? Am I cancelling you?
If you're a musician or film maker or author who I appreciate, but it's then revealed that privately you have expressed racist views, and now I feel less respect for you and decide not to listen to your music or watch your films or read your books - am I cancelling you? Am I morally obligated to keep supporting you financially?
Fear over being "cancelled", in my opinion, is simply fear of a boycott. It's nothing new or scary.
[Edit: typo]