Conor Friedersdorf

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Conor Friedersdorf @conor64

@CrockerThad Interesting question but not one especially relevant to the question of whether the mainstream meaning of cancel culture would encompass what happened to Adams, which is what I was addressing — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 26, 2023

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Conor Friedersdorf @conor64

The way I'd put it: I was born in 1980. As far back as I remember, what Adams said would've been regarded as beyond the pale bc textbook racism was rightly verboten in my circles. & most opponents of "cancel culture" were never objecting to *that* but to expansive new taboos. — PolitiTweet.org

This is *not* “cancel culture.” If you film yourself going on a stupid and boring racist monologue and upload it to… https://t.co/DqCnOqbzia

Posted Feb. 26, 2023

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Conor Friedersdorf @conor64

@CrockerThad Put another way, there have always been taboos, but concern over cancel culture arose in response to the zealous enforcement of expansive new taboos — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 26, 2023