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Originally Posted by Beatle17
Post 422. Talking about a person losing their job because they drafted the kid. When does it stop? What the kid did was terrible when he was younger (8-14). Nobody knows if he made steps to get better and has learned PART of his lesson (not apologizing is the part he still needs to learn). The cancel culture is becoming terrible, if you don't like something anyone said then attack. (not saying you are, but in general). Then dig deeper to get the next in line, that is MY point.
And don't tell me to "work harder". You don't know me and if questioning things make a person wrong, then we are all in trouble.
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I appreciate the response, but I think you may be taking the speculation about firing the person who made the pick in the wrong context. I haven't read a post from anyone saying that the individual should be fired in relation to their passive consent of racism and bullying, more that they likely did not perform their job duties in doing proper due diligence on the pick and then subsequently causing great damage to the public reputation of the team and the league. It's not a cancel culture thing, that's just speculation on the result of poor decision making by employees.
I also have genuine problems with the idea that "cancel culture" is a monolithic and unified push. IMO cancel culture is just the result of fringe groups/minorities finally standing up for themselves and pushing back. It's a sign that our society is becoming more accepting to allow that push back so they can defend themselves. I want everyone to be able to stand up for themselves publicly, and if that means "cancelling" people involved in hate speech, bullying, or impropriety then all the better. Can you point to an example of "cancel culture" that didn't involve a situation like this?