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Originally Posted by underGRADFlame
Remember when if you didn't like something or agree with something you read or listened to you could just stop reading it or listening to it and move on with your life?
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When was this?
Certainly can't mean the 2000s when we collectively tried to end the career of a woman for having her nipple exposed by her male counterpart - who faced nearly no repercussions in response.
The 90s when society collectively decided to halt the meteoric rise of a young singer because she decided to protest childhood sexual abuse by ripping up a photo of a guy in a funny hat?
The 80s when a bunch of moms got together cause they heard some offensive lyrics and decided to get congress to act on it resulting in the banning of record sales with lyrics deemed inappropriate from several huge stores?
The 70s that resulted in not only widespread hate for speaking up against a war she disagreed with but actual government surveillance for Hanoi Jane?
The 60s when some rockstar compared his band to a religious figure* resulting in widespread record burnings?
The 50s with the formation of the Comics Code Authority because parents didn't want Wonderwoman turning their daughter gay?
The 40s when even being accused of having sympathy for communists could ruin your life during the Red Scare?
Seems like cancel culture has been alive and well for the entirety of Pepperidge Farm's history.
*Recall what happened to that religious figure with his wacky beliefs? They didn't just stop listening to him. There was this whole ordeal that sort of became important.