Cancelling by [[Contrapoints]]
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjMPJVmXxV8
Transcript: https://www.contrapoints.com/transcripts/canceling
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Cancel Culture Tropes
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Presumption of Guilt
- âaccusation is proof enoughâ
- âbelieve victims"
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Abstraction
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Replaces the specific, concrete details of a claim with a vague abstraction
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âTati accuses James of trying to trick straight men into thinking theyâre gayâ becomes âJames is toxic and manipulative"
- The main call-out was actually that James endorsed a competing hair vitamin product
- Accusation becomes fact. Specific action replaced with vague idea. Actions becomes being (tried to becomes âisâ).
- Vague idea possibly has very different connotations. âSexual preditorâ calls to mind very different actions than âtried to trick gay men into thinking theyâre gay"
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Essentialism
- Move from criticising actions to criticising the person themselves.
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Psudo-moralism or Pseudo-intellectualism
- People are really interested in the drama and schaudenfreud, not their commitment to moral or intellectual standards.
- No Forgiveness
- The Transitive Property of Cancellation
- Dualism