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Don’t be afraid to be against cancel culture: Some great minds have joined you
I know it seems like I and others who advocate against uncritical wokeness and cancel culture might seem like fringe voices and racists who aren’t with the times, but it’s worth thinking about who else actually is joining that chorus:
Cornell West, Fareed Zakaria and Wynton Marsalis — prominent activists and voices of color:
https://harpers.org/a-letter-on-justice-and-open-debate/
Columbia University’s dean of the sociology department
https://heterodoxacademy.org/.../diversity-training.../
Sasha Stone is a well-known advocate of visibility in films and said Moonlight had to beat La La Land because black people HAVE to win awards, before changing course as identity politics got nastier
https://www.awardsdaily.com/.../the-globes-ratings.../
Alyssa Rosenberg, Washington Post’s resident feminist critic has had at least some critique:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/.../hollywood-is-horribly.../
Matt Tiabbi was dedicated to sticking it to the an for several years at Rolling Stone. And he has since changed course
https://www.msn.com/.../journalist-matt.../ar-BB16VUF9....
And Barack Obama himself:
