Lizzo tweets "cancel culture is appropriation"

[pink_disco]

This may be a random time to say this but it’s on my heart.. cancel culture is appropriation.

There was real outrage from truly marginalized people and now it’s become trendy, misused and misdirected.

I hope we can phase out of this & focus our outrage on the real problems.
- FOLLOW @YITTY (@lizzo) January 8, 2023

Comments

[ty]

I do not, but am willing to change my mind

[possiblewerf]

she's not wrong. "cancel culture" used to be a way to attempt to create some accountability because existing power structures had failed marginalized people and now it's a hobby for bored people to bully randoms on the internet and extend stan wars into adulthood.

[goldenhera]

And has become part of the conservative grift economy. They're on Fox, CNN, and writing NYT Op eds on their supposed cancellation and centrists eat this shit up.

[possiblewerf]

it's so funny how many right wing columnists use social justice language to paint themselves as victims. you see a ton of it with these Z-list writers for places like the federalist, just the weakest 2014 tumblr-era takes except about how unions are unfair.

[3rdattemptuser]

that's the thing though... sensationalism is not a new tactic on the right. see: the war on christianity, racism against white people, santa and jesus are white!!! britney is demonic, glee is turning your kids gay, etc etc. they've just bastardized "woke" now, and yes, it's insufferable lol.

[just444]

i agree with her

it means nothing anymore

[skyler_white_yo]

She’s right and she should say it.

[possiblewerf]

wait what do kim k's robbers have to do with cancel culture lol

[kris_terror]

One of the robbers said they targeted her to highlight her flaunting her wealth and greed and like put her in her place???? Like nah, y'all just wanted money