Nick cannon fired over “anti Semitic comments“

[RhodesianSon]

The biggest problem with cancel culture is it’s only pointed in one direction.

 

[ThinkingSapien]

The biggest problem with cancel culture is it’s only pointed in one direction.

Any theories on why that is?

When I was a child (decades ago) I remember being told that when someone does something disagreeable their sponsors should be called to receive the complaints. That will bring action.

I believe Bill Maher’s show “Politically Incorrect” was cancelled because of loss of sponsorship.

 

[JonNC]

This wasn’t a joke that was a little over the line or an unsubstantiated decades old rumor. This was blatant racism. If someone had said “black people are less than white people and closer to animals” that person would have been fired immediately, and rightly so.

It was words. Ugly, despicable racist words.
He made no threats. He did not incite violence. He did not call for the overthrow of the government like some people do.

Did Fox have to keep him? No, but I think displaying a willingness to allow him to stay with an expectation that it won’t happen again is a good thing.
That said, my personal opinion is he fits right in with Richard Spencer.

 

[RhodesianSon]

One school of thought controls the media, the entertainment industry, the education system, and much of the bureaucracy. Social pressure is tilted in favor some ideas over others.

 

[Nepperhan]

I think he is her ex.

The point of this thread about an unimportant individual is that black folks can be racist. I believe that is what the OP is trying to stress. We have legislators all over the country saying odd things and coming up with racist theories. At least Mr. Cannon is not in a position to write any laws or regulations. I don’t know who he represents.

Point taken. OK, now we can all move on.

 

[GKMotley]

I have. Years ago.

 

[RolandThompsonGunner]

Doesn’t it involve like an evil doctor creating white people in a laboratory? It’s true whackadoodle nonsense.

 

[Polak]

I have no idea who Nick Cannon is, but antisemitism is not okay, so I don’t mind that he got fired.

Erm, he said a lot of horribly racist stuff about white people too, and did not apologise for any of it.

I’m not amazed at him not being smart, I’m amazed at all the terrible things he said but only one of them being listed as the reason for termination.

Yep, if only he had not mentioned Jews in his diatribe, he’d have been fine.

The bigotry in this obviously extends beyond anti-semitism, but I’ll just assume this person spoke with a definite, direct focus on Jews that wasn’t quoted here. Otherwise it would be wrong for the company to not include racist statements against whites and Europeans

No he said a lot more negative stuff about white people than he did about Jews. He talked about ‘Jewish power’ but the blatant racism was aimed at white people, where he basically said white people were evil savages because they were white (because they had less melanin in his words).

RhodesianSon:

The biggest problem with cancel culture is it’s only pointed in one direction.

Any theories on why that is?

Yep. The left have taken over all the major institutions (Schools, universities, media etc.) and censor and delete anything they don’t like.

 

[ThinkingSapien]

Yep. The left have taken over all the major institutions (Schools, universities, media etc.)

In your view was this take over from an active effort? Or more the result of something else?

 

[Polak]

Oh absolutely an active effort. They realised it was the smart to use education and mass media as a tool to convince people of their beliefs. Now they don’t have to force it on them anymore, as most people (in certain countries at least) have bought into this stuff.

Watch the first three minutes of this.