Cancel Culture

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Cancel Culture appears to be a global discussion, through social media, on what we will and won't tolerate. Both the Right and Left Wing do it. We all do it. Even the Birds and Bees do it: We all decide what we will and won't tolerate as individuals, and bounce that off our "in group". But, now, unlike all of human history, our "in group" spans the globe in real time.

Here is a list of things people have tried to Cancel over time:

Amazon
Because the Washington Post published articles which were critical of Donald Trump, and the Post is owned by Jeff Bezos, Trump called for a boycott of Bezos's primary company, Amazon.
American Airlines
The company didn't punish its employees who showed solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, so conservatives called for a boycott. The boycott was renewed when the company rebuked the racist voter restrictions of Texas.
Amy Grant
Despite being a popular Christian singer, Grant had her albums and books pulled from the shelves and her songs blacklisted from Christian radio stations after she filed for divorce from her drug addict husband.
Apple
Donald Trump called for a nationwide boycott of Apple unless the company purposely weaken its phone encryption. Later, Conservatives called for a boycott because Apple wouldn't allow Parler on their App Store.
Arizona Republic
After the conservative newspaper endorsed Hillary Clinton, Trump said readers should cancel their subscriptions.
AT&T
Donald Trump called for a boycott of the communications company in hopes that it would encourage AT&T to cancel CNN.
Bank of America
After the company turned over account records for people involved in the January 6th Capitol insurrection, various Conservatives called for a boycott.
Banks which plan for climate change
Like all other major industries, banks are increasingly factoring in the cost of climate disasters into their finances. In their effort to eliminate any mention of climate change, Republicans in multiple states created bills that would force their state governments to end all business with any bank which mentioned climate change.
Barney
The purple dinosaur entertainer for pre-schoolers was boycotted by Christians in the 1990s because they felt the show had an anti-Christian agenda.
BBC
Republicans banned BBC journalists from White House briefings calling them the "enemy of the people," because they asked tough questions.
The Beatles
John Lennon said that The Beatles were bigger than Jesus which led to Conservative Christians publicly burning their albums.
Beauty and the Beast (2017 film)
The film includes a gay character and, very briefly, a male character who is happy to be in women's clothing, which Conservatives thought was inappropriate, so they boycotted the film.
Ben & Jerry's
The ice cream company was boycotted by Conservatives for the limited flavor "Schweddy Balls," based on an SNL skit, and later received calls for boycotts because of their anti-white supremacist and pro-black lives matter stance.
Black people
The US institutions of slavery, segregation, and redlining, all of which cancel black people from society, have all been supported primarily by Conservatives. They have also continually fought against equal voting rights.
Books
Conservatives in most US states have created long lists of books they want criminalized for a wide variety of reasons.
Bud Light
When the company announced a partnership with a transgender person and temporarily added rainbows to their can design, Republicans called for their followers to never drink the beer again. They even bought cases of the beer just so they could shoot them.
Budweiser
After the company released an ad briefly showing the hate the company's immigrant founder received when he arrived in the USA, Republicans called for a boycott.
Campbell's Soup
Conservatives called for a boycott of company because they had a commercial which featured a same-sex couple.
Capitol Hill Club
Despite being a private club which caters to Conservatives, Republicans called for a boycott because the club required its employees get a COVID-19 vaccine.
Carhartt
After the clothing company required its workers get vaccinated during the COVID-19 pandemic, many Conservatives burned their clothes and called for a boycott.
Charles Krauthammer
After the Conservative reporter pointed out all the reasons why Trump was lying when he claimed he fired FBI director James Comey, Trump said he should be fired.
Chick-Fil-A
Despite it being a company run by Conservative people who constantly donate money to Christian and anti-LGBT causes, Conservatives toyed with boycotting the company because they were trying to increase the company's diversity of employees who were people of color.
Chinese products
Trump urged Americans to boycott all Chinese products (despite most Trump merchandise being made in China) and urged people to shop at Walmart (which gets most of its products from China).
Chuck Todd
After the journalist aired a trimmed video of William Barr answering a question about Republicans dropping the charges against Michael Flynn, Trump said he should be fired, and suggested the FCC get involved.
Cisco
The software company was one of many who spoke out against Georgia's racist anti-voter laws, so Donald Trump called for their boycott.
Citigroup
The company was one of many who spoke out against Georgia's racist anti-voter laws, and one that Republicans boycotted.
CNN
The Trump administration banned the network from meetings several times because they asked tough questions.
Coca-Cola
After Coke spoke out against Georgia's racist anti-voter laws, Conservatives called for the company's boycott. Trump also called for a boycott, but kept drinking Coke. Republicans also called for a boycott of the company because they prevented a law that would allow for religious discrimination in Georgia.
Colin Kaepernick
The professional football player knelt during the national anthem to raise awareness for police violence against black people, so the NFL black listed him.
Common Core
Common Core is a general list of educational standards that children are expected to know as they progress through school. Although Conservatives were initially all for it, after it the Tea Party gained power, they opposed it, and most Conservatives followed along and now want the standards banned.
Cracker Barrel
Although the restaurant chain was once respected by Conservatives because it fired all their LGBT staff in 1991, the company slowly changed its opinion and, by the 2010s, was adopting LGBT-friendly policies. For Pride Month in 2023, the company even advertised a rainbow rocking chair prompting the expected Conservative boycott.
Critical race theory
Critical race theory is an academic framework for identifying racism in established law taught to college students entering legal professions. Yet, Republicans keep calling for it to be banned from grade schools.
The Da Vinci Code
Various conservative religious organizations called for a boycott of the book and film because they viewed it as anti-Christian.
The Dallas Morning News
After the conservative newspaper endorsed Hillary Clinton, Trump said readers should cancel their subscriptions.
Delta Airlines
Delta Airlines spoke out against several racist anti-voter laws passed by Republicans who responded to the chastisement with a boycott. They were also the target of a boycott after they stopped offering a discount to NRA members following another mass-shooting. They were also boycotted for preventing the passing of a religious discrimination law in Georgia.
Disney
When Disney reported they would allow their health insurance to cover same-sex couples in 1995, the Florida Baptist Convention, as well as many other Conservative groups, boycotted everything Disney. Conservatives called for Disney to lose all their copyrights for condemning the "don't say gay bill."
Dixie Chicks
The band disapproved of George W. Bush invading Iraq after the 9/11 since Iraq had nothing to do with the terrorist attack. This led to Conservatives denouncing them, burning their albums, and the band being blacklisted from thousands of country music radio stations. DJs were even punished for playing their music.
Doom
The popular game includes demons, so, Conservative Christians called for it to be banned.
Dr. Anthony Fauci
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Republican party prevented their own head of infectious diseases from being allowed to speak about the virus because he wasn't downplaying the disease like they were. After losing the presidency, Republican congressmen continued to call for him to be censored from television.
Dungeons & Dragons
Because the game features mythological elements, Conservatives have accused it of teaching children Satanism.
Ellen DeGeneres
Even though Ellen was already out about being lesbian, when her character in the show Ellen came out as lesbian, advertisers pulled from the show and Conservatives demanded it be banned from television.
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
The car rental company was the target of a boycott after they stopped offering a discount to NRA members.
Evolution
Conservatives, driven primarily by religion, object to the very idea of evolution existing, let alone to it being taught.
Ford
19 Conservative groups boycotted Ford Motor Company because they wouldn't stop buying ad space in publications which supported same-sex marriage.
Fox
After seeing unfavorable comments made about him, Trump called for a boycott of Fox claiming they no longer worked for the Republican party.
France
While there has long been animosity between France and the USA, Conservative ire was piqued when France refused to help the USA invade Iraq. This led to calls of tariffs, boycotts, and even explicit violence against the nation.
French fries
After France refused to help the USA invade Iraq, Republican Bob Ney renamed French fries to freedom fries in three Congressional cafeterias. Several Conservative-run restaurants followed suit.
Ghostbusters (2016)
When it was announced that the Ghostbusters reboot would have heroines instead of heroes, Conservatives criticized and boycotted the film even before the first trailer was released.
Glenfiddich whiskey
Glenfiddich praised a farmer for refusing to sell his farm to Trump so he could turn it into a golf course, so Trump called to a company boycott and banned the drink from all his properties.
The Golden Compass
Conservatives boycotted the book and film because they viewed it as anti-Christian.
Good Omens
Since the TV series pokes fun at religious fundamentalists and has a demon as a main character, Christians have demanded its cancellation. They're probably not too thrilled about the book either.
Goodyear
Donald Trump called for a boycott of Goodyear after the company said his MAGA hats were not appropriate worker attire.
Grubhub
The food delivery company faced boycotts after the CEO said he rejects the "nationalist, anti-immigrant and hateful politics of Donald Trump."
The Guardian
Republicans banned the news organization from White House briefings calling them the "enemy of the people," because they asked tough questions.
Hallmark Channel
After the network aired ads features same-sex couples, Conservative groups called for a boycott.
"Happy holidays"
Conservatives have made the popular winter phrase "happy holidays" into a slur and demand that people say Merry Christmas, even if they don't celebrate Christmas. Trump even went as far as to say he would rid the nation of the phrase.
Harley-Davidson
After the motorcycle company moved manufacturing overseas, Donald Trump called for a boycott.
Harry Potter
Conservatives have staged numerous boycotts of the series claiming it promotes witchcraft, Satanism, and homosexuality.
HBO
Not liking criticism from shows on the network, Trump called for a total boycott.
Hershey
For International Women's Day, Hershey of Canada included a transgender woman in their ad, so Conservatives called for a boycott.
Hertz
After a the car rental company said they would stop offering discounts to NRA members, Conservatives began to boycott them.
History of racism
A Monmouth University poll found that 43% of Republicans do not want the history of racism in the USA to be taught in schools.
Home Depot
Georgia Republicans blamed their failure to pass a religious discrimination law on the company, and called for a boycott.
InterContinental Hotels
The hotel chain was one of the companies Georgia Republicans blamed for their failure to pass a religious discrimination law, so they called for a boycott.
Islam
In 2015, Donald Trump called for a complete ban on all Muslims from entering the USA, and the ban was eventually signed into law by the Republicans in Congress.
Jonah Goldberg
Despite being a Conservative pundit, Goldberg got into a Twitter feud with Trump and pointed out that he tweeted "like a 14-year-old girl," to which Trump said he should be forced to quit.
JPMorgan Chase
The company was one of many who spoke out against Georgia's racist anti-voter laws, and one that Republicans boycotted.
Judaism
Many of the most outspoken anti-Semites have been Conservative Christians.
Karl Rove
After the long-time Republican strategist failed to get excited over Trump winning the Nevada caucuses, Trump said he should be fired.
Kathy Griffin
After Trump's attack on Megyn Kelly where he said she had, "blood coming out of her, whatever." Griffin posed for a photo where she held up a fake bloody head of Donald Trump with the comment, "blood coming out of his wherever." This led to Conservative outrage resulting in Griffin losing several endorsements and jobs, and being put on the federal no-fly registry.
Katy Tur
After reporting how bad Trump handled a protest, Trump said the journalist should be fired and singled her out at a rally causing Trump fans to become so violent, the Secret Service had to escort her to safety.
Kellogg's
After Breitbart published various hate speech articles, Kellogg's pulled their ads. Breitbart retaliated by telling their readers to boycott the company.
Keurig
Sean Hannity defended Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore despite many allegations of sexually assaulting children, so Keurig pulled their commercials from his show. Conservatives responded by publicly destroying their coffee makers.
Kohl's
After supporting LGBT people for Pride Month, Kohl's saw boycotts from Conservatives.
The Little Mermaid (2023)
After Disney announced that Halle Bailey, a black woman, would play Ariel in the live-action version of The Little Mermaid, many Conservative groups were angry that a fictional character that was once white would be depicted as black, so they said they would boycott the film. 1, 2.
Lego
After making its Everyone is Awesome rainbow set in 2021, Conservatives called for a boycott saying the plastic toy bricks were
grooming children.
Levi Strauss & Co.
When the company pulled its yearly funding from the Boy Scouts of America because they banned all LGBT members, Conservatives called for a boycott.
Libraries
Conservatives have called for and succeeded in closing down numerous libraries, firing librarians, and banning books because the libraries contained books about LGBT people that could be checked out by children.
Little Demon
When a cartoon about a 13-year-old girl being the daughter Satan and a mortal was announced, Christians immediately demanded it to be taken off the air.
Liz Cheney Liz Cheney was one of the few Republicans to publicly criticize Donald Trump's crimes, vote to have him impeached, and admit that he fairly lost the 2020 election. Because of this, several prominent Republicans called for her resignation and worked to strip her of her political authority.
M&Ms
Several Conservative spokespersons tried to cancel the candy after the company said it would de-sexualize their female candy cartoon characters in their advertisements.
Macy's
Donald Trump called for a boycott of Macy's after the retail chain dropped his clothing line for calling Mexican immigrants murderers and rapists.
Madonna
Catholic pope John Paul II urged Christians to boycott Madonna for being critical of Catholicism.
MLB
The head of Major League Baseball pulled the All-Star game out of Atlanta because Republicans passed several racist anti-voter laws, and Republicans called for a boycott.
Megyn Kelly
After the Fox pundit wasn't on his side firmly enough during a presidential debate, Donald Trump boycotted the Fox debate because of her and urged his followers to boycott her future shows.
Merck
The company was one of many who spoke out against Georgia's racist anti-voter laws, and one that Republicans boycotted.
Mexico
Trump called for a boycott on the entire nation of Mexico for multiple reasons.
Miller Lite
Miller was targeted by Conservative boycotts after posting an advertisement supporting Pride Month.
Mormonism
Some of the most fervent anti-Mormons are Conservative Christians.
Ms. Marvel
Christians called for a boycott of the series because they thought that the lead character is a gay Muslim.
NASCAR
After NASCAR banned the Confederate flag, many Conservative fans boycotted their races.
NBA
Conservatives boycotted the NBS for not punishing players who knelt during the national anthem to raise awareness of police violence against black people.
NBC
Donald Trump threatened to shut down the entire news network for publishing articles critical of him.
NFL
Conservatives boycotted the NFL because they wouldn't fire players who knelt during the national anthem to raise awareness of police violence against black people.
Netflix
Conservatives called for a boycott and a legal investigation against Netflix because they felt the documentary against child sexualization "Cuties" was too provocative. They also called for a boycott because Netflix signed a deal to make documentaries with Barack Obama.
The New York Times
Republicans banned the news organization from White House briefings calling them the "enemy of the people," because they asked tough questions.
Nike
After hiring Colin Kaepernick, Conservatives were publicly burning Nike shoes.
Nordstrom's
After the retailer dropped Ivanka's clothing line due to low sales, Donald Trump called for a boycott.
North Face
When the company said they supported LGBT people for Pride Month in 2022, they were met with several Conservative boycotts.
Oreo
Trump said he would boycott the cookie because the parent company moved a factory to Mexico, and the boycott trended on Conservative social media.
Patagonia
Republicans called for a boycott of the company because they were critical of Donald Trump selling off national monuments.
Paul Krugman
The economist published an article predicting Trump would tank the US economy, so Trump called for him to be fired.
Pepsi
When Donald Trump won the Electoral vote in 2016, the CEO of Pepsi said his employees were disheartened and afraid for the LGBT friends and family. Because of this, Trump supporters called for a boycott of all PepsiCo products.
Pokémon
Conservative Christians boycotted the franchise not only because they thought it taught evolution, but, because it they felt it promoted Satanism.
Potato Head
Various Fox hosts spent much of their time on television deriding Hasbro when they changed their "Mr. Potato Head" toy to just "Potato Head" which included both male and female accessories.
Procter & Gamble
The didn't support excluding LGBT people from anti-discrimination laws so Conservative Christians called for a boycott.
PBS
Donald Trump tried to pull funding from all of PBS because Sesame Street parodied him.
Republicans who voted to hold Trump accountable
The seven Republicans who voted to impeach Donald Trump for his incitement of an insurrection all faced calls to resign.
Rich Lowry
The pundit said Republican competitor Carly Fiorina had castrated Trump, so Trump said Lowry should be fined by the FCC and not allowed on television.
Rock music
Effectively all musical genres under the "rock" blanket have been denounced and boycotted by Conservative Christians.
Samantha Bee
She called Ivanka Trump a "feckless c*nt" for using her father's political position for personal gain and Conservatives demanded she be fired.
Same sex weddings
Conservatives have a long history of being against same-sex marriage, and many groups call for a boycott of any and all same sex weddings.
Sandi Patty
When it came out that the popular Christian singer had an extra-marital affair, she was canceled from Christian music.
Sesame Street
Donald Trump tried to pull funding from not just Sesame Street, but all of PBS because the show parodied him. Conservatives in Mississippi temporarily banned the show from television for showing black and white children playing together.
Sex education
Conservatives fight the vast majority of attempts to educate children on matters of sex.
Scooby-Doo
When a new cartoon showed the character Velma having a crush on another woman, Conservatives called for a boycott.
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law Christians boycotted the film claiming that the main character is a trans character.
The Simpsons
In the 1990s, Conservatives all over the country were banning Simpsons apparel because it wasn't wholesome enough.
Social media
After Twitter applied a "potentially misleading" notice to one of Trump's tweets, he called for all social media outlets to be strongly regulated or closed down.
Star Wars
Donald Trump supporters called for a ban on the franchise because an upcoming film might contain footage critical of Trump-style politics. Years earlier, Conservative Christians boycotted the films because they likened the Force to witchcraft.
Starbucks
In 2012, Starbucks was the target of a boycott because they supported the legalization of same-sex marriage. In 2015, Starbucks designed a new holiday-themed cup that wasn't Christian enough for Conservatives, so they boycotted the stores.
Stephen Colbert
After making a long tirade of jokes where Donald Trump was the butt, several prominent Conservatives, including Trump, called for a boycott, and many demanded the FCC investigate his show.
Target
When the retail store announced their customers could use the bathroom that best matched their gender, Conservatives called for a boycott. In June 2023, Conservatives all around the country picketed and boycotted Target for selling LGBT-themed merchandise for Pride Month.
Teletubbies
Though sexuality and sexual preference are never mentioned on the show in any form, Conservatives created a conspiracy theory the Teletubby Tinky Winky was created by liberals to secretly promote homosexuality.
Thor: Love and Thunder
Christians called for the film to be boycotted because it contained too many LGBT characters.
Touré
The black reporter saying Mitt Romney was using racially coded language, so Trump called him racist and said he should be fired.
Toy Story 4
Because the film had a same-sex couple, Conservatives called for a boycott.
Transgender people
Republican politicians around the country have tried to cancel transgender people from receiving medical treatment, playing sports, and going to the bathroom.
United Airlines
When the airline stopped offering discounts to NRA members, Conservative boycotted them.
Univision
After Trump referred to Mexicans as drug dealers, murderers, and rapists, Univision cut ties with Trump, so Trump not only called for Americans to boycott the Mexican TV channel, but banned all Univision employees from his properties, and doxed one of the network's reporters.
UPS
The company was one of many who spoke out against Georgia's racist anti-voter laws, and one that Republicans boycotted. Republicans also called for a boycott because the company spoke out against Republicans trying to pass a religious discrimination law.
ViacomCBS
The company was one of many who spoke out against Georgia's racist anti-voter laws, and one that Republicans boycotted.
Video games
The very concept of video games have been called on to be banned, boycotted, or otherwise decried by Conservatives, primarily because they don't represent Christian values, but they are frequently attacked for not representing general values.
Walmart
A third party seller on Walmart's website sold a T-shirt which read "Impeach 45," which resulted in boycotts of the chain. Other calls for boycotting occurred when the company required their employees be vaccinated.
Washington Post
Trump canceled the White House subscription to "fake news" newspapers and urged all other federal agencies to do the same.
Wall Street Journal
After the Conservative media outlet said he was in second place in the polls, Trump called for the firing of the pollster and the entire editorial staff.
Wells Fargo
After the company ran a commercial with a lesbian couple, Conservative Christians pulled their money from the bank.
Wrangler Jeans
Country music fans boycotted Wrangler jeans after the company released some apparel featuring the song "Old Town Road" which was sung by black rapper Lil Nas X.
Yoga
Many Conservative Christians want yoga banned because they view it a teaching Hinduism. In Alabama, yoga has been banned from public schools.

Let's not forget Rap Music, The Life of Brian, the statue of David (a Biblical figure - no less), nude art in general, etc.... Oh, and J.K. Rowling.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/03/t-ma ... story.html

The important point is that this is now a genie out of the bottle (in terms of social media being a fixture in society now), and as long as we allow open conversation, we will have people moralizing - and people agreeing or disagreeing.

We are in the process of creating a new society on the ruins of the pre-social media one. It's going to be messy because we are mixing, e.g., smart, educated, Liberals raised in Vegan homes, with solar panels - with unintelligent, uneducated, Conservatives raised in Vegan-hating homes in the middle of some rural backwater of a country.

There is a lot to hash out between us all, and since we don't have Objective Moral Values, or a God to sort it out for us, we'll have to do the hard work as a society, together.

[Purple Knight]

Every single example is of conservatives doing it. Badly. The list is unbalanced.

But I wish conservatives were the only ones doing it so I could look like a good guy for saying I disagree with it.

And I do disagree with it.

By I disagree with it, I mean: There should be laws against it. If you don't want to buy a Budweiser you don't have to. If you want to share information about Budweiser's values, you can. When you start bullying people and calling them immoral for buying a Budweiser, that's an example of speech the government should restrict.

And if you intentionally get people fired from their jobs for drinking a Budweiser (not on the job lol) you should go to jail for harassment.

Cancel culture is about enforcing the kind of consequences people should only face if they break laws, while bypassing the machinery we have in place to help make sure that once people face those sorts of consequences, they deserve it. If you think some company is doing something that bad, or some individual is, and you want them punished for it, go out with a petition and make a law. Then, when the law is passed, people have the opportunity the Constitution guarantees them, to stop doing it and not get punished. If you want to punish people for things that aren't illegal in a fair system, you're a tyrant. If the system is so corrupt that you know a fair law won't get passed, then you should rebel.