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"Cancel Culture" (lemmy.ml)

submitted 7 months ago by Grayox@lemmy.ml to c/memes@lemmy.ml

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[-] neidu2@feddit.nl 159 points 7 months ago

Decades? Try centuries.

[-] Sunforged@lemmy.ml 85 points 7 months ago

A god damned millenia.

[-] someguy3@lemmy.ca 61 points 7 months ago

Two god damned millennia.

[-] finickydesert@lemmy.ml 20 points 7 months ago

why is god damming us for so long?! /s

[-] DmMacniel@feddit.de 9 points 7 months ago

Because of the Original Sin. He is a fricking jealous and petty god.

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[-] Haus@kbin.social 31 points 7 months ago

"Ikr?" - Galileo Galilei

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[-] devfuuu@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago

Just 2 centuries around here having inquisition in place made sure no other alternatives exist nowadays. Genocide is effective kids. Learn from History.

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[-] thyme@leminal.space 116 points 7 months ago

Well, yeah, but it's not supposed to happen to them. They're the ones who are supposed to be in charge, not just morally and ethically, but also economically. If they can get called out for their bullshit it's a warning sign to them. Their massive privileges are being eroded and it scares the shit out of them.

[-] dodgy_bagel@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 7 months ago

How much have you read about the history of religion?

If they're not doing it to others, they're doing it to themselves. The last time there wasn't a Christian church leader ranting about an evil person was around year 0.

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[-] TimeSquirrel@kbin.social 65 points 7 months ago

Anyone up for some D&D?

[-] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 40 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

For anyone who isn't aware of the Satanic Panic, this was a pretty fun time to be a D&D player:

https://gizmodo.com/a-brief-history-of-satanic-panic-in-the-1980s-1679476373

https://gizmodo.com/how-we-won-the-war-on-dungeons-dragons-1550936588

[-] AnarchoNoAdjective@lemmy.ml 18 points 7 months ago

I believe the culture war junk is part of distract and divide tactics. 'hey parents don't worry about all the bloodshed from neoliberal policies, your kids are summoning demons!'

[-] creamed_eels@toast.ooo 14 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

That’s why I wear my “Let’s summon demons!” shirt at every opportunity. Pearl clutching intensifies!

[-] oatscoop@midwest.social 8 points 7 months ago

You can't just mention D&D and Satanic Panic without sharing the Chick Tract.

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[-] DrSleepless@lemmy.world 16 points 7 months ago

Man, my friend got all his D&D stuff taken away in 1984, he bought new stuff and left it at my house, which was fine by me as he said I could use it even if he wasn't around.

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[-] AFC1886VCC@reddthat.com 57 points 7 months ago

The campaigns to ban video games by Christian groups is one of the biggest examples of cancel culture in modern times.

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[-] josie@lemmy.ml 46 points 7 months ago

Literally every accusation from a right winger is a confession

[-] FrostyTrichs@sh.itjust.works 44 points 7 months ago

See also: man gets shot, how could he do this.meme

Wait until they go broke buying trump bibles only to bemoan the lack of social welfare and health programs they continually try to kill.

[-] BolexForSoup@kbin.social 7 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

If there’s anything Suzerain taught me over the last few days it’s that sometimes you have to pull an Urdnot Wrex and drag the ignorant forward before their own short sighted self interest gets everyone killed.

Yes I really enjoyed making two video game references lol

[-] Carrolade@lemmy.world 20 points 7 months ago

No, it's "shunning" when they do it. It's "cancel culture" when other people do it.

Proper manipulation of language is key to fighting a culture war.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 17 points 7 months ago

Never mind Christians- long before this "cancel culture" bullshit started, Republicans were perfectly happy to censor the Dixie Chicks and basically destroy their careers because they dared to criticize George W. Bush.

I've never heard any of them say that was wrong of them, just that cancel culture is the worst thing ever.