Social Media Outrage/Cancel Culture

[SeattleUte]

Let's be honest. It was all about the MAGA hat. Without that, this would have been a smiling kid and nothing would have happened.

He is not going to get $250M, but it wouldn't hurt to see the media be a little more responsible in vetting this kind of stuff before running with it. Or maybe ignore it altogether. Good grief, a guy beat a drum in front of a kid. Who cares?

Good grief, are you living under a rock? The media isn't just in a hurry and sloppy. See Jesse Smollett. There is a predetermined narrative that the country is racist and homophobic and getting worse because of Trump, and the media is ever eager for "news" that will add to this narrative. And the presidential candidates on the left are always in a hurry to pile on. If you don't pile on that must mean you're racist or homophobic.

By the way, the left has had a terrible couple of weeks. This, Jesse Smollett, Amazon and New York and Cuomo finger pointing AOC craziness for driving out Amazon, Howard Schultz calling out left wing fantasies, Schumer and Pelosi calling out Ilhan Omar's anti-Semitism.

[Commando]

Good grief, are you living under a rock? The media isn't just in a hurry and sloppy. See Jesse Smollett. There is a predetermined narrative that the country is racist and homophobic and getting worse because of Trump, and the media is ever eager for "news" that will add to this narrative. And the presidential candidates on the left are always in a hurry to pile on. If you don't pile on that must mean you're racist or homophobic.

By the way, the left has had a terrible couple of weeks. This, Jesse Smollett, Amazon and New York and Cuomo finger pointing AOC craziness for driving out Amazon, Howard Schultz calling out left wing fantasies, Schumer and Pelosi calling out Ilhan Omar's anti-Semitism.

Ha, I don't know that it's racist because of Trump, but I found out just how terrible it is because of Trump. Dude's like the Pied Piper of xenophobes. I had no idea how many shitty racist family members I had. How disheartened I've been with this country. I'd be good living somewhere else-- that same pride just isn't there and I'm convinced it was all propaganda.

[SeattleUte]

Ha, I don't know that it's racist because of Trump, but I found out just how terrible it is because of Trump. Dude's like the Pied Piper of xenophobes. I had no idea how many shitty racist family members I had. How disheartened I've been with this country. I'd be good living somewhere else-- that same pride just isn't there and I'm convinced it was all propaganda.

I don't have any family members like that, so I'm sheltered in this regard. Also, most of us voted for Hilary.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Good grief, are you living under a rock? The media isn't just in a hurry and sloppy. See Jesse Smollett. There is a predetermined narrative that the country is racist and homophobic and getting worse because of Trump, and the media is ever eager for "news" that will add to this narrative. And the presidential candidates on the left are always in a hurry to pile on. If you don't pile on that must mean you're racist or homophobic.

By the way, the left has had a terrible couple of weeks. This, Jesse Smollett, Amazon and New York and Cuomo finger pointing AOC craziness for driving out Amazon, Howard Schultz calling out left wing fantasies, Schumer and Pelosi calling out Ilhan Omar's anti-Semitism.

So you agree with me! Greetings, fellow rock-dweller.

[Commando]

I don't have any family members like that, so I'm sheltered in this regard. Also, most of us voted for Hilary.

You're a lucky man! I will also note that most of your family members are probably college educated and thoughtful people.

[Walter Sobchak]

Good grief, are you living under a rock? The media isn't just in a hurry and sloppy. See Jesse Smollett. There is a predetermined narrative that the country is racist and homophobic and getting worse because of Trump, and the media is ever eager for "news" that will add to this narrative. And the presidential candidates on the left are always in a hurry to pile on. If you don't pile on that must mean you're racist or homophobic.

By the way, the left has had a terrible couple of weeks. This, Jesse Smollett, Amazon and New York and Cuomo finger pointing AOC craziness for driving out Amazon, Howard Schultz calling out left wing fantasies, Schumer and Pelosi calling out Ilhan Omar's anti-Semitism.

So you agree with me! Greetings, fellow rock-dweller.

Wrong. SU agrees with me.

[frank ryan]

Ha, I don't know that it's racist because of Trump, but I found out just how terrible it is because of Trump. Dude's like the Pied Piper of xenophobes. I had no idea how many shitty racist family members I had. How disheartened I've been with this country. I'd be good living somewhere else-- that same pride just isn't there and I'm convinced it was all propaganda.

Having a racist president means we have a racist problem. Conservative snowflakes can whine all they want about that, but it’s true.

[Moliere]

Ha, I don't know that it's racist because of Trump, but I found out just how terrible it is because of Trump. Dude's like the Pied Piper of xenophobes. I had no idea how many shitty racist family members I had. How disheartened I've been with this country. I'd be good living somewhere else-- that same pride just isn't there and I'm convinced it was all propaganda.

Where would you live to get away from the xenophobia? Seems like it’s everywhere. France is terrible about it. Sure, they let in more immigrants but they stick them in public housing developments (slums) and treat them like third class non-citizens.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Wrong. SU agrees with me.

He agrees with me more.

[myboynoah]

This is dumb. The kid and his parents won't get any money. The suit will be thrown out quickly. And the kid is used again as a pawn in some weird culture war, this time by the #MAGA crowd. He loses, and his name will forever be known for ill. Now that is sad. The adults in his life are not helping him.

But not as sad as people describing the face of a 18-month-old frolicking outside the temple after the marriage of his uncle as "punchable." That is trumpian SAD!

[Jeff Lebowski]

This is dumb. The kid and his parents won't get any money. The suit will be thrown out quickly. And the kid is used again as a pawn in some weird culture war, this time by the #MAGA crowd. He loses, and his name will forever be known for ill. Now that is sad. The adults in his life are not helping him.

But not as sad as people describing the face of a 18-month-old frolicking outside the temple after the marriage of his uncle as "punchable." That is trumpian SAD!

What are you talking about, Willis?

[MartyFunkhouser]

Having a racist president means we have a racist problem. Conservative snowflakes can whine all they want about that, but it’s true.

Yep. Not everyone who voted for Trump is a racist, but everyone that voted for made the decision to vote for a confirmed racist.

[Pelado]

What are you talking about, Willis?

There was a conversation on a BYU sports-themed discussion board about the punchability of various minors' faces. I think it starts around here:

http://www.cougarstadium.com/showthread.php?79927-Social-Media-Outrage-Culture&p=1403518&viewfull=1#post1403518

[falafel]

What are you talking about, Willis?

Sadly, MBN is getting a little confused in his old age and didn't quite understand the context of a prior conversation.

[Joe Public]

What are you talking about, Willis?

Straw men. He's talking about straw men.