Progressives and Cancel Culture

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I’ve been watching with strained interest the recent episode that is being referred to as the cancelling of JK Rowling, who is famous for writing the Harry Potter books, by gender theory and transgender advocates
As unpleasant as the whole thing is, I think it gives us a good indication of where society is, where it’s going, and what lessons all of us, including progressives could learn from this emerging cancel culture.

So, if you’re unfamiliar with the unfolding controversy it started when Ms. Rowling tweeted concern that progressive theories about gender and sex could erase the lived experience of women who have endured discrimination and oppression for their sex. She also wrote a blog post or two elaborating her thoughts in more detail.

And the swift response from the ambiguous corners of society where the morally superior few reside was to announce that she had incurred the penalty of being cancelled for stepping outside the boundaries of progressive orthodoxy.

Celebrities who were made famous for starring in the Harry Potter films were also quick to join in the denunciations and reaffirm their allegiance to the creed that Ms Rowling could not sign on to.

And if you aren’t familiar with this concept of cancelling, it’s what happens when you transgress the loosely defined and ever-changing doctrines that are promoted and promulgated from who knows where, maybe the media or academia. And once you do, you are expected to begin a public spectacle of repentance for your ignorance and then spending the rest of your life in obscurity and isolation as a penance for your indiscretions.

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