![]() ![]() “And given that open hostility against the LGBTQ+ community is still not uncommon, I understand why my statement led many to assume the worst. “I have learned that eradicating prejudice requires active movement toward justice rather than finding passive comfort in imagining myself ‘one of the good guys,'” he continued. In a statement he later made to the Hollywood Reporter, the “Good Will Hunting” actor said, “I have never called anyone ‘f-t’ in my personal life and this conversation with my daughter was not a personal awakening. The actor later clarified his comments, saying that he “never called” anyone the slur. I said, ‘I retire the F-slur!’ I understood,” Damon continued. “She went to her room and wrote a very long, beautiful treatise on how that word is dangerous. I said, ‘Come on, that’s a joke! I say it in the movie “Stuck on You!”‘ “I made a joke, months ago, and got a treatise from my daughter,” the 51-year-old said in August. The Oscar winner got himself into trouble with the LGBTQ community when he spoke with the Sunday Times and explained that he retired the “F-slur for a homosexual.” Matt Damon Matt Damon Getty Images for Deadline Here are just some of the stars who found themselves in scalding hot water this year. “ are designed to reinforce the set of norms.” “Cancel culture is an extension of or a contemporary evolution of a much bolder set of social processes that we can see in the form of banishment,” she said. Jill McCorkel, a professor of sociology and criminology at Villanova University, previously told The Post that the foundation of cancel culture can be found throughout history. ![]() However, their mishaps are broadcast for all the world to see - and fans get to “Command+Delete” these celebs all over social media and watch as their careers fade fast.įor some figures like Mel Gibson and Louis C.K., cancel culture seems to not exist, despite them being called out time and time again for their controversial actions.ĭr. Our society’s ‘top brains’ have gone mad - and dysfunctional politics is the resultįans are clicking the “cancel” button on these celebrities in 2021.Ĭancel culture is everywhere and whether you agree with the practice of “canceling” public figures for their possible problematic views or ideas, it’s probably here to stay.įrom political figures to film stars, it turns out that celebrities make public boo-boos just like the rest of us. Kyle Rittenhouse’s defense announces new nonprofit to advocate for people targeted by ‘cancel culture’Īlan Dershowitz says he was ‘canceled’ from Martha’s Vineyard book fair after defending Donald TrumpĮventbrite canceled our ‘Let Women Speak’ event - calling those advocating female safety ‘hateful’
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