Let’s Reframe Cancel Culture | Sarah Jones | TED

Cancel culture launched a reckoning that was long overdue — but that doesn't mean it's getting everything right. Filmmaker and actor Sarah Jones slips in and out of various characters as she shares her personal experience with cancel culture and suggests a better way to hold others — and ourselves — to account.

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[Zerobob]

"Cancel culture" is the modern version of the Salem witch trials, or trial by mob rule.

This talk is about descrimination, and I don't agree with equating or linking it with cancel culture.

[charlesgerety]

Science and philosophy must communicate freely in order to progress. Sharing together unique viewpoints, theories and various ideas are vital for a deeper understanding of life's biggest questions. If this is disabled then the door of higher education is sealed shut.

[edgychico]

Cancel culture is the same meaning of being shun and exile.

[edwardfjohnson]

I totally agree. I've recently realized that teasing is a thing that I have power over NOT DOING! And why have I done it in the past? I think it has a lot to do with my past insecurities. And honest self-reflection would hvae me question why I need to project these insecurities onto others. So I make a daily habit of not doing it. It's much more fulfilling to point out people's strengths and have kinder conversations with others than put them down because I'm reacting from some place of past hurt. Great talk!

[chocomalk]

If you don't like what someone is saying, don't listen.

[reneruiz]

You don’t have a choice cancel culture is canceled. 🤣

[chocomalk]

3:30 false equivalence and sorry to tell you that every race/culture/person experiences this depending on your locale etc. And who in power is getting cancelled?
Dove? No, even with their black to white get clean ad, they are fine. The people getting targeted are those that do not go along with the status quo, regardless of colour.
People with pronouns can dog pile on those that don't want to use them or don't like them. In Canada, if you identify as anything but CIS in school, you can bully anyone that is CIS and there are no consequences.
The whole thing is BS cultural appropriation is bad but you want diversity and inclusion. Listen to the music but don't sing along or dance. Buy the music but don't get influenced. And oddly, only appropriation when certain colours do it.

[pamelajoy]

Yes, yes, yes!
Thank-you Sara, this is a significant component of the solution. ❤

[meanderinoranges]

Wow TED, you're deleting my comments? Canceling Harvard students for their abhorrent opinions is merely application of their side's rules back onto them.

[ThomasBryant]

This is a great explanation, and perspective. Unfortunately, it won't stop those "Cancellers" from enjoying the simple act of cancelling someone. These particular people thrive on negativity, hate, and causing fear. They are also the demographic that find it all wildly entertaining, especially when it causes pain and suffer for others. Perhaps the cancellers should be canceled...LOL Now thats a paradox.

[andycordy]

Thank you, firstly, for a clearer understanding of what cancel culture means.

I support these endeavours 100% but I am afraid that knee jerk reactions are common throughout our shared history and the web has given this kind of short sited and hasty opinion so much oxygen, I cannot see a way to rein in those who shout first and think later.

The power of tabloid journalism drove me to shield myself from mainstream media as much as possible long before the realisation that social media could generate hate far faster than TV, Radio and Newspapers. Once we could put a finger on the divisive haters because their channels were limited, now they can hide behind layer after layer of synthetic credibility.

This gofer is staying in his hole.

[ryanchan]

Good stuff, love the Jason Momoa joke on such a sensitive subject

[dandrespruill]

What is the difference between black lives matter or cancel culture? It seems that black activist, are really into cancel culture. With black people history, cancel culture is dealing with certain issues. The 1920's showed our struggles and 1960's we went to march about our problems. reply

[whyler]

I hoped this video would be anything, but what i expected it to be. Unfortunately, it turned out to be exactly what I expected.

[docequis]

Just so we can be clear...  here is the truth... Individuals of any race, creed, political party affiliation or color can act racist but in America politically the only tolerated systemic racism is by the Democratic party.... A) against asians and whites as 1) quotas 2) affirmative action and 3) identity politics and B) against blacks and hispanics as 1) welfare dependency, 2) limited public school choices (vouchers, charter schools and school choice) and improper public school management by teacher unions, 3) Democrat party founded police unions deals with their Democrat mayors and Democrat city officials to cover up or under and overcharge officers (murder 1 charge instead of manslaughter to get officers off) by the Democrat district attorney to avoid their convictions, 4) selectively targeting minorities for abortions and 5) controlling the system to fostering single mother child rearing.... all with the narrative that the Democratic party cares about people of color, children and women.

[Well_This_Guy_Says]

I've only seen white people get cancelled.

[lakeshagadson]

she looks familiar like someone I've seen before

[kentuckianabf]

I'm so glad for this. Now what ive been saying has some backing

[JohnDunne]

Fantastic Ted talk and I shall endeavor to welcome any friendly challenge to my many unconscious biases. My wife tells me I have many. I'm a 45 year old kid, still learning.

[TVTECS]

It's just nauseating the woke crap