You have probably heard this term or seen it on your socials in these millennial times.
Canceling someone is just dismissing someone with everything they stand for.
It is easier said than done. Take a case of a musician being canceled for a statement they made without much thought at the time.
Should we hold it over their head each and every time?.
Most people do this but the only difference is that the other has a huge influence and is accessible to many.
When the cancel culture is brought to the picture, the artist's career and forthcoming work are at stake.
Dababy was put to the cancel culture test recently when he made homophobic remarks.
The rapper reportedly made the remarks at his Rolling Loud concert.
His choice of words screamed "uninformed as he had artists like Madonna calling him out:
"A message to DaBaby - if you’re going to make hateful remarks to the LGBTQ+ community about HIV/AIDS then know your facts.
After decades of hard-won scientific research, there are now life-saving medicines available to children born with HIV, to people who contract HIV through blood transfusions, dirty needles or exchange of bodily fluids."
He lost lucrative deals and was canceled from live performances at major concerts and suddenly he apologizes.
But how much is too much, should an artist be bullied into PR sorry messages when we are all championing freedom of speech?
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