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Topic subjectRE: Bad press, bad social media coverage, losing income
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13345960, RE: Bad press, bad social media coverage, losing income
Posted by Damali, Mon Sep-02-19 08:27 PM
>People getting their material removed from media platforms.

like who?


>
>I don't know if any of these people have had their live shows
>protested or anything (although Louis CK did have at least one
>lady show up to his show and dare him to start masturbating.
>But Hecklers have always been a part of comedy)

yeah that's pretty minor.


>You can slow down somebody's momentum but If they're good
>enough at what they do/have a loyal enough fanbase it's really
>hard to TOTALLY stop somebody from having a career in
>comedy/music.

exactly. cuz generally, no one is ENTITLED to a certain level of success in a popularity contest (which is ultimately what alot of the entertainment business is). you're hot one minute and not the next. what you do or say, as a person, affects that (or not), and it always has.


>I guess LITERALLY canceling somebody would be to go out and
>MURDER them

exactly.


>>>Behind the scenes we don't necessarily know what if any
>>>possible deals people lost out on as a result of bad press.

exactly. we don't know.

so I think you've proven that "cancel culture" is a fantasy that has no real power or teeth.

d