Cancelling the Culture

Bill Cosby. R. Kelly. Kanye West. Michael Jackson. Cardi B. Neil DeGrasse Tyson. Jussie Smollett. Hillary Clinton. Joe Biden. This is just a sampling of folks who, over the past few years, have been “cancelled” or threatened with cancellation by the culture, specifically black culture. In the age of social media, we, society, have become more distinctively polarized regarding points of agreement and disagreement. Points of agreement undergo purity tests that seek unanimity rather than an understanding of the topic’s nuances. Similarly, this process occurs for things we disagree with or dislike. The result is often…