Cancel Culture - Page 9

March 4, 2025

Left-wing streamer walks back comment about killing Rick Scott following Twitch suspension

Hasan Piker, a left-wing political commentator, apologized after he was suspended by Twitch for inflammatory statements about Florida GOP senator Rick Scott.

March 4, 2025

Comic Michael Rapaport slams Canadian lawmaker for attempting to get him barred from doing standup in country

Comedian Michael Rapaport slammed a liberal Canadian politician on Monday after she urged lawmakers to bar him from doing two upcoming stand-up shows in Alberta.

February 4, 2025

Benedict Cumberbatch sorry he 'upset people' with comedic non-binary role: 'It backfired'

Film actor Benedict Cumberbatch expressed discomfort about a non-binary character he played for laughs in "Zoolander 2," noting he would not take the role today.

February 3, 2025

Trans Oscar nominee Karla Sofía Gascón cries, laments being ‘sacrificed and crucified’ for old tweets

Karla Sofía Gascón, the first openly transgender Academy Award nominee for Best Actress, refused to step down, despite widespread backlash for controversial social media posts.

January 31, 2025

'Roastmaster' Jeff Ross shreds cancel culture: People ‘don’t want their comedy watered down'

During a recent event in Washington, D.C., insult comic Jeffrey Ross let loose on people who become preoccupied with policing offensive jokes.

January 29, 2025

Amber Rose stands by Trump after being 'canceled' for supporting him, says 'naysayers are quiet' now

Following President Donald Trump's inauguration, actress and model Amber Rose is speaking out about how supporting the president has impacted her career and why she stands by her decision to do so.

January 16, 2025

Original ‘Tiger Mother’ says pressure to denounce Kavanaugh at Yale was like ‘cultural revolution’

"Tiger Mother" Amy Chua revealed that the pressure at Yale to denounce Brett Kavanaugh during his confirmation hearing was like the "Cultural Revolution."

December 24, 2024

Judge blocks key provisions of Arkansas law allowing criminal charges against librarians, booksellers

Two key provisions of Act 372, a law which would allow criminal charges to be pressed against librarians and other book content providers, was declared unconstitutional.

December 19, 2024

Nick Jonas faces fan backlash over social media post responding to Elon Musk

Singer-songwriter Nick Jonas caught flak from some and earned support form others for an X post some speculated to be a show of support for Elon Musk.

December 15, 2024

Why coddling our children ultimately hurts them

I was forced me to shift my focus from the social media threat looming over our child and his friends to paying closer attention to how he thinks, what bothers him, how he handles disagreement.