Cancel culture

Most of us have been following the insanity of the cancel culture with incredulity. We laugh at the ridiculous offenses and complaints and shake our heads in astonishment as we tolerate this craziness, watching it grow but hoping it will soon pass.

But this is no joke. The cancel culture is alive and well. It’s a concerted effort to get rid of anything or anyone whose thoughts or actions fail to meet the approval of the mob.

Individuals have been fired or had their careers derailed, lost professional opportunities, been publicly embarrassed and shunned, and forced to defend themselves from being canceled out of existence. Why? Because someone was offended by something they did, said, or wrote about, often years ago. .

We are apologizing for the sins of our fathers and even the color of our skin. It’s gone beyond individuals and now focuses on groups, companies, organizations, and government agencies. We are seeing corporate CEOs bending their knees to these cancelationists while writing large checks as they beg for forgiveness.

Instead of allowing us as individuals to make our own choices regarding what we buy, where we shop, what news we listen to, what books we read, what and who we vote for, the cancel culture wants to make those choices for us. They know what’s best for us.

But who are these people? They, for the most part, are nameless and faceless. They sit behind their computers dissecting our lives, finding out about our imperfections, and mass emailing companies with their demands? It needs to stop.

Do not let them get away with this. Contact these companies and your elected leaders and let them know how you feel. And above all, make your own choices and not that of the mob.

Stephen Phillip Monteiro, Annapolis