This whole cancel culture myth

You're saying there is no scientific evidence that -racism- exists? Really?

To me ... the meaning of cancel culture is blurred. There's like three different meanings to it (at least I think)

First is digging something up from some celebrity/public figure's old social media, old interview etc and trying to use that to get someone black balled.

Next is celeb/public figure saying something that just divides people - which is too easy to do in this world - and then those who get so offended by it try to use that to get someone black balled (Dave Chapelle comes to mind)

Last is cause and effect. That's not cancel culture. Like say I was a famous actor and I say something mad like "the nazis were right about the jews" on twitter (or whatever) that's my career gone and people turning against me. That's not cancel culture. That's me being dumb and torpedo'ing my career.

Yeah but I dont think you'll see him on Netflix or SNL any time soon

Anytime I hear of something being dragged up from somebody's past, I think of Liam Gallagher's altercation with a photographer in 2001. Has this had any negative impact on him - no. Seems like some people (good looking bad boys?) are uncancellable. Even if they call someone a gay boy's f*ggot's arse kebab dick w*nker who makes Dale Winton's drawers (underpants?) look bad.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=P4JAP5Bf_Wo

Sir Tim Hunt was probably one of the earliest, and still one of the most egregious examples.

he wasn't voicing a divisive opinion on twitter or vaccines. his twitter posts were racist and misogynistic. It was not stuff that was OK then but isn't now. The stuff he posted was never OK. Well maybe 50 or 60 years ago before social media existed but that is before he was born so no excuse. if he honestly thought it was OK to post that stuff and it would never be found out he is as dumb as a box of rocks. he got what he deserved.

The comments were of the 'true but awkward' variety like where he said that women sometimes cry at work.

I was in a job where a woman employee cried in the workplace and my manager used to lie about it and say it didn't happen.

If we can't handle someone telling the truth off the cuff about banal aspects of life, and have to fire a Nobel laureate, what does indicate about us? If our dislike of accurate observations of human nature is that stark how do we make serious progress in the sciences which are totally dependent on 100% unflinching honesty?

Saying it was a "business decision" doesn't really restore my faith in University College London.

'UCL is one of the world's best Universities. Somehow, I think it will survive losing your faith.'

Well you're the one indicating it's run along the lines of some sort of cynical corporate business, that in itself is chipping away at my regard for UCL.

If you want to be blunt about mental health at least get it right. I quoted more and worse tweets he had in my post. Your post was belittling what he got fired for and I pointed out there was more to it than what you stated. Especially as you mentioned it was 2 tweets specifically when there was more than that and quite frankly in my opinion worse tweets that did more damage to him than the ones you quoted.

Bigots really do seem to hate “labels” and just want to get on with their lives. Along with hating anything that doesn’t fit in with their, extremely, narrow and angry world view, of course.