Do you not appreciate the power of the disgruntled and slighted consumer to be able to affect change with their voice? This is a sincere and genuine question. What exactly would a world with no boycotts look like? Probably the biblical Egypt or U.S. during slavery.
That’s not the point I was making. I’m all for boycotting (I think the Montgomery bus boycott was one of the most amazing events in history). The point I was making was people weaponise names to turn people against something: you call something a shit, and everyone becomes convinced they can smell it without thinking
Cancel culture is just boycotting wrapped in a demonizing term.
This ^^^
I’m honestly very surprised at how I’ve never seen anyone point this out in the millions of threads regarding the idea.
Well, you know what Shakespeare (should’ve) said: a shit by any other name would stink as fucked up
Do you not appreciate the power of the disgruntled and slighted consumer to be able to affect change with their voice? This is a sincere and genuine question. What exactly would a world with no boycotts look like? Probably the biblical Egypt or U.S. during slavery.
That’s not the point I was making. I’m all for boycotting (I think the Montgomery bus boycott was one of the most amazing events in history). The point I was making was people weaponise names to turn people against something: you call something a shit, and everyone becomes convinced they can smell it without thinking
Can you use a more clear example? I don’t know exactly what you mean, and I feel this conversation needs me to know exactly what you mean.