January 11, 2023 Left-wing journalist calls out 'woke politics' as sham for rich elites to wage 'class war' Journalist Batya Ungar-Sargon appeared on a podcast to discuss how institutions create a class of woke elites who can rule over others while still claiming to fight for the oppressed.
January 10, 2023 Gwen Stefani faces backlash after saying 'I'm Japanese' in interview while defending her Harajuku era After saying, "I'm Japanese and I didn't know it" about her response to Harajuku culture in an interview this week, Gwen Stefani sparked backlash.
January 9, 2023 Lizzo blasts cancel culture as 'appropriation': 'It’s become trendy, misused and misdirected' Lizzo starts a lively Twitter discussion after tweeting that cancel culture is "appropriation" and argues it is no longer used as it was first intended.
January 5, 2023 NYU professor celebrates when people get fired for posting something problematic: 'You can't post that' NYU professor Gabrielle Gambrell called for censorship of "hate speech" on social media and shared how she celebrates when people lose their jobs for saying something problematic.
January 5, 2023 Anti-Fatphobia writer calls for 'anti-fat bias' training, condemns 'triggering' workplace health programs A piece from NBC THINK condemned workplace initiatives that encourage weight loss among their employees, especially as many try to lose weight in January after the holiday season.
December 30, 2022 Bill Maher skewers woke left for not understanding freedom: ‘Freedom should be a liberal thing’ Host Bill Maher called out woke culture as the "opposite' of what liberalism should be and called on the left to reclaim freedom as a value.
December 28, 2022 Failing Detroit school board cancels Ben Carson instead of doing what's right for students In November 2022 cancel culture hit Dr. Ben Carson. The Detroit school board removed his name from the Benjamin Carson High School of Medicine and Science. I was shocked by this.
December 28, 2022 I'm a psychologist and the 'Twitter Files' are a perfect storm of psychology and society's rules We know humans have a strong sense of fairness and there's a reason for it. We need to work together. The 'Twitter Files' reveal censorship that turned society's rules upside down.
December 27, 2022 Kim Kardashian responds to Balenciaga backlash: 'They're mad if I don't speak out, they're mad if I do' Kim Kardashian spoke openly about cancel culture and how the public responded to her reaction over the Balenciaga scandal in November involving their depictions of children in an advertisement.
December 24, 2022 'Baby, It's Cold Outside': The song's origins, controversial interpretations and what it means for dating The Christmas song "Baby, It's Cold Outside" and its lyrics have stirred debate in recent years. Here's a look at the history of the tune and the controversies surrounding it.