Is Cancel Culture Harmful??

Cancel culture has been on boom these days, with a #BoycottXYZ trend coming up everyday on social media but does it truly leave room for any healthy discussion if we keep on cancelling people we don't agree with

See I'm not against cancelling things which are problematic in the first place but this boycotting entire organisations or commodity coz someone involved in it made a statement u don't like..is it correct.

Bollywood Actors and Movie get cancelled everyday some examples i found really wrong were:

Cancel Chappak after Deepika went to JNU or cancel Aamir Khan movies after his statement about increasing intolerance in the country....people have every right to criticise these actors if they don't agree with their thoughts but then why cancel their movies...they've been already shot these actors have already taken home their paycheck there's nothing wrong with the film itself, so who will suffer now the rest of the team involved in the film , PVR that had them on....these movement don't last long enough to make any difference to the career but these short term Boycott movements often impact people who weren't at fault anyway.....with Padmavat even, although some section had problem with the product so it made sense but the violence that ensued was problematic

Moving away from bollywood

Any one remembers the Tanisq ad controversy for their Ekvatam campaign....they had to increase security on their stores and BoycottTanishq trended all over

The JK Rowling controversy...I mean she's absolutely wrong for saying what she did but then the Harry Potter series has translated larger than life and there are so many other people involved with various HP related stuff ,this was a part of my childhood . Is it correct to cancel an entire franchise over one opinion,

there's so much more to these things than an individual and all of us do say some seriously problematic stuff but is it okay to ostracize someone for something they said forever

Please Do share your opinions nd add in examples if u can recall

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Cancel culture's prevalence on social media has raised concerns about stifling healthy discussions. While addressing problematic actions is important, boycotting entire organizations or movies due to individual opinions may hinder constructive dialogue. Instances like the boycotts of movies such as Chappak and actors like Aamir Khan highlight the potential collateral damage to innocent parties. The Tanishq ad controversy and the JK Rowling controversy further demonstrate the wider repercussions of cancel culture. It is crucial to strike a balance between accountability and allowing space for growth and learning, instead of permanently ostracizing individuals for their opinions.

I've never taken part in these boycott trends so I couldn't care less. But just to give my two cents, jis cheez ko boycott karna hai usko karte nahi, why are all these ITV regressive shows not being cancelled?

Star Plus should have been cancelled a year ago

Same even i don't participate in any boycott trends or movements in general

I mean like i mentioned if the problem is with the thing u want to boycott it makes sense as long as it doesn't turn violent or anything but why randomly boycott people nd things associated with them coz their view doesn't match urs

All this leads to social media bullying, ostracization, financial loss, nd so much more

Originally posted by: DevilHere

Cancel culture has been on boom these days, with a #BoycottXYZ trend coming up everyday on social media but does it truly leave room for any healthy discussion if we keep on cancelling people we don't agree with

See I'm not against cancelling things which are problematic in the first place but this boycotting entire organisations or commodity coz someone involved in it made a statement u don't like..is it correct.

Bollywood Actors and Movie get cancelled everyday some examples i found really wrong were:

Cancel Chappak after Deepika went to JNU or cancel Aamir Khan movies after his statement about increasing intolerance in the country....people have every right to criticise these actors if they don't agree with their thoughts but then why cancel their movies...they've been already shot these actors have already taken home their paycheck there's nothing wrong with the film itself, so who will suffer now the rest of the team involved in the film , PVR that had them on....these movement don't last long enough to make any difference to the career but these short term Boycott movements often impact people who weren't at fault anyway.....with Padmavat even, although some section had problem with the product so it made sense but the violence that ensued was problematic

Moving away from bollywood

Any one remembers the Tanisq ad controversy for their Ekvatam campaign....they had to increase security on their stores and BoycottTanishq trended all over

The JK Rowling controversy...I mean she's absolutely wrong for saying what she did but then the Harry Potter series has translated larger than life and there are so many other people involved with various HP related stuff ,this was a part of my childhood . Is it correct to cancel an entire franchise over one opinion,

there's so much more to these things than an individual and all of us do say some seriously problematic stuff but is it okay to ostracize someone for something they said forever

Please Do share your opinions nd add in examples if u can recall

Thank you for tagging. As a viewer of both ITV & Bollywood. This trending & boycott culture does not fit with me. I mean yes, you should voice out your discomfort regarding certain topic which can affect people but not just for your comfort or convenience. You have to think of all the other points that touches it and what made it so normal to today’s society. People would just pickup weapons but not fight the battle. Which annoys me to the core. Why do you think Anupama, YRKKH, Kundali series; are still on television despite the backlash they get daily? On the name of boycott or troll, these people are still giving out views & TRPs instead of doing the smart job of not watching at all. Hence, proves that people care only when it comes to selective issues.

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I don't think these boycott trends r healthy too.... remember the outrage for Padmavat... people hadn't even seen the movie...yet there were full blown protests nd death threats given out

Imagine Chappak a movie on acid attack victim with a strong message being boycotted coz DP decided to visit JNU during CAA protest...how do people relate these two is beyond me

The tanishq ad....a celebration of both religions coming together nd harmony nd it didn't set right with people coz they had a Hindu girl married in a Muslim family .... boycott called for entire brand

What was tanishq add controversy??

Even though i don't participate in some boycott movement but sometimes people think that's the only way.

For eg highly controversial ssr suicide case where many fans thinks that it's a clear cut murder and some influential people are involved and they are controlling everything. In order to teach them a lesson they started with boycott bollywood if i am not wrong.

In this trend the only thing as a normal fan can do is boycott bollywood inorder to take revenge from these ppl even though they will not assess the impact of other ppl who are working for the movie but they may also think those workers will have opportunities outside bollywood so it should not impact them.

Similarly there was another trend on boycott pathan for highly controversial song. Tbh i am not comfortable with bollywood shows as they lacks story and try to base movies based on glamour of fls. Coming from conservative family i can understand the frustration of many ppl who must have seen such movies on screen and decided to boycott them as my self stopped watching movies for the same reason.

In conclusion it's all depends on their sentiments. We can't actually call them wrong as people who are powerless will try something from their end to create an impact.

But i agree there are some set of people who call boycott for even small things that should be stopped.

There was a tanishq ad

Tanishq Ad

People connected it to love jihad

There were a lot of boycotttanishq trends nd I'm not exactly sure but there were some altercation at a few tanishq stores after which they increased the security.... eventually the ad was taken down

Cancel culture as I would like to put is basically the idea that people should be shunned for ideas, ideologies and actions that others find disagreeable which in my opinion takes away the freedom from people to choose the way they would like to function. Yes, it gets absolutely necessary to cancel ideas, views and actions that can hamper the peaceful functioning of nations and mankind.

Having said that I am not part of any such boycott culture be it movies or otherwise... Let people decide what they want in the form of entertainment etc.