When the Pendulum Swings Too Far
My take on cancel culture32 total reviews
Comment from CrystieCookie999
I liked reading this very much. I think you did a good job. I had not even heard of the Land O'Lakes packaging deal, but if I ever did notice it, I probably would only have thought they wanted to emphasize the O to draw the consumers' eyes to the package. One of the books I love from my grandma's house fifty years ago is Little Black Sambo. But other versions of the book must have been more derogatory than the one we had. The one I had made the little boy seem so much smarter than the four self-serving tigers. And I was in love with the idea of eating as many buttery pancakes as possible. But it seems you cannot even mention Little Black Sambo anywhere without getting called racist. Even worse, the Little House on the Prairie series author, Laura Ingalls Wilder, was removed from an award by the American Library Association, even though it was not the author herself who had any racist opinions. The fact that the Land O'Lakes artist that helped with the maiden's look was actually Ojibwe should have nullified the criticisms. One of the things that bugged me more recently was that national newspapers and TV stations virtually ignored what our past American president did on holidays and never published a single instance of when he would frequently hand out wads of cash to citizens.
One fix:
If it had one gold button on the front if they served in World War I and two for the second world war.
I think you mean:
It had one gold button on the front if they served in World War I and two for the Second World War.
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I liked reading this very much. I think you did a good job. I had not even heard of the Land O'Lakes packaging deal, but if I ever did notice it, I probably would only have thought they wanted to emphasize the O to draw the consumers' eyes to the package. One of the books I love from my grandma's house fifty years ago is Little Black Sambo. But other versions of the book must have been more derogatory than the one we had. The one I had made the little boy seem so much smarter than the four self-serving tigers. And I was in love with the idea of eating as many buttery pancakes as possible. But it seems you cannot even mention Little Black Sambo anywhere without getting called racist. Even worse, the Little House on the Prairie series author, Laura Ingalls Wilder, was removed from an award by the American Library Association, even though it was not the author herself who had any racist opinions. The fact that the Land O'Lakes artist that helped with the maiden's look was actually Ojibwe should have nullified the criticisms. One of the things that bugged me more recently was that national newspapers and TV stations virtually ignored what our past American president did on holidays and never published a single instance of when he would frequently hand out wads of cash to citizens.
One fix:
If it had one gold button on the front if they served in World War I and two for the second world war.
I think you mean:
It had one gold button on the front if they served in World War I and two for the Second World War.
Comment Written 19-Oct-2023
Comment from Mike Grimes
Well done, sir. Also, thank you for your service. I couldn't agree more, and I feel like this is on the tip of many tongues, yet they're too scared to speak for fear of being called a racist. Have white people died at the hands of police brutality? Absolutely, yet it doesn't make the news. I sympathize with any victims of hate, yet it's getting out of hand. All lives matter should be the only bumper sticker we see, yet it's become divisive. The references to previous "racist" films highlights how much humor has died and political correctness has taken its place. Can't we all just get along? I enjoyed this, thank you for posting.
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Well done, sir. Also, thank you for your service. I couldn't agree more, and I feel like this is on the tip of many tongues, yet they're too scared to speak for fear of being called a racist. Have white people died at the hands of police brutality? Absolutely, yet it doesn't make the news. I sympathize with any victims of hate, yet it's getting out of hand. All lives matter should be the only bumper sticker we see, yet it's become divisive. The references to previous "racist" films highlights how much humor has died and political correctness has taken its place. Can't we all just get along? I enjoyed this, thank you for posting.
Comment Written 19-Oct-2023
Comment from Mary Vigasin
Inflammatory? That is the whole point of your rant. While I am center left, I agree with most of your rant. Fanuell Hall here is a long standing and we'll known tourist attraction in Boston. Every so often, a group wants the name change because Peter Fanuell owned slaves as was common at the time. Apparently he was also a patriot.
Punishment for 19th century thinking in this day and age is unnecessary.
Mary
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Inflammatory? That is the whole point of your rant. While I am center left, I agree with most of your rant. Fanuell Hall here is a long standing and we'll known tourist attraction in Boston. Every so often, a group wants the name change because Peter Fanuell owned slaves as was common at the time. Apparently he was also a patriot.
Punishment for 19th century thinking in this day and age is unnecessary.
Mary
Comment Written 19-Oct-2023
Comment from Aiona
Such an interesting post. I agree with your sentiments. I didn't know anything about Jason Aldean's song being "cancelled." It's a cute song, and I agree with it's concepts. I grew up in small towns, and when we moved to California, it was so weird that neighbors didn't know each other, even though our houses were so close you could spit into your neighbor's window. I didn't see any typos. Or if there were any, I was so engaged in reading I didn't notice them.
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Such an interesting post. I agree with your sentiments. I didn't know anything about Jason Aldean's song being "cancelled." It's a cute song, and I agree with it's concepts. I grew up in small towns, and when we moved to California, it was so weird that neighbors didn't know each other, even though our houses were so close you could spit into your neighbor's window. I didn't see any typos. Or if there were any, I was so engaged in reading I didn't notice them.
Comment Written 18-Oct-2023
Comment from Paul Manton
By the time I finished reading this, I wanted to stand up and cheer! I am not American, but I am a student of history - and that includes American history - particularly the eras of The Revolutionary and Civil wars.
So when Americans (or anyone else for that matter) disparage one of the most honorable of all time, Bobby Lee, I get very angry! A man who was the best of the best, and the obvious choice of Lincoln to lead the Northern armies, who replies, "I cannot in all conscience, Mr.President, draw my sword against Virginia" has my undying support!
If you only mentioned Lee I would have agreed with this article - but, though I have constantly supported 'Black Lives Matter', to act like 'therefore the truth doesn't' is an absurdity. Many of the people mentioned who are vilified are victims themselves - and truth is a casualty in all cases.
Far more to say in response to this article of straight common sense - but you are entirely correct. Six stars? No doubt.
Paul
reply by the author on 11-Oct-2023
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By the time I finished reading this, I wanted to stand up and cheer! I am not American, but I am a student of history - and that includes American history - particularly the eras of The Revolutionary and Civil wars.
So when Americans (or anyone else for that matter) disparage one of the most honorable of all time, Bobby Lee, I get very angry! A man who was the best of the best, and the obvious choice of Lincoln to lead the Northern armies, who replies, "I cannot in all conscience, Mr.President, draw my sword against Virginia" has my undying support!
If you only mentioned Lee I would have agreed with this article - but, though I have constantly supported 'Black Lives Matter', to act like 'therefore the truth doesn't' is an absurdity. Many of the people mentioned who are vilified are victims themselves - and truth is a casualty in all cases.
Far more to say in response to this article of straight common sense - but you are entirely correct. Six stars? No doubt.
Paul
Comment Written 10-Oct-2023
reply by the author on 11-Oct-2023
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Thank you very much for the six star review Paul. Appreciate you taking the time to read and review my work.
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Welcome, Earl. A great article. One of the best this year.
Paul
Comment from Sarah Robin
I think this is a great post. You wrote about my sentiments, exactly. I think the US is on a downhill slide. We need to get back to the values we grew up with. I liked your ideas for solutions. Thanks for sharing. Sarah
reply by the author on 11-Oct-2023
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I think this is a great post. You wrote about my sentiments, exactly. I think the US is on a downhill slide. We need to get back to the values we grew up with. I liked your ideas for solutions. Thanks for sharing. Sarah
Comment Written 09-Oct-2023
reply by the author on 11-Oct-2023
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Thank you very much for the six star review Sarah. Appreciate you taking the time to read and review my work.
Comment from giraffmang
Hi Earl,
It's been going this way for a while now. A society of victims is a sad society indeed.
The German veterans were the same kind of cap.- should that be wear?
History isn't there to be liked or disliked. It's there to learn from.- the following is a post I had on my profile page earlier this year. - History is not there for you to like or dislike.
It is there for you to learn from it.
And if it offends you, even better.
Because then you are less likely to repeat it.
It's not yours to erase or destroy....
couldn't agree more.
now has warnings before the movie that it depicts Native Americans in a bad light- need end punctuation here.
Just a head-up at the end, you've turned the required statement around. It should be now I feel better. it may not matter but I've seen posts disqualified for less.
All the best
G
reply by the author on 11-Oct-2023
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Hi Earl,
It's been going this way for a while now. A society of victims is a sad society indeed.
The German veterans were the same kind of cap.- should that be wear?
History isn't there to be liked or disliked. It's there to learn from.- the following is a post I had on my profile page earlier this year. - History is not there for you to like or dislike.
It is there for you to learn from it.
And if it offends you, even better.
Because then you are less likely to repeat it.
It's not yours to erase or destroy....
couldn't agree more.
now has warnings before the movie that it depicts Native Americans in a bad light- need end punctuation here.
Just a head-up at the end, you've turned the required statement around. It should be now I feel better. it may not matter but I've seen posts disqualified for less.
All the best
G
Comment Written 09-Oct-2023
reply by the author on 11-Oct-2023
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Thank you very much for the five stars. I Appreciate you taking the time to read and review my work. I fixed the mistakes you caught.
Comment from judiverse
I certainly agree that we have let cancel culture run amok. You've certainly provided lots of examples of how society has gone overboard worrying over things like country songs and beer spokespersons. We've certainly taken things by removing statues and other reminders of the Confederacy. I have to say the Confederate soldiers, for the most part, didn't own slaves and live on fancy plantations. You're right about your solution, too. Let people decide for themselves if they want to buy a certain book or see a particular movie and never mind what other people do. By the way, a wonder film that Disney has hidden away is "Song of the South," the objection apparently was that black people Sang! That's what they actually did. They sang because it provided them some happiness, a relief from their labor. I was impressed with your article, and best of luck in the contest. judi
reply by the author on 11-Oct-2023
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I certainly agree that we have let cancel culture run amok. You've certainly provided lots of examples of how society has gone overboard worrying over things like country songs and beer spokespersons. We've certainly taken things by removing statues and other reminders of the Confederacy. I have to say the Confederate soldiers, for the most part, didn't own slaves and live on fancy plantations. You're right about your solution, too. Let people decide for themselves if they want to buy a certain book or see a particular movie and never mind what other people do. By the way, a wonder film that Disney has hidden away is "Song of the South," the objection apparently was that black people Sang! That's what they actually did. They sang because it provided them some happiness, a relief from their labor. I was impressed with your article, and best of luck in the contest. judi
Comment Written 08-Oct-2023
reply by the author on 11-Oct-2023
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Thank you very much for the six star review Judi. Appreciate you taking the time to read and review my work.
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You're very welcome. You make some excellent points. judi
Comment from Ben Colder
Yea, I hear you. Must agree with you. I remember when we would refuse buying Hormel products because James Hormel was the leader of the gay marches in Washington. What happened to that idea?
The scriptures teach in Peter how in the last days they would call evil good and good evil. Now is the time to pull the curtain.
reply by the author on 11-Oct-2023
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Yea, I hear you. Must agree with you. I remember when we would refuse buying Hormel products because James Hormel was the leader of the gay marches in Washington. What happened to that idea?
The scriptures teach in Peter how in the last days they would call evil good and good evil. Now is the time to pull the curtain.
Comment Written 08-Oct-2023
reply by the author on 11-Oct-2023
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I believe you're right, we've got to be in the last days. Chaos in the streets dogs and cats living together people trying to identify as toasters. Thank you very much for your review I appreciate you reading my work.
Comment from phill doran
Super stuff.
The piece comprises two parts - the writing as writing, which is excellent: easy on the reader, clear - then the content as a subject, and how you have explored this, in the context of it being a 'rant. Again, on this score this is an excellently executed piece.
In it's own way it's 1984's memory hole, complete with Thought Police - so clearly, you can "make it up", sadly you can bring it to life too.
Rather than get heated with you, I would just like to go back to the writing - good, strong, flowing. On that basis alone, this was a pleasure to read.
I wish you well with your continued writing.
Cheers
phill
reply by the author on 11-Oct-2023
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Super stuff.
The piece comprises two parts - the writing as writing, which is excellent: easy on the reader, clear - then the content as a subject, and how you have explored this, in the context of it being a 'rant. Again, on this score this is an excellently executed piece.
In it's own way it's 1984's memory hole, complete with Thought Police - so clearly, you can "make it up", sadly you can bring it to life too.
Rather than get heated with you, I would just like to go back to the writing - good, strong, flowing. On that basis alone, this was a pleasure to read.
I wish you well with your continued writing.
Cheers
phill
Comment Written 08-Oct-2023
reply by the author on 11-Oct-2023
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Thank you very much for the six star review Phil. Appreciate you taking the time to read and review my work.
