Tag: cancel culture

California prof accused of racism over archeology book sues for being canceled

An anthropology professor is suing San Jose State University in federal court in California, claiming the school smeared her as a racist and colonialist, and punished her because she has been critical of a federal antiquities law. The legal complaint (pdf) in the case, Weiss v. Perez, court file 5:22-cv-641, was filed Jan. 31 with…


Whoopi Goldberg Suspended Over Holocaust Comments

Whoopi Goldberg, the longtime co-host of “The View,” who was widely criticized this week after declaring that the Holocaust was “not about race,” has been suspended for two weeks from ABC on Tuesday. “Effective immediately, I am suspending Whoopi Goldberg for two weeks for her wrong and hurtful comments,” ABC News President Kim Godwin said…


‘Perfectly Articulated’: Dwayne Johnson Supports Joe Rogan Amid Spotify Controversy

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson showed his support for Joe Rogan this week after the top-rated podcast host faced allegations of “spreading COVID-19 misinformation” on his popular Spotify show. Rogan recently faced criticism from several people, including singer Neil Young who demanded the tech giant remove “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast from the platform after claiming…


Spotify’s Market Value Rises Amidst Rogan-Young Controversy

Spotify’s market cap increased by billions of dollars on Monday, following a controversial week that has seen the streaming platform at the center of a culture war between the folk-rock star Neil Young and leading podcast host Joe Rogan over allegations that the latter has used his platform to spread misinformation concerning the CCP virus. The…


Professor Sues After Being Canceled for Tweets About Reparations, Racial Bias Training

A mathematics professor at St. Joseph’s University is suing the school after it canceled him for an anonymous tweet mocking a controversial policy proposal that would have the government pay monetary reparations to the descendants of slaves. Professor Gregory V. Manco, who was subsequently demoted, claims that he was accosted by an online mob for…


Barry Manilow Speaks Out After Being Dragged Into Joe Rogan-Neil Young Controversy

Singer Barry Manilow dispelled rumors that he is removing his music from streaming service Spotify after several verified Twitter users claimed he would amid Neil Young’s fight with the platform over hosting podcaster Joe Rogan. On Jan. 28, some Twitter users, including left-wing activist Amy Siskind, alleged Manilow wanted his music removed in solidarity with…


Why Jordan Peterson Quit Academia

Commentary Woke supremacy has been taking a toll on Western civilization. The casualties of wokeness are too many and sundry to track. But we should not forget that wokeness was first germinated in higher education, from whence it metastasized to the wider social body. The academy is the cathedral pulpit from which the ideological dictates of the elite…


Dan Bongino Permanently Suspended by YouTube

Conservative commentator and Fox News host Dan Bongino was permanently banned by YouTube on Wednesday, the company said. A spokesperson for the Google-owned video-sharing site alleged that he tried to evade a previous suspension. Bongino uploaded a clip to his main channel while his secondary channel was suspended for violating YouTube’s COVID-19 policies. “When a…


‘Live Not By Lies’—Rod Dreher: How Much Are We Willing to Sacrifice for the Truth?

“Our idea of totalitarianism is based on the Cold War. We think of the Soviet gulags. We think of the secret police. We think of breadlines… The problem is, we don’t really understand what totalitarianism is.” A soft totalitarianism is gripping the Western world, and it’s our fear of suffering and sacrifice that’s allowing it…


Current Literature Market is ‘Woke’ From Top to Bottom: Heroes of Liberty Editor

Heroes of Liberty Editor Bethany Mandel says her company’s books provide parents with a much-needed choice for wholesome, pro-America stories in what is currently a progressive children’s literature market. Mandel told “American Thought Leaders” host Jan Jekielek that the Heroes of Liberty project was started “because we saw a hole in the market (for), wholesome patriotic,…