Cancel Culture and the Effects it has on Actual Human Beings
Iām aware most people are sick and tired of the typicalĀ āCancel Culture is badā andĀ āDonāt make assumptions without evidenceā and so forth. However, depending on the topic, itās stupidly difficult to consider the facts when something horrible ALLEGEDLY happened; usually these events would require the authorities to be involved in some way or talking things out in private, instead, there are people who talk about private events in a public fashion, without speaking in private or contacting the authorities. This year we have seen multiple instances of public figures being slandered due to aĀ āmistakeā or someoneās personal vendetta against them; I understand that itās hard to tell someone how you truly feel about them, but itās worse to LIE about it to an impressionable audience and to yourself as well.
The biggest example I can think of that pretty much highlighted how quickly a celebrityās fanbase can go against them is the James Charles situation, this event occurred because Mr.Charles chose to promote a beauty product that rivaled the product of a friend of his, keep in mind, these two people were close. Then, the friend lashed out and made a call-out video, the waterworks and all were included; this person is a woman known as Tati, a 37-year-old married woman with a career made, who had a vendetta against a 19-year-old young man. I put emphasis on their ages because she already has her life set out for her, while she, destroyed someone elseās career, someone who barely had a career in the first place. She claimed he sexually harassed a straight man who was a waiter at some restaurant they were in and he said a joke that wouldnāt come off as funny to an outsider, however, this joke was a reoccurring one and she conveniently uses it as a tool against him, later on, that same waiter says that heās bisexual and that he was into Mr.Charles at first but then called him a pretty bad kisser, which was funny, but it contradicts that womanās story.
Ā As the result of all of that, Mr.Charlesās audience turned against him to the point where outsiders became blatantly homophobic, this greatly affected Mr.Charlesās mental health as many stories were surfacing about him being some type of pervert for straight men, all these stories were false and their only purpose was to continue to destroy the image of this teenager. James Charles made the mistake of releasing a video trying to explain himself at his most vulnerable, he was clearly aware of his previous emotional state when he made a second video that was calmer, thought out, and overall, NO CRYING. Personally, as any viewer, I donāt like seeing public figures cry on video if itās not something that would make someone cry without realizing it, like when someone tears up when they think about a traumatic event or talk about something theyād rather forget, those people might not even realize theyāre crying; usually they edit that stuff out if itās not a raw video. Usually if itās done on purpose, the only reason they do that is because crying generates views and makes your audience feel sympathy for you in some way.
What grinds my gears is how disingenuous it looks when a public figure cries on camera, ESPECIALLY if I see editing throughout the video, itās like the CS:GO Gambling website apology video by Trevor Martin. To put it briefly, it promoted gambling to young impressionable children. His apology wasn't sincere and it was meant to manipulate his audience as well; that makes me very angry, because thatās no different to me than spitting on my face and expect me not to have a violent reaction to that, itās disgusting and it shows just how much literal human garbage exists on the planet. Which is why I appreciated the video Mr.Charles made, it was calm and collected, he addressed the accusations with his own evidence to debunk Tatiās allegations, and he ended it with an obviously passive-aggressive, but well deserved,Ā āBye Sisterā, considering his catchphrase isĀ āHi Sistersā, itās the nail in the coffin for Tatiās credibility.
However, James Charles isnāt the only one who fell victim to false allegations and cancel culture, a Youtube commentator known as Slazo was accused of rape by a former friend, the reason for the accusation had little to no weight, the young lady along with Slazoās group of friends just wanted a reason to not associate with him anymore. Sure, maybe Slazo isnāt or wasnāt a good person, but Iām pretty sure that doesnāt justify an accusation like that. Brilliantly, his āgroup of friendsā opted to basically destroy his life; because thatās appropriate when a bunch of teenagers just decide to accuse someone of rape, everyone involved is a child, sure, theyāre adults based on age, but the way this was handled? Nah, theyāre all a bunch of muppets if you ask me. The girl who accused him of rape recently tried to commit suicide and was taken to a Mental institution, as horrible as that is, I know itās because she doesnāt want to face the repercussions of a false allegation and the inevitable consequences of getting eaten alive by those who stood by her; to me, that attempt only confirms what many people know, theyāre all children and like children, they donāt understand how serious the effects of an accusation like that can have, Slazoās career is ruined, whether they meant to do that or not, and they DID because its rape he was accused of, the deed is done.
Maybe itās because I grew up in a different environment, or maybe itās because I plan to have a career in law enforcement, I donāt know. But what I DO know, is that people are incredibly misinformed, they donāt take that extra mile to question people when they make serious allegations. With Slazo, this girl didnāt go the police, thereās no record of her contacting the police, filing a report, nothing from her; but yet, people chose to believe her. Instead of making sure if the accusation was legit, very few people demanded proof that she went to law enforcement first before going online. Iām well aware itās incredibly difficult for victims of abuse to report their trauma and admit it happened to them online where you are vulnerable to intense scrutiny and skepticism. However, going online to slander or create libel against a person is disgusting, I'm talking about the people who do this knowing theyāre not going to report it, hoping to gainĀ āJusticeā, itās an act, a disgusting act. It happened with Tobuscus, a gaming YouTuber who even played a role in the annoying orange in Cartoon Network, had his life destroyed by some woman. Her claims were false, she intended to cause harm, and yet that event seems to slip everyoneās mind, these women need to be held accountable for their actions, they only hurt real victims.
Iād like to take note that I know little to nothing about these people, I am an outsider, I had to learn this and search for credible evidence. I donāt watch their videos, I donāt much care for them either, but I do care about how they ended up where they are now because those are very real things that can happen at a local scale, and that scares me.
