XcraigX wrote: ↑1 year ago
I have a question for the people who feel Piquet is being treated unfairly. What is "cancelling"? Is it when the press stops reporting on what a celebrity is saying? Or is it when fans just stop following that person on line? Is it permanent or temporary? Would someone like Harvey Weinstein be "cancelled"? Or who would be a good example of someone who was "cancelled"? Is Piquet actually "cancelled" in this circumstance?
To me what happened to Piquet were "concequences" of his own actions (barred from the F1 paddock for now? What else was done?). We will (I'm sure) hear from Piquet again in the future. From my perspective he was not cancelled but is instead suffering from concequences he created.
To me, cancelling is when somebody apologises, but they are limited in their future opportunities regardless of that apology or repeatedly tarred with the brush of being a racist, homophobic or whatever they've done, despite their apology and learning.
Take Lewis Hamilton. He made transphobic comments, but mention that to a Lewis fan and "He learned from it, he's changed, look what he does for pride!"
Max made a stupid comment calling (Stroll?) a mongol. It's like the UK slang "mong", which is like "retard" is used in America. Is Max constantly called a racist by those Lewis fans, despite that not being a racist term? Yes. Lewis fans actively try and cancel Max.
Now, Piquet is another case. He gave a half arsed apology and probably only did that due to an advisor saying do it, or maybe his family. Now, should he be cancelled (Opportunities limited for social and work), I would say for a period, until he's demonstrated he has changed.
I think we've all done or said something inappropriate, and it's come from ignorance, or it's been "ok at the time", and has become insensitive over the years as the world has changed around us. Just look at the way trans people are treated in the media even in the 90s and 00s, and you'll see that what you could get away with then isn't something acceptable now.
EDIT: On Weinstein, there is cancelling, and there is criminal...