Let’s rewind a few decades to the early 1960s.
John is white man working in South Carolina. Dameon is a black man working for the same employer. John and Dameon are cordial with one another and sometimes eat lunch together, a practice rarely observed in the south during this period.
One day during lunch, it comes to light that John plans on voting for a staunch segregationist who is also totally against civil rights legislation. Shocked, Dameon asks, “How can you vote for someone like that?”
John swiftly replies, “Hey hey hey, wanting segregation to last forever and not supporting civil rights for African Americans is merely my political opinion. Let’s put politics aside and continue having our nice lunches. I’m mature enough to do that, aren’t you? 🙂 “
Disgusted that John would support someone with such harmful and racist policies for black Americans, Dameon decides to never eat lunch with John because of this conversation. In essence, Dameon ‘cancels’ John.
In your opinion, is Dameon immature for ‘cancelling’ John for the political opinions that John holds?
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