The first I think we should do is to know what cancel culture means. Cancel culture is a situation where by we withdraw our supports for celebrities in social media maybe because we think that they have done something wrong or said something wrong which we are not expecting from them. So, the point that we are looking at today is if it is a good thing for us to withdraw our supports and also convince others to do so. What is my take?
In this life every one has one weakness of the other. We can't deny the fact that we can flaw at a point in our lives. I believe that the major problem here is if the individual is ready to accept that he or she has made a mistake. If you check most of this social media influencer, celebrities and what have you, you will discover that they can hardly accept the fact that something was wrongly done by them. They always claim to be perfect. If you claim to be a god, then face the consequences of your actions and inactions. You can't claim to be a god and still make mistakes. We need to admit the fact that we are all humans. We can flaw at a point, if that happens, then we should be humble enough to do the needful. We can apologize and try fixing it up, rather than put the blame on others.
For me if any celebrity is able to do such, no need of withdrawing my support from such person knowing that I can also make my own mistake. But they won't accept it. Only a few of the celebrities can do such.
I believe that if I am following a celebrity, I should also know that they are humans. They can fault at a point. So, I don't need to be too hard on them. I should be able to put myself in their shoes. You know that the fact that every one is looking up to them can even make them fault. When others do the same mistake how do we take that? We accept it when others do so, why not accept a celebrity who has made a mistake in their life or carrier.
I was once in such situation and I felt very bad when some people started unfollowing me in the hive Blockchain. Some started ignoring my post, while some made some kind of statement that can break one. But I refused to be discouraged. I kept moving on and today I have overcome and still on the hive Blockchain. That someone made a mistake does not mean that it is the end of the world for him or her. We need to be able to give people a second chance so that they can become better in life. If we throw them away, then how can they change? If God can be patient with us, why not? Because of the love of God towards us, we are here today, not because we are good but because of his love and patient.
In summary, we are humans and we can do something very bad some day. We should be able to accept the fact that we are wrong and work towards a better change. While the society tok should learn to forgive and continue the journey of life. Knowing that no one is perfect except God.
This is my response to the hive learners community contest for week 116, edition 3 Cancel Culture.