The previous post discusses the ordeal of Sharon Osbourne who found herself in the "cancel adjacent" position.
I observed that the new rule seems to be "that you have to proactively denounce people, or you yourself will become the target," and I linked back to a March 11th post where I learned the term "cancel adjacent."
Now, I want to show you "Georgetown law professor resigns for 'failing to correct' colleague on Zoom about 'Black' students comment" (Fox News).
[Georgetown law professor David] Batson appears to nod his head but mostly remains silent as Sellers is talking.... Batson did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News....
Silence didn't work the first time, but he's still going with silence. He was cancel adjacent, and the cancellation did reach out and engulf him. We are in dangerous times. What will terrified "cancel adjacents" do to save themselves?
Here's the video if you want to check out how little Batson did. That's what not to do, so learn your lesson:
.@GeorgetownLaw negotiations Professors Sandra Sellers and David Batson being openly racist on a recorded Zoom call.
— Hassan Ahmad (@hahmad1996) March 10, 2021
Beyond unacceptable. pic.twitter.com/q5MoWjBok8