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There has been much conversation lately around cancel culture. I think it’s crucial to make a distinction between being cancelled and being held accountable.
There seems to be fear for white people about losing, resources being taken. Statistically there’s no evidence to support this. It’s been a fear that’s been incited by media. If you think about the people or brands that have been “cancelled” there is no actual cancellation happening. This myth has become another way to polarize and separate us all.
Being asked to look at your actions from a different perspective is not being cancelled. If you feel cancelled it’s because you’ve decided the work is too hard and you don’t want to be held accountable.
I hope to live in a community and world where it’s understood and celebrated, that we’ll fumble and mess up, that others will be there to fill in the gaps when my knowledge doesn’t go far enough. Nobody knows everything but remember when someone asks you to listen, you’re not being cancelled. That choice is yours.
To continue on this path keeps us distracted from the fact that the systems in place are the problem, not the people who are trying to make it better.
Being held accountable can simply mean someone asked you to see a situation, an event, or a system from a perspective that is not your own. Sometimes it’s going to be hard work and uncomfortable. You might get called out if you ignore those calls for healthy conversation. It’s not about being sensitive, or weak. It takes much more strength to slow down and listen to things that make us uncomfortable.
Carly Puch,
Grand Marais
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