"There have always been people who were not allowed to speak freely, and things that it was..."

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There have always been people who were not allowed to speak freely, and things that it was unacceptable to say. In the past, most of these constraints were for the benefit of a highly privileged minority of people, who didn’t want to hear opinions or jokes about religion, racism, politics or queer topics that challenged their privilege. It’s only quite recently that the balance has shifted and people with immense privilege have had to watch what they say, a little bit. And meanwhile, marginalized people are slightly — slightly! — freer to speak the truth about the things that affect their lives.

The burden of self-censorship has not increased, but has simply been redistributed.

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- A Few Ways of Thinking About “Cancel Culture”