# Does the cancel culture need to extend this far?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-cancel-culture-need-to-extend-this-far/969311>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 8, 2022, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-cancel-culture-need-to-extend-this-far/969311 "2022-08-08T15:23:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2022, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-cancel-culture-need-to-extend-this-far/969311/169 "2022-08-11T09:19:31Z")

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> [@Kimstu](#):
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> Now people, stop teasing poor Novelty\_Bobble. The significance of [the number 88](https://www.adl.org/resources/hate-symbol/88) in this context, of course, is that it is the number of keys on a standard piano keyboard.

Why must the response to a genuine question be a several stage obstacle course of nods, winks and diversions? How exactly does that help? Why would you assume that is something I would know?

At any point you could have said that 88 was used by neo-nazis as a nod towards Hitler’s initials. But I guess clarity of communication and honest answering of questions is not high on some people’s list of priorities.

ETA - the above text is directed at Bobot, not Kimstu. At least Kimstu did actually provide a relevant link (thought of course could not resist a dig whilst doing so)

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