# 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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**Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-cancel-culture-need-to-extend-this-far/969311/37 "2022-08-08T18:01:01Z")

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> [@Novelty\_Bobble](#):
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> He didn’t _use_ a racial slur, he merely spoke a word out loud.

Might want to check the unresolved rule we have here that might make doing that exact thing a warnable offense.

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