# 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 8, 2022, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-cancel-culture-need-to-extend-this-far/969311/40 "2022-08-08T18:19:23Z")

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> [@crowmanyclouds](#):
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> Might want to check the unresolved rule we have here that might make doing that exact thing a warnable offense.

That may be so, but if that unresolved rule cannot make allowance for the use/mention distinction then it is a bad rule.

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