‘Cancel Culture’ Is How the Powerful Play Victim
A letter published in ‘Harper’s’ mistakes critiques of the powerful for the silencing of free speech
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5 min readJul 8, 2020
A few years back, my old high school found itself embroiled in a controversy over dress codes. The girls were protesting what they believed were sexist rules: bans on bare shoulders and midriffs and code violations…