Why is Drew Brees Cancelled?
Drew Brees, an NFL player for the New Orleans Saints, drew strong criticism for condemning people kneeling during the national anthem in protest of police brutality. In an interview with Yahoo, Brees was asked for his thoughts on people kneeling for the national anthem in 2020. “I will never agree with anybody disrespecting the flag […]
Tom Cotton is Making People Unsubscribe From the New York Times
On Wednesday night, journalists, writers and activists on Twitter announced that they would unsubscribe from the New York Times after its Opinion section ran a piece by Tom Cotton, a Republican Senator from Arkansas. The piece, titled “Send in the Troops”— which they later renamed “Tom Cotton: Send in the Troops”— called for military action […]
This Is Why Trina Is Being Cancelled
Rapper Trina criticized the riots happening in Miami in a rant on her morning show, describing the people as “animals”. Social media soon erupted as people sought to ‘cancel’ her for the comments seemingly aimed at the black community.
This is Why People Are Cancelling Lea Michele
Lea Michele, best known for her starring role in Glee, is facing widespread backlash after Marie Ware, a Black actress, said Michele made working on Glee a “living hell”.” Marie Ware on an episode of ‘Glee’ The comment was made in response to a Tweet Michele made on May 29 in support of #BlackLivesMatter, in […]
This is Why Tokyo Jetz is Cancelled
Tokyo Jetz, a rapper with 1.7 million followers on Instagram and 21 million views on her music video “No Problem”, caused controversy after she made light of George Floyd’s death. In a video, she appears to be joking around with a friend, a Black man whose neck she wraps around her arm before she tells […]
This is Why B. Simone was “Cancelled”
B. Simone first rose to fame for being on MTV’s Wild ‘n Out and has been a regular cast member on VH1’s Hip Hop Squares. Since then, she’s made YouTube videos and has 5 million followers on Instagram. She was noticeably quiet during the George Floyd protests and on Sunday night, she clarified why on […]
