I watched the Youtube in the OP and I was surprised how badly Piers Morgan did. I'm not a fan of his by-the-way, but I have read his book as I saw it at a car boot sale and I got it for my Dad who likes TalkTV! and I had a flick through it one afternoon. It is essentially a diary of the pandemic times with lots of anti-Meghan Markle stuff thrown in.
What surprised me was how unprepared Morgan was, you can't be like that if you go up against James O'Brien who makes a living by arguing this stuff, day in, day out. Why could he not name 3 people who have been cancelled and not on trans issues? Lack of h/w definitely. Here is a small list:
Writer/Political Commentator Calvin Robinson
Historian David Starkey - to be fair he said something really stupid, but to destroy a man for it, what happened to 'freedom of speech'? See:
thecritic.co.uk
Basil Fawlty/John Cleese!
I'd also include myself, but obviously Piers Morgan won't know about me.
I used to be on a forum - a discussion group linked to my profession (which I would rather not name) it has sections related to the job, but also politics and football. About 6 weeks ago somebody started a chat about a BBC commentators remarks relating to the lack of diversity amongst the England Woman's football team. I added my opinion - which was I thought it was 'virtue signalling' and an ill advised remark & that it was unfair on the ladies that had played that night (it was at half-time during the England v Norway 8-0 match).
I don't know if this was discussed in here - I didn't get involved if it was. But anyway, when I next tried to access the job site/forum my username and password was not to be found. I'd been cancelled - no warning or opportunity to clarify my remarks. So it does happen and not just on twitter, nor only on the issue of trans rights.
What surprised me was how unprepared Morgan was, you can't be like that if you go up against James O'Brien who makes a living by arguing this stuff, day in, day out. Why could he not name 3 people who have been cancelled and not on trans issues? Lack of h/w definitely. Here is a small list:
Writer/Political Commentator Calvin Robinson
Historian David Starkey - to be fair he said something really stupid, but to destroy a man for it, what happened to 'freedom of speech'? See:
The day I was cancelled | David Starkey | The Critic Magazine
This article is taken from the September issue of The Critic. For the full article why not subscribe to the print magazine? Right now we’re offering 3 issues for just £5. Normally the historian…
Basil Fawlty/John Cleese!
I'd also include myself, but obviously Piers Morgan won't know about me.
I used to be on a forum - a discussion group linked to my profession (which I would rather not name) it has sections related to the job, but also politics and football. About 6 weeks ago somebody started a chat about a BBC commentators remarks relating to the lack of diversity amongst the England Woman's football team. I added my opinion - which was I thought it was 'virtue signalling' and an ill advised remark & that it was unfair on the ladies that had played that night (it was at half-time during the England v Norway 8-0 match).
I don't know if this was discussed in here - I didn't get involved if it was. But anyway, when I next tried to access the job site/forum my username and password was not to be found. I'd been cancelled - no warning or opportunity to clarify my remarks. So it does happen and not just on twitter, nor only on the issue of trans rights.