Cancel culture caused made a stunning comeback this week, with ABC’s decision to remove Jimmy Kimmel from his longtime late-night slot over comments made regarding the political aftermath of the assassination of Charlie Kirk. The ensuing free speech debate created a new fault line in the American existence, with the primary divide emerging among conservatives.
Many have pointed out that the situation is less theoretical and more strategic. The administration, some believe, wanted a pretext for silencing a fierce critic. And Disney played along, for reasons unrelated to Kimmel.
Now, with the pushback to the pushback happening, ABC is caught between a mousetrap and a hard place.
Michael McCarthy of FrontOfficeSports.com outlines the dilemma. Citing unnamed sources, McCarthy writes that Di