Cancel culture is like the Terminator. It
just keeps coming...
The long-running TV show Cops, one of the first shows to expose an American audience to law enforcement in the field, has been cancelled by the Paramount Network after 32 seasons.
The network removed the show from its schedule amid protests sparked by the police killing of George Floyd.
I guess it won't be long before 'Police Interceptors' and other reality shows here in the UK come under fire too.
Cops, which debuted in 1989, had one of the longest runs in American television history and sparked a number of similar programs.
The show faced criticism over the years from those who said the program glorified police aggression and profited from suspects’ misfortune.
It also showed pretty accurately
who it is that commits crime. Which is, I suspect, its worst failing in the eyes of progressives...
In 2013, the civil rights group Color of Change began a campaign urging Fox to not renew the show and called on advertisers to withdraw support.
In a series of tweets on Tuesday evening, the group applauded the decision to cancel the show.
“Crime TV plays a significant role in advancing distorted representations of crime, justice, race & gender within culture & #Cops led the way, pushing troubling implications for generations of viewers,” the organization said in a statement attributed to Arisha Michelle, its vice-president and chief of campaigns.
As I figured.
Penise, Jaded et al will be glued to home and office screens; fingers nervously probing essential supplies of popcorn just before the worst plod programmes are aired.
ReplyDeleteHow anyone other than police can enjoy liberal offerings of unpunished plod aggression and brutality, is beyond me. Intelligent citizens won't squander valuable time on plod documentaries, plod fiction or plod versions of reality television.
Folk with half a brain will avoid any violent clown 'entertainment' like the plague. Many will wish to similarly evade massive plod supplements to council tax. And recent developments encourage the notion that the welcome day draws closer, JuliaM.
Interesting, I must see if So can find some episodes to watch, sounds good.
ReplyDeletePeople like you Melvin relish censorship. You believe in free speech as long as it agrees with your views. You are no different to the statue topplers.
ReplyDeleteJaded
Good evening, Jaded.
ReplyDeleteI heard you were having a knees-up today. If you have found something to celebrate you now are in a higher position to know what it is.
Melvin, you have obviously never been at the receiving end of a violent mob attack, or tried to restrain a drink or drug fueled man. I have. Don't let your seemingly irrational dislike of the police to take over your life.
ReplyDeleteJohn, I have no reason to doubt your assertion that you are every inch another Penise. Don't allow dependence on an American spellchecker and your ignorance of grammar and punctuation, dump you in the 'educatid' category for the remainder of your retirement.
ReplyDeletePlaying the man not the ball again Melvin. Correcting peoples grammar instead of answering questions about previous lies you have posted.
ReplyDeleteStill waiting for the proof of suing the police....tumbleweed...
Jaded
It's all very well to complain...but you forgot the magic word, Jaded.
Delete"People like you Melvin relish censorship. You believe in free speech as long as it agrees with your views. "
ReplyDeleteWell said.
"Well said." It certainly was well said, JuliaM.
ReplyDeleteAnd unless I am very much mistaken, none of it cut and pasted, dear.