TNMU #171: Confronting Cancel Culture with Alon Auguste (Part 2)
Cancel culture is a topic that is front and center for us today. It deserves to be addressed but not necessarily in the way you would expect. A familiar voice and good friend of TNMU, Alon Auguste, joins us again to do what he always does—speak into current culture with a timely and timeless message. It’s almost a guarantee that you haven’t engaged with this topic in the way Alon does. Which is why the rest of this conversation should be required listening. Music Credit: "Funkorama" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Expanded Notes: Cancel culture is not new; People have been “cancelling” others for millennia Forgiveness, asking and giving, is part of counteracting the cancel culture When you’ve been cancelled, navigating through that requires A bigger view of your identity (you are more than your circles) Self reflection and owning your mistakes Challenge and question and press the ability and permission to disagree Recognize that social media or electronic platforms are not ideal for dialogue Choosing a better way requires greater strength and power We get to choose whose voice we listen to Justice requires love and love requires justice We have a moment to make an impact by showing a different way