More than half of the country's young people do not dare to say what they think. They fear being canceled by activists who claim they are fighting for vulnerable minorities. In reality, they bully individuals into silence and rob the community of important debates. Danby Choi points this out as the authoritarian core of woke. He believes that the new vigilance threatens important liberal principles, particularly freedom of expression and the rule of law, and shows how the road to hell is thus paved with good intentions. Danby Choi has also felt the anger of the activists himself. In Cancel me if you can, he talks about the personal background for his involvement and about his role in a number of high-profile cases, from the debate after the Pride terror, via the trial against the rape-accused cultural profile to his own encounter with racism in the police. Today, Choi can be called the country's most "anti-woke" editor. He has established himself as a high-profile critic of cancellation culture and identity politics, is the successful media entrepreneur behind Subjekt and a style icon for many. With this book, he wants to give young adults a linguistic and idea-historical toolbox to use in the fight against harmful social development. --Publisher.
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Skuffende, rett og slett.
Som en som har stor respekt for Danby og mener han ofte treffer spikeren, spesielt på Dagsnytt, ble jeg skuffet over denne boken. Den prøver å kritisere woke-kulturen, men holder seg på overflaten. Poengene om ytringsfrihet og identitet mangler den dybden jeg håpet på. Føles mer som en rask gjennomgang enn en grundig analyse. Skuffende, egentlig. Kanskje jeg hadde for høye håp—boken manglet rett og slett spikeren.