Narelda Jacobs weighed in on the culture of cancellation, saying it’s rare for anyone to be canceled for their views on ‘disadvantaged’ groups because there’s ‘always’ an opportunity for them to apologize and move on. .
The native TV presenter, 46, shared her thoughts on the topic Wednesday after speaking with non-binary activist and poet Alok Vaid-Menon on Studio 10.
‘No one has really been rescinded for harming disadvantaged people. There is always an opportunity to learn and change,’ she wrote on Instagram.
Narelda Jacobs (pictured) said it was rare for anyone to be ‘cancelled’ for their controversial views as there was ‘always’ a chance for them to apologize and move on
Vaid-Menon, 31, an Indian-American transfeminine performer who uses the pronoun surname/surname, is currently in Australia for their speech tour and the Festival of Dangerous Ideas, where they have spoke during a presentation hosted by Jacobs.
In the interview at Studio 10, they explained how ‘most comedians have become ambassadors for the status quo’ when they should ‘support change’.
“The truth is, a lot of people in comedy are talking about cancel culture, but the ultimate form of cancellation is getting killed, and that’s what the underdogs are dealing with,” Vaid-Menon said. .
The native TV presenter, 46, shared her thoughts on the topic on Wednesday after speaking with non-binary activist and poet Alok Vaid-Menon (pictured) on Studio 10
They continued: ‘A lot of comics are about punching up or punching down. I was punched on a tram in Melbourne. It’s not a metaphor for me.
‘And so we have to be very careful because the core of comedy is really about champion change and now most comedians have become ambassadors for the status quo.’
Vaid-Menon is hosting a series of live shows across Australia and will visit Perth on Wednesday before heading to Melbourne on Thursday.
‘No one has really been rescinded for harming disadvantaged people. There is always an opportunity to learn and change,’ Jacobs (left) wrote on Instagram
Their work explores themes of trauma, belonging and the human condition.
It comes after Narelda sparked a heated debate on social media after she called for the monarchy to apologize for colonizing First Nations people following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. .
Her request has received support from some progressive Australians but also a backlash from Britons, who feel they do not owe First Nations an apology for the group’s actions. their ancestors more than 200 years ago.
Vaid-Menon, 31, an Indian-American transfeminine performer using the pronoun surname/surname, is currently in Australia for their speech tour and the Festival of Dangerous Ideas, where they develop performed in a presentation hosted by Jacobs (pictured)
Others pointed out that Narelda is of Irish descent and was with her mother’s British side, making her ‘British like native’.
Narelda’s late father Cedric was an Indigenous and a member of the Stolen Generations, while her mother Margaret, who was white, had immigrated to Australia with her family from Northern Ireland.
However, many Australians congratulated Narelda for sharing her views.
In their Studio 10 interview, Vaid-Menon explained how ‘most comedians have become ambassadors for the status quo’ when they should ‘support change’
Vaid-Menon is hosting a series of live shows across Australia and will visit Perth on Wednesday before heading to Melbourne on Thursday.
Source: | Dailymail.co.uk
