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Has 'Cancel Culture' Gone Too Far?

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Boston Globe columnist and WBUR contributor Renee Graham writes about "cancel culture." (Robbin Lubbock/WBUR)
Boston Globe columnist and WBUR contributor Renee Graham writes about "cancel culture." (Robbin Lubbock/WBUR)

Comedian Shane Gillis has been effectively canceled — at least, that's how some people see his removal from "Saturday Night Live," just four days after he was hired. He was fired for racist remarks he made on a podcast in 2018.

Some have pushed back against the move from SNL, saying the show gave in to a toxic cancel culture that's gone too far.

Guests

Renée Graham, associate editor and columnist for the Boston Globe and a WBUR contributor. She tweets @reneeygraham.

Susan Jane, culture critic, writer and principal at Navigators Consulting. She is also a contributor to WBUR's The Artery. She tweets @susanjane19.

This segment aired on September 18, 2019.

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