Was Carson King Rightfully Cancelled?

Some may argue that Carson King has fallen under karma’s fate, but I beg to differ. Carson King was once a child just like everyone in this world; we all make mistakes and experience bad influences throughout our lifetime. Unfortunately, Carson was exposed later in life for his wrongdoings. After reading the article, it is clear that Aaron Calvin initially intended to bring Carson’s racist tweets to light to change the publics’ perception of King’s character. I think when someone has the intention to ruin someone’s reputation, should be the one to be “cancelled”.
I don’t believe that Carson King deserved this outcome. There are many ways a professional journalist can release stories about an individual. The reporter should have chosen an alternative route. For example, an interview about the tweet could’ve been a better outcome to release this controversial story. It allows Carson to give the public an explanation for his past actions, while also apologizing to the public. Aaron Calvin is the real villain in this story. He decided to make an ethically wrong decision by purposely placing a false narrative on a person’s character and shaming him for it rather than finding a more socially acceptable way of approaching a controversial story. The process of cancel culture is to ridicule someone for their past or present actions that the public often discovers. In the case of Carson King, he made this tweet many years ago. Many professional companies are left to see a person’s character when hiring because of Cancel Culture. This means Carson King now has to live with this Tweet for the rest of his life and must work on repairing his reputation. Cancel Culture has one main plot, to inform the public of what kind of person an induvial truly is, but how can we correctly choose who deserves to be shamed by their negative actions when these events happen in the past?
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