But for a phenomenon that aims to deal satisfactorily with “problematic” behaviour and thought, Cancel Culture is viewed by some as problematic in itself. When she said it was a black person, Neeson took it upon himself to go out with the intention of attacking a black person – any black person – in his own form of warped retributive “justice”. After detailing his intent to murder a black person, the actor went on to say: “It was horrible, horrible, horrible, horrible when I think back that I did that . Will future cinema audience members just see an actor who once said he wanted to go out and kill a random black person? Liam Neeson: Rape, race and revenge – now showing in Cancel Culture debates near you.

Source: The Irish Times February 05, 2019 13:09 UTC