Davina McCall's Brutally Honest Opinion Of Cancel Culture.

Davina McCall opens up about her experience with cancel culture, does cancel culture do more harm than good?
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[@Competitive_Antagonist]

This is why people aren't falling for the "feminism for men" grift.

[@derekb4977]

Please Davina speak up for real women and LGB Alliance and Detrans voices it's time.

[@user-bq2ko2tb2w]

Please stop advocating for sexism and the protection of men. Davina is sexist and does not support women

[@user-bq2ko2tb2w]

​@@Competitive_Antagonistthat's because feminism isn't for men. Men aren't oppressed.

[@janemayor9210]

How ironic that those who seemed offended by davina’s comments on an act of violence called for an act of violence on her !

[@DS-cf1zc]

We live in a very skewed and odd world - where social media drives how we think, feel or view our fellow human beings. Very strange.

[@BigB-1]

They don't see the irony though.

[@mikeallison7753]

Have deleted my original comment. Not sure if it was expressed well.

[@DM-it2ch]

That's leftist logic.

[@mikeallison7753]

Doesn't matter what the argument. You. Threaten to kill someone. You lose.

[@Steve157Oh]

Well done to Davina for leaving that tweet up. We need more people like her speaking up against some of the nonsense that's being spouted nowadays.

[@Markielee72]

I agree that it's great that Davina kept the tweet up. But it's terribly sad that she feels that she couldn't/wouldn't do it again for fear of repercussions. It's cowardice I'm afraid. Completely understandable in Davina's case but cowardice nonetheless. "Part of growing up is telling the mob to go to hell" - Christopher Hitchens

[@daisyfish-fn4js]

New found respect for Davina. I could not agree with her more. Society is more toxic then ever.

[@benwest6633]

I think it's a case of people being too scared to speak up. Like Davina said, there are usually way more people who agree with you than those who disagree.

[@adriangriffiths4750]

Feminist media

[@looplst]

Sorta, but people have always been toxic. We're just able to view it more because we're connected to any and everybody. People put too much weight on negative opinions. If I tweet something nice to a celeb, they won't respond. If I tweet something negative, they'll draw attention to it. This is the issue.

[@maxcrowe]

She's a wonderful person.

[@looplst]

@@maxcrowe indeed

[@eddradcliffe]

She is so right. This applies to so many aspects of the social media age and this awful trend of separating into groups of opinion based identity. Its very destructive.

[@sunnyshine2215]

I’ve always liked Davina, so much respect to her for this. We need to make a stand against this cancel culture.

[@jtang2529]

What an absolute breath of fresh air this wonderful woman is…. Beautiful inside and out

[@artychartybyjackmerlinbruc7134]

lol no She is basically just repeating shallow right wing talking points

[@shaunhunterit342]

@@artychartybyjackmerlinbruc7134 freedom of speech is a right, not a talking point

[@tenderhooligan7580]

@@artychartybyjackmerlinbruc7134 she's hoping GB News will pick her up

[@HettiedeKorteDiplomaat]

Cancel culture is like the old-fashioned witch-hunt.

[@AdnamsDrinker]

That’s precisely what it is, just instead of a mob with pitchforks and burning torches, it’s a few hundred/thousand of the perpetually-offended on Twitter/Facebook etc.

[@Station9.75]

It’s human nature. The nature of idiots that is. It won’t ever change.

[@auntiehorror1879]

oh my gosh, thank you!! Cancel culture is one of the worst thing right now, life is not black or white, it does has layers, and we all should oppose to that, we all should have conversation, have dialogs, think different, learn, cancel culture is just shutting down and hating. thank you Davina!

[@fireinthenight9028]

actually, life is yes or no. There's no maybe in between. so, it's equivalent to white or black. have a good day.

[@auntiehorror1879]

@@fireinthenight9028 who decide that, you?Maybe for you it's a yes or no, for me is what I describe, I don't want to shut down, I don't want to cancel people, I want to have conversations, I want to learn different point of view, I want maybe change my point of view, I want to forgive, love, love, even hate sometimes but by talking, by giving people the possibility to change, to talk, my life is full of layer and colors, and it's a shame that a lot of people are cancelling all of this.

[@artychartybyjackmerlinbruc7134]

nope all cancel culture is are people exercising their freedom of speech to criticise public figures

[@barry4649]

Of course there’s nuance to everything people say but the people going around cancelling others for the most part are just sad individuals who complain about everything.

[@csharpe5787]

I really do think we need to go back to debating in schools. It needs to be a core lesson, because that's how we learned to talk to each other with respect.

[@theblackhand1]

How can they debate when they can’t even decide if they are a man or woman

[@knott4me561]

I'm not sure I'd want the current education system debating this

[@DS-cf1zc]

@@knott4me561In the current education system you do as you are told, and you are not allowed to free think, or even have your own ideas - you are told what is cleared for you to be told - and you have to do as you are told.

[@okantichrist]

@@theblackhand1😂👍🏻

[@bryansmith1404]

My daughters school have think of the week and debate such issues.

[@domsdos]

I'm honestly sick of feeling like I have to apologise for merely exisiting, well done Davina

[@opinion3742]

What is wrong with apologizing for something if you upset someone? I'm honestly disappointed in people thinking that they are incapable of harm.

[@nigelbenn4642]

Welcome to Brexit Britain mate, males are enemy number one yet we've done nothing wrong.

[@domsdos]

@@opinion3742 so by your logic if i've upset someone by the mere fact of my existance i should be absolutely ok with apologising for that?.........er no, no fucking way, never and no

[@AutomaticDuck300]

Never apologise. If you’re hated anyway for merely existing, you may as well say how you really feel.

[@opinion3742]

@@AutomaticDuck300 Anyone who feels they are hated for merely existing likely has a mental health problem.

[@user-db4mz1sv7z]

Love the honesty, Davina! We all need that in order to encourage one another to fight against the tide of insanity that we are all being subjected to.

[@melaniemurphyofficial]

I feel this so much. During lockdowns I trended on Irish Twitter as a ‘fascist’ because I defended the right to attend protests including lockdown protests. What she said about feeling like she’ll hit an age and think … “oh fuck it”, you and me both, my love. It’s incredibly difficult to be brave when it comes to certain topics in the face of cancellation when you have children to feed, a mortgage to pay off etc. A lot of the brave among us (I’ve noticed) are wealthy and, well, not OLD but OLDER and WISER. I can’t wait to be in that fucken position I’ll be writing ALL of the books. 👌🏻

[@barry4649]

I’m actually a bit concerned with how easily people just follow the crowd these days. With COVID and the vaccine and the way that anyone who strayed from the narrative was vilified and restricted from doing things in the case of the unvaccinated even though I was one of them is quite scary and I think cancel culture in general is just an attempt at keeping people compliant and not sharing opinions that might be unpopular due to the backlash and hate that will come your way. I’m concerned if this keeps worsening governments are going to get away with doing more horrible things than they already do if they can get the mob on their side

[@christinewilkinson2424]

Well said Davina. My brother will cross the road if he is walking behind a woman so as not to make the woman feel uneasy or worried she is being followed. Not every man has bad intentions to women.

[@calebvanderwolf1777]

As do I, even if it is extremely inconvenient.

[@christinewilkinson2424]

@@calebvanderwolf1777 thank you for doing it, its appreciated.

[@SO_SPURSEY]

I have done this on many occasions and will continue to do so. Where not all men are predators or wrongn’s…there are men out there who don’t act right especially when think they can around women.

[@christinewilkinson2424]

@@SO_SPURSEY thank you for doing it, its appreciated.

[@64firedragon]

When it's dark, my son will take a 5 minute bus ride from the tube station rather than walk down the 5 minute cut through because he doesn't want to have to walk towards or pass a woman in case it causes her anxiety. Most men are pretty decent like that.

[@RootsThunder]

I'm 33 and it feels like I've grown up seeing her forever, always liked Davina, great to see this side of her. 'If you cancel them they don't get the opportunity to learn something' - very true, however, I genuinelly believe the people who support cancel culture do not give a damn if you learn something or not, they care about their ego and social status.. nasty people, that's all.

[@gruunt4064]

this is true, if it was about building a better world they would be leading by example and showing compassion, they would be like hippies, instead it is about virtue, feeling virtuous and proving your virtue by pointing at someone else, that is why they have to come up with ever more bizarre concepts like cultural appropriation is racist or maths is racist, you need to find something to prove your virtue. people who anonymously attack people and try and get them fired from their job because they said something they didn't like are not good people. luckily people are now fighting back and are not so scared

[@jameswoowaa479]

Well said Davina. The only groups are decent people and those who aren’t. The use of general identity labels and vilifying on that basis is the act of a hateful mob.

[@TraceyBarracloughInspiration]

Opinions are just that. Opinions. Davina talking sense and factually actually, those terrible things are fortunately rare. I’m becoming very weary indeed of hearing about men being the enemy and, erm, cancelled. I feel a lot of sympathy for them at the moment. No doubt the feminists will shoot me down, even though I am one. Well said and done Davina x

[@juliedubberley1192]

Davina is one of the very few celebrities who has the courage to speak up for people who are becoming repressed and victimised.... 👏👏👏❤❤

[@artychartybyjackmerlinbruc7134]

lollllll no Davina - an obscenely wealthy public figure - is mad because her fans exercised their right to free speech in order to criticise her What Davina wants is the freedom to say whatever she likes but to be immune from criticism - it’s childish

[@davefranklin9372]

I’m used to seeing Davina in a polished and scripted format so this is a real breath of fresh air to see the woman behind that. It suits her and the interviewer has a really professional delivery style that works so well here. We need to see more of people like this, instead of the PC ravaged content we are spoon-fed daily because somewhere along the line we have supposedly lost the ability to formulate our own opinions!

[@brianrichards3119]

"Misogyny" and "misogynist" get overused and misused. And while misogyny gets rightly called out, the soaring increase in misandry goes unchallenged.

[@jamesatkinson7691]

Trouble is, in order to challenge "misandry" people would have to understand what the term means. ( Or indeed care. )

[@ohwellwhateverr]

But also there’s too much silence and inaction around the very real misogyny that’s endemic in transgenderism. Thankfully more and more people are recognising this and fighting back, but it’s already done so much damage to women and children.

[@user-bq2ko2tb2w]

Misandry doesn't exist in a systematic way though. Men are not oppressed in the same way women are

[@brianrichards3119]

@@user-bq2ko2tb2w You couldn't be more wrong, and I can think of a million examples as to why.

[@liamsutcliffe473]

Well done Davina for standing up & speaking out against all this modern day nonsense ❤️

[@justsayin644]

Well done Davina for speaking up here and standing by your principles. It was an unpleasant time for men too and it's not the way forward.

[@garyhambly3769]

Well done, great humility, a brave decision.

[@jonathanbolger6173]

That was a nice conversation. Really glad I clicked and subscribed. It's actually scary that discussing a topic, interrogating and critiqueing the different points of view openly is not really possible any more. What's more scary is that neither side of the extremes can seem to even comprehend understanding the other viewpoint. When there's no conversation to have, then there's no chance of coming to a compromise on what actually is the fair way to treat or understand a certain topic. I can't fathom people who are so sure of these things that they alienate people so willingly, just because they might have a different thought process or opinion. It's really sad actually.

[@drbloomer6380]

Great interview. Both of them are so real. It’s a shame that we have to edit ourselves so much these days. Keep it up Steven. 💙

[@amante2443]

I love 😍how your comment on editing ourselves is edited.

[@drbloomer6380]

@@amante2443 😂😂 Love it!

[@dang6092]

The fact that JK Rowling gets cancelled is absolutely mental. That particular view she has is just common sense!!! Come at me nutcases!!!

[@flowerpink724]

Agreed it seems its just a fashion thing. I'm sorry but she has a right to say how she feels as a woman.

[@djtuskan]

but she hasn't been cancelled, she lost a few fans but she is still active, just been made producer of anew series - don't get it twisted

[@ohwellwhateverr]

@@flowerpink724 Except she wasn’t even talking about her feelings. She was stating facts. A woman is an adult human female - not a “feeling” that men can put on and wear like a costume. And there is no reason on earth why we should be sterilising children, 80% of whom in these cases are either autistic or gay.

[@ohwellwhateverr]

@@djtuskan Only because she’s too wealthy to be cancelled. She’s also independent and has no employer. Together those facts give her a freedom that the rest of us - employees of ESG-funded corporations with woke management/HR departments - simply don’t have. JKR is taking the hit for the rest of us, but she has more protection. The primary victims of cancel culture are the ones who go unseen - the men and women who get fired for speaking out or raising questions or concerns. The people who take their own lives because the reputation damage and financial strain is too much. Don’t ever say that CC isn’t a real thing.

[@rosannam7623]

​@@ohwellwhateverrit's not a feeling men are putting on , it's a medical condition called gender dysphoria , trans women are trans women , if a person is diabetic they don't just feel that way they need treatment , not all trans people are like the ones you have been watching being rediculous online most of us are just trying to live normal lives and some people these days are just making it really difficult making us look completely irrational!

[@Umbrella2]

I love Davina, she’s so personable and warm.

[@Lordofthewhyz]

Even though her timing was soon after, she was still engaging in a dialogue that needed to happen. She was saying what a lot of people thought even at that early point

[@k00lkane]

Well done Davina, as a man, your comment was lifesaving and I felt so vindicated by it. Thank you.

[@harml3ss28]

Hey, keep on keeping on, you are doing SO well

[@roslewis9923]

Love what you are saying Davina! Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Transaction, Freedom of Movement, are the pillars on which our Western Democracy stands, our fathers and grandfathers fought for this we must also fight for this and this is our war, they risked their lives, we risk losing our livelihoods, the fight is still worth it!

[@opinion3742]

If someone responds to someone's tweet that is also Freedom of Speech. And criticism is a legitimate use of free speech. Death threats are not.

[@RuairidhMason]

Good on you, Davina. Rational thinking FTW!

[@oldcaptainjack]

Love this. Her opinions on these issues are spot on. It is 100% social media to blame. We have ENABLED the angry mob to ruin the lives of some people FOREVER because of one thing they said. Well done us. Aren't we such a progressive and forgiving society? Also, it's great for free speech, isn't it. That thing we all love so much but want to limit at the same time. I'd love to meet some of these people who hide behind screens to write things but would never say the same thing to your face.

[@ohwellwhateverr]

It’s social media, but it’s also academia where this kind of incoherent shouty activism is encouraged and there is no room for critical thinking. It stems from a cultural shift in which kids are given participation trophies and are never spanked when they do wrong and so they grow up entitled, fragile and self-righteous. All of this goes hand in hand.

[@oldcaptainjack]

Yeah you're right there. So much entitlement around these days it amazes me. I've seen how young people are in the last few years and it's concerning that these are the people who will be looking after the older ones when we're old.@@ohwellwhateverr

[@W124phreak]

I agree 100%. What I can't get my head round is that the people who claim to love diversity are the same ones so vehemently opposed to any diversity of thought. Agreeing to disagree is no longer an option.

[@Bezza49]

Top stuff and i know what Davina is likely alluding to towards the end. Steven clearly too. Great minds. Cancel culture is horrible. And we need more voices speaking up against this current groupthink mentality.

[@Bluenose7]

Social media companies should be held accountable for the actions of hate filled on-line extremists, only then will constructive dialogue become the norm on these platforms. As for the haters themselves, they should be punished like any other criminal and made to pay for their socially destructive activities!!!…..

[@alastaircampbell7990]

I see your point but people should be accountable for their words and actions. Yes, I agree, that social media companies have a duty of care but they are first and foremost a platform provider, what is put on that platform is from the individual. How they moderate and filter is a whole other and very important topic - one that they seem to negate very easily. I also very much agree with you that abuse posted on social media should be treated exactly the same as any similar behaviour delivered face-to-face. The tech has outpaced society and the law and this is the mess we are all left mopping up.

[@rogerflack415]

Bless you Davina. Fathers, brothers and sons. Cancel culture is about exerting power over other people. It has nothing to do with making society better.

[@artychartybyjackmerlinbruc7134]

wrong cancel culture really is just groups of people who are exercising their free speech Celebrities have no inalienable right to not be criticised

[@Gorgonzola0987]

Nailed it

[@tonyska]

Well this was a refreshing interview.......👏👏👏👏👏 New subscriber here.

[@sjones79]

This woman is a national treasure

[@thomasoxford2140]

I remember when people were allowed to have opinions

[@artychartybyjackmerlinbruc7134]

people still have opinions

[@thomasoxford2140]

@@artychartybyjackmerlinbruc7134 but sadly, not about your beer charts :(... only kidding, dude. Keep up the good work...

[@danharrington2965]

Divide and conquer, the weak will be divided, the strong will focus on what’s important

[@Matsyendranath792]

Men aren't under a moral imperative to cross the road to avoid passing a woman on the pavement, the number of times I've seen women walking together completely blocking a pavement, and expecting me to jump in the road is hilarious.

[@CosmicBrain21]

This. If you’re someone that needs another person to cross the road for you to feel safe, then either re-assess your worldview or don’t walk alone. The crazy thing is that women are far far less likely to be a victim than men are.

[@Doreenrrrr]

​@@CosmicBrain21it's late at night, a woman is walking down a dimly lit street by herself, and a man is walking in the opposite direction a short distance ahead. The woman notices the man. She knows this man probably means her no harm, but approaching him alone, late at night with noone around, the woman feels vulnerable. The man crosses the road, and the woman feels safer.

[@CosmicBrain21]

@@Doreenrrrr But you can swap out the woman in your example for another man who statistically has a greater chance of being attacked and becoming a victim. Are you suggesting that everyone should walk to the other side of the road for anyone who passes? Suggestions that men ought to cross the road just further fuels the incorrect belief that women are constantly in danger. If it wasn’t for this false narrative, would women feel intimidated in the first place?

[@Doreenrrrr]

​@@CosmicBrain21 forget statistics which capture any number of completely different scenarios in which men attack each other, and think about this experientially. In the situation I described, i.e. a lone man and a lone woman coming into contact in an isolated environment (a dimly lit street, late at night), odds are the man is physically stronger than the woman (not always). It is a perfectly natural response for a woman to feel vulnerable in this moment. There are other situations where women have to take additional precautions - e.g. female estate agents lone working (google "Suzy's Code"). Recognising this fact does not demonise men.

[@ColmPadraig]

​@@DoreenrrrrNot my problem. Why should I sympathize with the woman when women generally treat men like 💩

[@chloehagen]

I have great respect for Davina, we need more people like her

[@samwallace7313]

Well said Davina you're a breath of fresh air 👏👏👏👏

[@LuzdoSol00]

" Separatist groups " Love that she went there, always loved Davina always real.

[@cdd4572]

I think one small way we can reduce this is when we stand by a comment (which may simply reflect asking a question, or a provisional belief) we make the hashtag #dontletbullieswin go viral. Because that it essentially who these people are who try to censure you or make you apologise for opinions and sincere beliefs. They are not acting in a spirit of tolerance (which doesn't equate to respect) and I suppose all beliefs really should be tolerated unless linked to proven illegal actions on the speakers part. I actually think Davinas timing was perfect to be honest.

[@reececollison5101]

I love Davina so much, she’s so right. Social media has been the ruination of our society, and I’m so glad I’ve got rid of all of it

[@RobertJones-xq1si]

Your timing was spot on. If you'd waited a month, they'd have been clawing at something else by then... I did the same at the time and had the same response (on a much smaller level obviously ) THANK YOU for speaking out. We definitely need more women like you. As for the wider picture, domestic violence figures in recent years have swung further towards 50 - 50, yet you rarely if ever hear conversations about it. And of course: 80% of homeless people are men 80% of suicides are men. The vast majority of the most dangerous jobs are done by men. The vast majority killed in conflict serving in the forces are men. Most in prison are men. Most parents who lose custody of children are men. But women want to 'level up'? Clearly, they don't.

[@user-bq2ko2tb2w]

Men aren't oppressed though. Also more women attempt suicide compared to men. Men are not oppressed in the same way women are.

[@ExileGilby64]

This is why i love podcasts, you get to see the real person. Fair play to her!

[@DirectorHMAN]

Lately I have been watching 90s and early 2000s films and shows and realised how everyone gets along, there are none of these modern group think seperatists. It's really refreshing.

[@thefuturist8864]

There’s a contingent of people in society who seem to have popularised the idea that when facts are contrary to how we feel we ought to prioritise feelings and consider said feelings to be indicators of a ‘real truth’. A lot of people probably got into trouble around the time that Sarah Everard was killed merely for pointing out that being attacked, even if not killed, in public places was nearly 5 times more likely to happen to men. Nevertheless this was and still is true. Similarly, statistics tell us that since 2000 fewer black people each year are victims of police violence, while violence by police against white people shows no such decline. This latter remark was said to be racist despite it being in accordance with the best information we have, because the feelings of being victimised are considered to be far more ‘truthful’ than any data which shows such feelings to be somewhat mistaken. We’re living at a time when what is called ‘justice’ is in fact the supposed entitlement of particular peoples to live a life *entirely* free from bad feelings, including those caused by conflicting evidence. It worried me that, when we were talking about Ms. Everard’s death, we were showing just how uninterested we are when a man is assaulted or killed. There are posters on the London Underground telling us that we ought to act when we see a woman being harassed on public transport. Perhaps this is a fair request, but there has never been a similar request to act when a man is the recipient instead. Cancel culture is a somewhat misleading term, because it’s not always about ‘cancellation’ but rather silencing. We make up our minds about what we want to hear and how we want the world to be and we refuse to listen to anything that conflicts with this. We claim that disagreeing with the accepted line of thinking is a form of hate or marginalisation. All the while we continue to show that we don’t really care about such hate or marginalisation so long as they’re happening to the right people. Edit: I’d like to add that Davina’s tweet wasn’t badly timed; it’s *precisely* at times when emotions are high that we need reasoned, informed voices to ground us and calm us down. For many people there’s *never* an acceptable time to post a tweet like hers, but it doesn’t follow that she ought not to have posted it.

[@marcdenniss43]

Agree 100%, I've got to an age,54 I say what I think, never rude or abusive, just truthful, if it offends so what, in a world full of lies, telling the truth is treated like a crime

[@coda160]

New respect this woman. So balanced. More voices need to speak up.

[@southy238]

Well said Davina. Great interview dude.

[@rikstar.]

We can't say what we're all think! Nothing will change

[@ianmatlock1]

Well done/ well said Davina ❤

[@andyparkhouse4157]

Wow, fantastic... I felt awful around the time of Millie dowler because I was a single guy who lived nearby.. .well done Davina, brave and honest

[@julieteastham9322]

Awesome Davina always stand in your truth ❤

[@benwest6633]

Social media has become an echo chamber. When only the approved opinions are allowed it stifles debate and demolishes our ability to think critically about important topics. We need more speech in society, not less.

[@user-lv8yi6cm1e]

We stop it by always speaking your truth

[@xhogun8578]

There's various opinion, there is only one truth.

[@woodlandbiker]

There is no your truth or my truth. Just the truth backed by facts.

[@MrJudgementday99]

The sad thing is that at any point these people who call for others to be cancelled could be cancelled themselves for saying the simplest thing, like coloured people instead of people of colour or standing up for women’s rights. Christ who would have thought 10 years ago that defending women’s rights could get you cancelled. I commend Davina for not only standing by her statement, but also raising it again, because the haters can start again at any time.

[@geozeo710]

I've always done my best to cross the street or to slow down not to catch up. I've had 30+ yrs doing that without over thinking it. Most men I know have always done that also. One isolated anectdote. I'm quite a large and fit person and was taking the tube back to Walthamstow after my shift working in a gym in Hampstead. was about 10.30 at night and it was a busy carriage. I noticed a rather uncomfortable lady who was angling her body away from a drunk, leery man next to her. He was trying to drunkenly talk to her and getting in her space. I kept an eye on it and noticed that he got up and walked a few steps away from his seat. As soon as he did that, I sat down where he had been sitting 5 seconds earlier. He turned round to sit back down next to the lady, and got a shock that I was there. I stayed there for about three stops, then the train stopped in the station and stayed there. The drunk guy was still standing up. The police came on and escorted the man away. Someone must have given word to the police. I have no idea how. Anyway, I got off at the next stop and the lady caught my eye and said 'thank you'. I nodded and that was that. Women do have to be wary and things can happen, and it is a concern. We all have mum's, sisters, gf, wives, friends that it couild happen to, but Davina is right. We can't vilify all or even most men. However, it is definitely a concern for women.

[@garyfbell4446]

Yes*** Definitely VERY GOOD CHANNEL ,YOU WILL BE HUGE🙏💗👍💥🤟🇺🇸

[@Damo20]

Really well said and good for her having the courage to face down the baying mob

[@chrisgkhawkinsart4974]

Bloody hell Davina you are wise and brilliant. Thank you for speaking the truth 🙏

[@vrt1718]

Feeling so sorry for everyone who has been cancelled and are now rebuilding their reputation by reaching meagre millions.

[@StimParavane]

We have a safe society because good men have created it.

[@RobHill00]

I think it’s starting to back fire a lot now when the idiots try to cancel someone! Stand up for yourself and it will go away because they see your not an easy target and won’t take that sort of BS!

[@annereidy7981]

Not for Graham Lenihan though, he's being sued by these people so often that he cannot pay his legal fees and they've made sure that he cannot earn from any of his own work. So it's not so easy to stand up and win.

[@willrelf1377]

This isn’t cancel culture. She’s speaking on one of the biggest podcasts in the world. People holding to account a person’s opinion which has been volunteered publicly, the timing of which she’s admits was bad, is not cancel culture.

[@tenderhooligan7580]

Yes. Finally something sensible in these comments

[@jamessmith99731]

She admits she's afraid to air certain opinions. This is cancel culture in effect.

[@tenderhooligan7580]

@@jamessmith99731 any opinion a celebrity expresses on twitter will be jumped on. Doesn't make them cancelled.

[@willrelf1377]

@@jamessmith99731 No that's self-censorship. She's still free to air her opinions, she's on a hugely popular podcast afterall. It sounds like she doesn't believe in her own opinions enough to take accountability for them and have them scrutinised.

[@djgeneralbounce]

This is such a pathetic talking point. Do people actually think normies pay attention to what celebrities say on podcasts? They still get cancelled by the corporate media.

[@accordingtome882]

Thank you Davina. This is refreshing.

[@giant_joe]

Divide and conquer has never been so effective as in the social media age.

[@AlbertonBeastmaster]

It's sad when we can't openly voice an idea or an opinion without fear of being attacked. How else do we open areas of discussion and mould ideas? We are not our thoughts, but I feel that now we are more judged by what we say than how we move through the world.

[@MrAaronbill]

Theres something very warm about that woman . Makes me smile .

[@adriangriffiths4750]

2:03 Spot on!!!!

[@katharina...]

I've always liked Davina, but you can never really be sure what the talking faces on telly are really like. Listening to her now made me tear up - I knew she was a good egg!

[@maxcrowe]

It's the audacity that gets me. The fact people think they can control absolutely everything. It's pathetic really, attempting to stop someone's career because you feel offended just screams fragility and desperation.

[@annereidy7981]

And narcissistic, even though that term is used too often these days too.

[@maxcrowe]

It's such a narcissistic culture we are in, that even people who do not have NPD end up subconsciously exhibiting symptoms of it@@annereidy7981

[@JMRM1410]

She’s brilliant. So well said.

[@livelearnandteach7402]

YT is as close to social media as I get these days. That's more than enough on its own.

[@martyn7988]

There's absolutely no room for this kind of common sense on my social streams. Take it down immediately, or I'm telling

[@owenmcghee1666]

Some people enjoy a bandwagon so much that common sense won't stop them. Davina had every right to say what she said. Kudos. Love the podcast ❤

[@artychartybyjackmerlinbruc7134]

the only bandwagons are the right-wing talking points that have convinced people their free speech is under threat when they get criticised

[@LeeHardingakaFirmament]

Very well done, Davina - not only was your tweet spot on/factual but, in this interview, you’ve proved to be both intelligent and with an enormous amount of common sense. Those comments attacking you can’t see the hypocrisy of doing so - pushing for violence (or worse) against you is, especially considering the context of your original tweet, pretty despicable. Don’t let the bastards grind you down, lady!

[@kdog3908]

It's all too easy to adopt the unsophisticated position that people in the entertainment sphere tend to all lean a certain way politically. Being hyper conscious of one's image is pretty much a given in that particular sphere and behaviour in public tends to play out accordingly. With all that said it, is refreshing to see someone from that sphere attempt to be a voice of reason and **not capitulate** to the baying mob by standing by their position. Fair play to you Davina. I'm moderately, pleasantly, surprised at hearing this. Thank you.

[@Philognosis1]

The people you really want to look out for are the ones who say “it’s not cancel culture, it’s just accountability”. An absolutely moronic response.

[@thefuturist8864]

Agreed. No-one is or ought to be angry that actions have consequences and that people are held accountable. What we *should* be angry about is when consequences are unreasonable and when ‘accountability’ is a euphemism for punishing even the slightest objection to moral dogma.

[@graemejack9040]

And there was me stupidly thinking I couldn't love and appreciate Davina any more than I already did! Silly me! I would love to sit down on a big comfy sofa with her and others like her to engage in open minded, honest chat.

[@peterdore8690]

I’m in shock ! I’ve just heard Davina swear twice 😂 But seriously she is so right

[@kurtbarker3303]

Brilliantly said Davina.

[@vincentdunne5129]

Such a shame people are afraid to express basic views on things.

[@adleor137]

Davina is right, it really gets absurd how an opinion can’t be discussed without attracting nuts with hatred… In this case making all women victims and all men toxic attackers. How ridiculous and irresponsible…, again Davina is right this cancel culture gets derailed… let’s take care for each other and ban (commend) any kind of extreme position❣️

[@RafidNassir]

Much respect Davina. Do not be afraid to say what needs to be said. It's how you avoid ending up in the Belly of the Whale. Also, do not underestimate the sensible silent majority.

[@Doshinkyo]

Go on Davina!

[@freddylowe4900]

The woman’s a hero!

[@brismith2728]

Men have to cross the road so women can feel safe? F off that’s ridiculous.

[@colinwebb3660]

I've never been a fan of Davina but I 100% agree with her here. Well done, Davina.

[@sociallydistant32]

This is less about ‘cancel culture’ (I’m not even certain that’s what it is) and far more about the evils of Social Media and more specifically about the abuse of SM to attack people - frequently anonymously- for airing views with which the attacker disagrees. It’s irresponsible and it’s a wholly negative response. It takes debate nowhere and simply makes sensible people with justifiable opinions, like Davina, unwilling to contribute to debate. That simply cannot be a good thing. For anyone.

[@paulsandham9105]

I’ve inadvertently made the above comment under a Ukulele Band’s name (Socially Distant). I don’t think anyone in the group would disagree with my comments (but if they do, Sorry! Why aren’t you practising?) but I intended them as my own comments, not those of the band.

[@thesolidsnakealpha]

No one should have to feel like they have to cross the road just because someone on the same side of the road may feel intimidated This is insane logic

[@jopo8281]

Davina is such a gorgeous person. You da best xxxxx

[@craigrees6361]

It's pathetic how people behave these days can't even debate anything without screaming and trying to shut people down

[@ben-tendo]

Here here. It’s always the vocal minority who are heard, when most people are pretty normal and don’t want to jump to extremes or conclusions. Life has enough stress without ganging up and throwing hate at people we don’t even know. Inclusion not exclusion.

[@artychartybyjackmerlinbruc7134]

so she’s saying on one hand she doesn’t regret what she tweeted but on the other hand she’s saying “i didn’t get a chance to learn my lesson” cry me a river

[@thomaspickin9376]

No she didn't; she's not saying "I didn't get to learn", she's saying "People don't get to learn". It's easier for celebrities to bounce back, yeah, but often a lot of people, day to day, if they speak out that's it, they might lose their career, lose their friendship group. All because we've built this culture of "No discussion, you said something bad, you've been cancelled". So a lot of the time people just are afraid to say anything and we have good polling data on that. If anything she's saying we need to be more forgiving and let people make mistakes and figure it out. Also she's saying the best learning comes from discussion, not silencing detractors.

[@seanmercer7704]

Well done Davina 👏