Weekend funnies: From being cancelled, to being wrecked by an orca

There are too many people these days who get outraged when they say something awful in a national media and then get asked to defend their views or shut up about them. The right wing rails against so-called "cancel culture"  - even though, of course, it is the right wingers themselves who are busy cancelling liberalism wherever they can.

Now we have another example - a bizarre "Thought Criminals" story in the New Yorker , complaining how problematic it is for a group of self-important right-wingers that nobody wants to listen to their BS anymore.  It is the comments that make this story worth noting, because they are truly hilarious:

once a month, this elite group of brave forbidden intellectuals gather to ask "why can't a white guy say it" https://t.co/Tk4yLREymC

— lauren (@NotABigJerk) May 17, 2023

The harsh cancel culture of a 3000 word puff piece

— Ryan Marino, MD (@RyanMarino) May 17, 2023

Wow, a club that includes the mother of a minor transphobe and a guy who acts in B movies and says he can't get better jobs because he's white.

"Sometimes losers hang out" isn't really an interesting topic for an article, and the writing doesn't save it I'm afraid.

— Qualia (MK) (@these_qualia) May 17, 2023

"I need to know everything about this, except who actually funds these people to complain about getting 'canceled'. Doing some actual journalism in that regard just never occurred to me!" pic.twitter.com/5uS2ByNDLP

— Don't Go, Jason Waterfalls (@RuckCohlchez) May 18, 2023

We should just stop calling it "getting cancelled" and start calling it "getting bankrolled" already.
You really didn't care who was footing the bill?
Amazing.

— Chrisi (@chrisiousity) May 17, 2023

Moving on, here's some great stuff about supporting trans people. Lately we have been reading so many grotesque stories about sexism toward trans people, in the United States and also in Canada - it is awful and must be very discouraging. Then I saw this tweet from PMJT:

You should be able to be who you are and love whom you love, free from discrimination and hate. Full stop. No ifs, ands, or buts. We’ll keep working to make that possible – and we’ll always stand with 2SLGBTQI+ people at home and around the world. #IDAHOTB https://t.co/qAlDPFRX6z

— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) May 17, 2023

It encouraged me to search for and highlight some positive examples of trans support:

trans & he wanted people to know he supported her & had asked her how best to do that
She told him to have conversations with people & that he just needed something to get these conversations started - they agreed him wearing nail varnish would do it
Not all heroes wear capes...

— RebeKah (@RebekahLove27) May 16, 2023

Over 6000 Catholics nuns have published a letter in support of trans people ❤️ pic.twitter.com/2nYO0LbMYb

— PinkNews (@PinkNews) May 20, 2023

Noting that @Lizzo has been uplifting and praising trans & nonbinary people since I first saw her in concert 5 years ago in a 1000 seat hall. Nothing about this is hype for her new gender-affirming clothing line. That work followed FROM her unequivocal support of t/nb/gq people. https://t.co/gFCj24LfS9

— S. Bear Bergman (@sbearbergman) May 21, 2023

Finally, here is some funny stuff:

How? pic.twitter.com/hdPY3FpYoL

— CCTV IDIOTS (@cctvidiots) May 21, 2023

HOW TO REACT TO 10ºC IN CANADA pic.twitter.com/JjUJEObGXW

— Brittlestar (@brittlestar) May 17, 2023

Every time God closes a door, he asks why you couldn't get off your fat ass and close it yourself.

— William K. Wolfrum (@Wolfrum) May 20, 2023

Just learned that a significant part of working security at Disney is trying to stop people from secretly spreading their deceased loved ones’ ashes there and I can’t believe this isn’t a tv show.

— Andrew Nadeau (@TheAndrewNadeau) May 18, 2023

When a mandalorian drinks a protein shake, do they say "this is the whey"? pic.twitter.com/X6cj1M3fbB

— Justice Ramin Arman (@justicearman) May 13, 2023

not a care in the world
(jukin media) pic.twitter.com/KLb46VJceW

— theworldofdog (@theworldofdog) May 16, 2023

Funny, I had a similar dream.... yeah, no, no I didn't😏🤪😁 pic.twitter.com/SHO5WOLUv0

— 🇺🇦🇨🇦CanadaResists🇨🇦🇺🇦 #🟦 (@Rob16921) May 15, 2023

The world would be a poorer place without Arnold Schwarzenegger in it - go back to the beginning of this thread to see how this started:

I don’t think of these as fights, I think of them as learning experiences.

But you’re right. Most of these people are searching for something they won’t find here. A book, a walk, a workout, or talking with family would benefit them more. While they’re here, I’ll talk to them. https://t.co/Pga9E3l9Or

— Arnold (@Schwarzenegger) May 15, 2023

Finally, this is pretty creepy, isn't it?

It begins. https://t.co/xxHiDgVkds

— Andrew Coyne 🇺🇦 (@acoyne) May 20, 2023