At some point though, people are going to get canceled. Whether it's market forces or political correctness at work the conclusion is the same. The issue becomes a problem of practicality, as in differentiating between all the canceling type forces.
this is a clear cut issue.
i have no problem (nor should you) if something is cancelled due to economic forces. in other words, we agree to let the market make the decision.
i DO have a problem when there is a demand for something and its unavailable because someone might be offended by it.
You say you're not trying to enforce some kind of diversity type agenda, and I will give you the benefit of the doubt.
what am i enforcing?
Like, let's not open the floodgates and give everyone with a microphone special treatment.
youre going to have to explain this a bit more in detail. im not following.
Why? Because the platform is virtual instead of physical? Maybe I'll buy that argument, but it seems a little flimsy. Any venue whether physical or virtual abides by the same laws of business, or culture.
the YT censorship is a totally different issue. heres why:
first, YT owns their site. as a
platform, they have the right to do as they please on their platform, regardless of who demands what. (then theres the issue whether they are a publisher OR a platform. if they are a platform, then they have the right to decide what is OK to be on their website, but then they also take responsibilty for any content posted there. if they are a publisher, then they take no responsibility for the content but cannot censor or block anyone. right now, both YT and FB and twitter are straddling this line of section 230.)
this is a completely different situation than someone who wants to host a comedy show, is selling tickets, and then it gets cancelled due to pressure from another organization because they find it offensive.