Mike Tyson & Podcast Guest Weigh-In on ‘Hypocrisy of Cancel’ Culture

Legendary boxer Mike Tyson currently hosts his own podcast named ‘Hotboxin’ with Mike Tyson’, where he talks about many global issues. His recent episode featured American comedian and actor Annette ‘Leslie’ Jones. The two went on to discuss the cancel culture which has been making a buzz online these days. 

Leslie Jones is an experienced individual who has been in the entertainment industry for a long time. While discussing the cancel culture, she mentioned, “People gonna make mistakes now and then. What’s so hypocrite, how you say hypocrisy? The hypocrisy of cancel is that you all don’t actually cancel the people who need to be fu*king canceled.”

Following that, Mike Tyson weighed in on the subject and said, “I can’t say fu*k him, I can’t say retarded, midget. So what do you want me to say I’m a small person, like what you want to say a small person. How do I get to Harlem?”

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The two further went on to delve more into the subject and discussed how the cancel culture is affecting the world. 

Mike Tyson and Joe Rogan discuss how the cancel culture affects people 

‘Iron Mike’ and UFC color commentator are good friends and are often seen sitting across the table discussing various deep subjects on podcasts. The two once discussed cancel culture on the veteran boxer’s podcast. 

Rogan shed some light on the subject, saying that people expressing their views can change other people’s way of feeling things. He further added, “They can get people upset at things. You could say things that you’ve never been able to say before. You have, like, so many people have the ability to express themselves now, so it’s like you can get someone fired. Like if you decide that you’re gonna pile onto someone because you don’t like what they said or what they did, you can get them fired. That’s a new thing in history.”

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The cancel culture is at its peak right now as popular rapper Kanye West was recently in news for making controversial remarks. Additionally, Andrew Tate, a well-known internet celebrity, was recently banned from social media for making “misogynist” notes. The ability to speak freely can sometimes influence future generations’ perceptions of particular issues.