The more I think about the attempted cancelling of @thomaschattwill for the unpardonable sin of finding Emily Ratajkowski attractive—and saying so in print, the horror!—the more hypocritical I find it. For instance, here's BuzzFeed with the hit. (1) https://www.buzzfeed.com/stephenlaconte/emily-ratajkowski-sexist-interview-twitter

Note the weaselly blame-shifting use of "resurfaced" as if this is something that happens on its own, like a caterpillar turning into a butterfly. (CC @katrosenfield). No, someone went hunting, and here's what they found. (2)

BuzzFeed attacks TCW for being "fixated on Ratjakowski's body" and discussing her sexiness in general. This was back in 2018, at a time when she was really best known—and arguably still is today—for being a supermodel. (3)

In any case, what's the rule here? It's not okay to comment on attractive famous people's bodies when you're writing about them for an online publication? If so, BuzzFeed better take a long hard look in the selfie reflector! (4)

In fact, one can find roughly 18 million different BuzzFeed articles and slideshows that objectify attractive male actors and models. Quizzes, even! (5)

To say that some of these are pretty leery is understating the matter significantly. Submitted without comment: https://www.buzzfeed.com/christianzamora/celebrity-bulges-2015 (6)

As is universally the case with cancel culture, it is easy to find examples of the canceller committing the same moral failing as the cancelled. This piece is from the same BuzzFeed reporter who is calling TCW gross for saying Ratjakowski is hot. https://www.buzzfeed.com/stephenlaconte/michael-b-jordan-shirtless-thirst-trap-vote-instagram (7)

This was two weeks ago. Same BuzzFeed writer who thinks TCW is too fixated on Ratajkowski's body. (8)

Maybe the rule is that it's wrong to objectify women, but good to objectify men? But that would mean there are some pretty fundamental differences between men and women, which is running up against a whole other list of new rules required by modern progressivism. (9)

In conclusion, perhaps remove your own Michael B. Jordan bicep appreciation post before you shame someone for drooling over Emily Ratajkowski. That's from the Bible, folks. (10)