Everyone will say something problematic out of privilege or ignorance. Darren and Chris aren’t being cancelled. I for one still love them dearly ... this is just acknowledging that out of ignorance / privilege that they said something damaging.
They grew up either being wealthy, white, cis, het, etc., and are now extremely wealthy and hold a celebrity status. Obviously they’re going to be ignorant / uneducated to a lot of issues. Now, this isn’t an excuse AT ALL... but this IS why we hold them accountable. We hold them
accountable so they (and others) become AWARE of how what they said was problematic, so they can further educate themselves. So I think Chris has changed from his tweets? Yes. I do. BUT it still would be nice for it to be acknowledged and him to prove “yes, what I said then was
-damaging, but I’ve educated myself now!” That’s why this stuff happens. It’s not a cancel. It’s making them aware so they can educate themselves and show growth from the situation.
But please don’t you dare use this as an excuse to call Chris slurs or make fun of his appearance. If you do, you’re disgusting and homophobic and YOU are the one who deserves to deactivate ❤️
Tacking on - I also want to mention we can’t know for sure if they have actually changed unless they do say something. With Chris being my comfort, of course I’d like to believe that he has changed, and I do feel he has, but I’m also not foolish. We can’t know unless he shows it.
Im not good with my words so I hope the point is coming across ?

TLDR; they said some fucked up stuff out of blissful ignorance and I’m glad we’re bringing this up and calling them out. I really hope they see and acknowledge it.
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