Cancel Culture May Be Operating At Its Peril.

princeton-facing-possible-legal-action-after-labeling-professor-racist-for-opposing-race-based-faculty-perks. Woke culture uses free speech arguments to support its cancellation of others for exercising their rights of free speech. However, as in the Seventies, when lawyers and litigation challenged the then suppression of speech that was deemed profane or otherwise evil, so also the woke community should not be surprised that cancelled persons are fighting back with lawyers and lawsuits. This article about a couple of professors who were called racists by their universities for challenging race based university action contemplating litigation shows how the legal system can be used to protect free speech in a new era. Calling someone a racist is defamatory. In defamation litigation, truth is a defense. However, it is up to a jury to decide what is racist, and the professors' entitlement to comment on University action may not be enough to prove racism. In fact, it could be argued that cancelling someone is, in itself, a racist act. It is sad that we must engage in these types of arguments. But, the courtroom is the best place to resolve these disputes. Otherwise, we would be battling in the streets.