This week Jamila and Jenn look at two very different \"cancellations\" making headlines right now. The Met Gala had to scrap a planned museum exhibition honoring designer John Galliano after backlash over antisemitic remarks he made back in 2011, remarks serious enough that a French court actually convicted him for them. Meanwhile, Washington Post opinion columnist Karen Attiah was fired within 24 hours of a single post about Charlie Kirk, only for an arbitrator to rule a year later that the firing was unlawful and order her reinstated with full backpay. Same news cycle, same word getting thrown around, but two stories that raise pretty different questions. Does everyone get a path back, and should they? Where's the line between accountability and overreaction? And is \"cancel culture\" even the right term for either of these? Jamila and Jenn break it down.
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