Spencer Cox accused of virtue signaling after cancel culture comments
Utah Governor Spencer Cox was recently accused of virtue signaling on his Twitter account. This comes after he gave a speech regarding cancel culture. Here, he claimed the need for freedom of speech and the exchange of ideas.
Specifically, his tweet read: ‘Now more than ever it’s important our college campuses get back to the ideals of political debate, ending cancel culture and nurturing free-speech and idea exchange. Today we we’re excited to welcome a Tolerance Meets Dialogue event with @UUtahand @BYUCougarswhich is directly in line with our #DisagreeBetter initiative. Our young people are key to the success of depolarization work, and we appreciate the students who presented today.’
Responding to this, one user wrote: ‘When talking about cancel culture, calling out racism, homophobia and transphobia isn’t canceling people it’s holding them accountable. I get why this can be confusing when you don’t know how to hold your own party accountable and instead create fake initiatives.’
Similarly, a user named Marie Rodriguez added: ‘Ending cancel culture by marginalizing and restricting rights of LGBTQ community and banning books. Good job!’
Intriguingly, some even claimed Cox was pandering to the LGBTQ+ community and was accused of virtue signaling for using the rainbow flag. In this case, it looks as though Cox had critics from either side.
