Cancel Culture Is Just Maoism With Less Killing

Despite there being less spilled blood, cancel culture is eerily similar to Maoism.

Here's why Macy Gray bowed to stupidity



"Fearless" host Jason Whitlock and Shemeka Michelle covered the woke reeducation of singer/songwriter Macy Gray. In this clip, Jason and Shemeka assessed what likely provoked Gray to go from a commonsense stance on gender issues to what appeared to be a coerced apology.

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Squires: Macy Gray found out that the false religion of 'woke' is long on vengeance but short on mercy



Macy Gray has had a tough month. By now everyone has seen her public about-face on the definition of womanhood. She went from describing some of the physical differences between men and women during a conversation with Piers Morgan to declaring that anyone in the LGBT community is a “hero” and “being a woman is a vibe” in an appearance on the "Today Show."

Many people see Gray’s reversal as the public humiliation ritual it appears to be on the surface.

I see a powerful spiritual lesson about the grace and mercy of God, personified in Jesus Christ, contrasted with the vengeance of our culture’s false idols.

One of the most unpopular aspects of Christianity for people who reject it is the notion that wrath is a part of God’s definition of justice. This is a throughline in scripture, starting in the Old Testament, where death was listed as the punishment for a multitude of sins. It continues into the New Testament, where the Apostle Paul writes this in Romans 1:18:

“For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth.”

Paul goes on to define “unrighteousness” for his readers further in the chapter and includes everything from murder and malice to envy and disobedience to parents. The message is clear: No one is truly righteous of his own accord, and God’s wrath is the just punishment for all sin.

This is why I reject any ideology that links humanity’s sin nature with skin color. We have seen this play out in America through historical stereotypes about the savageness and promiscuity of black people as well as the current framing of “whiteness” as rooted in theft and genocide. It is possible to have honest discussions about crime and injustice without attributing people's individual actions to their nature or ascribing them to their ethnic identity. The Bible is clear that no person or group is inherently evil or righteous. The same acts of evil may not be as prevalent among every group or within every nation, but that does not mean anyone has a monopoly on either vice or virtue.

The punishment for mankind’s depravity is pretty bad news. Thankfully the story does not end there.

In the Christian faith, the good news is that a person is made right with God (i.e. “justified”) by turning from sin and believing that Jesus Christ took the punishment for the person's unrighteousness on the cross. Jesus' death, burial, and resurrection complete a cosmic transaction for the true believer: Jesus takes on our sins and we take on his righteousness. All of this is a function of God’s grace and mercy, which means no human can boast about any part of the process.

It is the ultimate act of restorative justice.

America’s new civil religion is a cheap copy of a perfect original. Whether you call it social justice or “wokeness,” it includes the intense desire to right all historical wrongs, eliminate all disparities between groups, and liberate all groups oppressed from their oppressors. It has some of the same elements as the Christian faith: sacred texts, prophets, teachers, and evangelists, as well as a definition of justice that repays sin with vengeance.

One thing this faith doesn’t have is mercy or grace for the unrighteous. It also lacks any sense of full and final payment for one’s sins, which distorts the nature of good works. For Christians, moral behavior is the fruit of salvation, but within the woke church, it is the root of salvation.

In this false religion, repentance and belief (in lies) only lead to more sacrifices, more apologies, more commitments to “do better,” and more shame. There is no assurance, only perpetual insecurity regarding one’s faithfulness. Macy Gray found this out the hard way, as have countless others who have issued multiple apologies and pledged to support LGBT organizations after upsetting the gods of sex and sexuality.

Christians can have peace because we know that our faith rests on the only one who is truly righteous. Jesus was flogged publicly for the sins of all who believe in him. Macy Gray was flogged publicly for affirming God’s design for men and women. God gives Christians the spiritual weapons to fight our sin. False gods demand that their followers fight the truth.

Prophets and evangelists in the Bible declare God’s wrath and love – rooted in His holiness and justice – to spur the ungodly to repentance. The false prophets of social justice use fear and manipulation – rooted in lies – to force people into conversion. They know that the average person would rather bend his knee in submission than be publicly nailed to his own cross.

This is why pastors who advise believers to practice “pronoun hospitality” with the gender-confused or Christian social commentators who believe drag queens reading to children are a “blessing of liberty” are guilty of spiritual malpractice.

A good shepherd leads his flock to green pastures for their sustenance and drives off wolves for their protection. Encouraging the sheep to eat synthetic grass or advising them to be more winsome toward those who wish to devour them are signs of a shepherd who is ill equipped to carry out his vocation.

We live in an age where the social, medicinal, and surgical “transition” of people who are confused about their gender is official federal policy. No amount of gentleness or compromise will satisfy those who see rejection of transgenderism as the ultimate act of blasphemy.

This is why the Bible forbids idol worship and warns Christians not to be controlled by the fear of man. God knows how easy it is to draw our affections away from Him and toward other loves who will never love us back. Every other religion tells its followers all the things they must “do” to be made righteous. It is a list that has no end. The Christian looks at the cross and hears Jesus say his work on our behalf is “finished.”

Only one of those sounds like good news to me.

Macy Gray pushes back against transgender ideology: 'I don't think you should be called transphobic just because you don't agree'



During an interview with Piers Morgan posted to Twitter on Monday afternoon, singer Macy Gray said several things that could put her in the crosshairs of some gender ideology activists.

For starters, unlike the so-called experts featured in Matt Walsh's recent documentary, Gray had no difficulty answering the question "What is a woman?"

"A human being with boobs," Gray said, laughing. "You should start there."

"And a vagina!" she quickly added, raising her index finger to punctuate the point.

However, Gray also stated unequivocally that having surgery to create "boobs" and a vagina does not turn a biological male into a female.

"And I will say this — and everybody's gonna hate me — as a woman, just because you go change your parts doesn't make you a woman," Gray admitted. "Sorry."

"Right," Morgan agreed.

Gray then elaborated more on the subject, explaining that women are not just a collection of particular body parts but are total beings who experience the world and life in an entirely different way than men do.

"Women go through just a completely unique experience. And surgery or finding yourself doesn't change that," Gray said. "You know, being a little girl is a whole epic book. You know? And you can't have that just because you want to be a woman."

Though both Gray and Morgan repeatedly reaffirmed their support for the rights of transgender people to live according to their perceived internal identity and to have others abide by that internal identity, they also pushed back against accusations of transphobia leveled at others who don't agree with the concept of transgenderism or who object to biological males taking over women's sports.

"I don't think you should be called transphobic just because you don't agree with" the transgender movement, Gray said. "There's a lot of, you know, judgment and throwing, you know, stones at people for just saying what [biological sex] is."

Morgan, who has had his own run-ins with the transgender mob, suggested to Gray that she might become their next target.

"But it's the truth!" Gray responded, in reference to biological sex.

Gray is not the only celebrity to admit publicly that men and women are different and that the increasingly fascistic transgender movement threatens to erase women as a meaningful category. J.K. Rowling has long held firm that biological women and girls are fundamentally different from transwomen. And now Bette Midler has weighed in, lamenting that so many people "don’t call us 'women' anymore; they call us 'birthing people' or 'menstruators', and even 'people with vaginas'!

"Don’t let them erase you! Every human on earth owes you!" Midler said recently in a tweet.

To celebrate Juneteenth, Grammy winner wants to cancel the American flag: 'Divisive and incorrect'



In celebration of "Juneteenth," Grammy-award winning singer Macy Gray wants to cancel the American flag as it currently exists.

Gray's proposal came on the same day that President Joe Biden signed a bill declaring "Juneteenth" — June 19, the day on which the abolition of slavery is annually celebrated — a federal holiday.

What did Gray say?

Writing in an essay for MarketWatch, the five-time Grammy-nominee claimed Old Glory now represents the same values as the Confederate flag, citing the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

"The Confederate battle flag, which was crafted as a symbol of opposition to the abolishment of slavery, is just recently tired. We don't see it much anymore. However, on the 6th, when the stormers rained on the nation's most precious hut, waving Old Glory — the memo was received: the American flag is its replacement," Gray wrote.

"President Biden, Madame Harris and members of Congress: the American flag has been hijacked as code for a specific belief," she continued. "Like the Confederate, it is tattered, dated, divisive, and incorrect. It no longer represents democracy and freedom. It no longer represents ALL of us. It's not fair to be forced to honor it. It's time for a new flag."

Among other problems with the American flag — which currently has 50 stars and 13 stripes — Gray contended the flag should have 52 stars, to include Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia, and the white stripes should be "off white" because the color, which represents purity and innocence, does not accurately represent America.

"America is great. It is beautiful. Pure, it ain't. It is broken and in pieces," Gray said.

"What if the stripes were OFF-white? What if there were 52 stars to include D.C. and Puerto Rico? What if the stars were the colors of ALL of us — your skin tone and mine — like the melanin scale?" Gray continued. "The blue square represents vigilance and perseverance; and the red stripes stand for valor. America is all of those things. So, what if those elements on the flag remained?"

The U.S. has flown the same American flag design since 1960. Ohio high schooler Bob Heft was credited for designing the current flag.

So what does Gray's proposed flag look like?

This, via MarketWatch:

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