From TikTok to The White Lotus, the left is losing its cancel power

The cultural tides have turned, if HBO’s “The White Lotus” is any indication. A scene from the March 8 episode of the popular anthology series went viral for its sympathetic portrait of a character whose chic coastal-liberal friends abused and belittled her for — maybe, possibly — having voted for Donald Trump in the presidential election.Surprisingly, it was the vocal Democrats who were the obvious villains of the sequence as they bullied their friend for wrongthink.It sparked endless online commentary: Is the overbearing, reflexive leftism of the entertainment world really breaking?At the same time, Woke TikTok was having a similar rude awakening. Kylie Perkins is a TikTok influencer who, until a month ago, had a mid-tier account with 200,000 followers. Calling herself “Your tough love BFF,” she encouraged her mostly female audience to declutter their homes one room at a time, stop making excuses and feel more grateful for what they have.Her followers posted their thanks as they took Perkins’ advice to bring order to their kitchens and laundry rooms.Then the left came after her. One Perkins follower, a complete stranger who claimed she “needed” to know the TikToker’s political leanings, took a deep dive into her account.That’s when this stranger uncovered something that was absolutely unforgivable in her eyes: Kylie Perkins may have voted for Trump.She’d never said so, but following the president on social media and reposting one of his videos was all the evidence needed.Within hours, TikTok videos and comments started calling Perkins out.

The message was clear: she voted the wrong way, she needed to be canceled immediately.Over a million viewers saw the original clip, which the amateur investigator labeled a public service announcement.The “motivational cleaning lady ..

.is a Trump supporter,” the vengeful ex-follower said.

“Will not ever support someone who supports him.”Other left-leaning TikTokers chimed in.“Why are w...