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The Stand NYC on Instagram: "For the last year myself and my partners at The Stand were mired in what felt like someone's agenda to harm us personally and professionally. It turned out to be a cancel culture obsessed blogger who deemed us a danger to
612 likes, 39 comments - thestandnyc on February 11, 2022: "For the last year myself and my partners at The Stand were mired in what felt like someone's agenda to harm us personally and professionally. It turned out to be a cancel culture obsessed blogger who deemed us a danger to society...
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For the last year myself and my partners at The Stand were mired in what felt like someone's agenda to harm us personally and professionally. It turned out to be a cancel culture obsessed blogger who deemed us a danger to society. Somehow this self proclaimed journalist convinced The New Republic to run a story where almost every detail attributed to us was false. After months of dealing with attorneys on both sides The New Republic has issued a full apology and scrubbed most of the article's inaccuracies and allegations against us.
As a former journalist I felt a responsibility to fight this until there was a fair resolution. We believe The New Republic has done that. As for the writer, cancel culture has become a dangerous tool used by extremists in an attempt to cause reckless harm to people's lives. We hope he's learned a valuable lesson and chooses to be responsible for his actions moving forward in life and in whatever profession he finds himself in. In our industry we've seen cancel culture used more and more as a weapon against free speech. It's unfortunate that these tactics have become commonplace, but we are an example that if you tell the truth, the truth will always prevail.
Thanks to everyone who has supported us and encouraged us to fight for what we believe in. We also want to thank our attorney Jeremy Schachter of Seyfarth Shaw LLP for providing leadership and guidance through this process. Together we were able to accomplish what we set out to do from the start.
- Cris Italia