CANCEL CULTURE

Re When A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Opinions (Opinion, May 8): I worked for Suzanne Rogers for five years, over 10 years ago, on her first three major fashion fundraisers. I never saw any indication of prejudice toward race (as a woman of colour, I would have noticed), sexuality or socioeconomic status.

Was posting a photograph with Donald Trump an error in judgement and even unintentionally hurtful? I believe it was. But the pound of flesh being demanded of her feels so extreme and self-righteous. A photo “can’t comprehensively tell us all we need to know about an individual’s personal value system.” I agree with columnist Robyn Urback: These hasty conclusions are bad practice for all of us.

Thank God I am not a public figure. There is so much in my past life I would be called out for!

Taanta Gupta Toronto

When a person is so privileged in life and embraces the spotlight, is it unreasonable to assume that such an individual would be aware of (or at least not ignore) Donald Trump’s misdeeds, racism and lying? I think one has to be more than “tone-deaf” – almost unconscious.

Suzanne Rogers flaunted her happy weekend in the company of Mr. Trump while millions of people suffer through a vicious pandemic. I’m sorry, but I feel she’s earned all the criticism being directed her way.

Alan Rosenberg Toronto