There's been a marked increase in the programs designed to diminish individuality, in recent times in our Western culture, especially that by "Critical Race Theory".
Critical Race Theory proposes that we are all guilty of racism, by virtue of being born white, or some other "oppressive" class.
The subtext of all such theories (effectively socialism, communism) is that of a bias toward collectives (groups, races) at the expense of individuality (individual volition, power, sovereignty, agency, choice, independence).
There's a great deal to unpack in all this, starting with the historical swing toward "group-ism" (collectivism in various forms) ...
Read a more comprehensive explanation of this at
https://stephenpirie.substack.com/p/the-underlying-cause-of-woke-cancel
