Tatiana Maslany’s call to boycott the New York Times for supposedly harming trans people, Palestinians, and the black working class is a textbook case of the modern left eating its own, and it carries a clear warning for gun owners. When even a reliably progressive outlet like the Times is accused of insufficient wokeness, it shows how narrow the acceptable range of opinion has become on the cultural left. That same narrowing impulse has long targeted the Second Amendment, labeling any defense of individual firearm rights as inherently bigoted or dangerous. If the Times can be canceled for not being radical enough on identity issues, the same activists will have no qualms pushing to cancel gun shops, ranges, and manufacturers that refuse to adopt their preferred language or politics.

The deeper implication is that the boycott culture now functions as a purity test that leaves no room for classical liberal principles like free speech or individual rights. Maslany’s demand reveals an intolerance for any deviation from the approved narrative, whether the topic is gender, foreign policy, or race. Gun owners have watched this script play out for years: media outlets that once at least aired both sides on firearms now face internal pressure to treat the right to keep and bear arms as beyond debate. When the same forces turn on their former allies at the Times, it underscores that compromise or moderation offers no protection; only consistent defense of constitutional principles does.

For the 2A community, the takeaway is straightforward: institutions captured by this mindset will eventually come for the tools of self-defense just as they come for dissenting speech. Supporting alternative media, local ranges, and manufacturers that reject performative activism is no longer optional; it is a practical step to keep the right to arms from being reframed as another form of “harm.” Maslany’s boycott may fizzle, but the underlying intolerance it represents will not disappear on its own.