You know, it started out as this vigilante strategy for bringing justice and accountability to powerful people who previously had been immune to any consequences for their actions.įor example, the Me Too movement promised to use social media shaming as a way to topple sexually abusive men in power who couldn't be held accountable in any other way. Like so much internet slang, this use of the word “canceling” started out on black Twitter where a few years ago people, well, mostly women, would tweet "cancel R. In the lingo of these young, avocado-guzzling smartphone addicts who killed Applebee's, canceling is online shaming, vilifying and ostracizing of prominent members of a community by other members of that community. And I know you kids know all about this, but before I dive in, I have to explain the basics to my fellow boomers. This video is about canceling, also known as cancel culture, formerly known as call-out culture. For references and sources, watch the video here. This transcript is intended as a supplement rather than a substitute for the original video. This is the transcript for the video essay “Canceling” by Natalie Wynn, originally published on on the ContraPoints YouTube channel.
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