Recently, there’s been an accelerated cultural conversation around the phenomenon of “cancel culture,” whereby people will call out everyone from private individuals to those in the public eye for both perceived transgressions and real wrongdoings, in both public and private.
To be clear, I do not argue that powerful individuals, companies and institutions shouldn’t be held culpable for the serious harm they visit upon the public resulting in damage, death and destruction, such as poisoning our water and enabling police murders against Black people.
I also don’t argue that everyday people don’t cause real suffering through mircoaggressions or hurtful acts. My concern is over a culture obsessed with mobbing, bullying and canceling people for
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