Why There Is an Ideological Divide The Pew Research Center reported the results of a survey of Americans on May 19, 2021, on their views about the meaning of the term cancel culture and, more broadly, how they feel about the act of calling others out on social media. This blog looks at those results […]
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Does it Violate Free Speech? According to a Pew Research Center Survey of how Americans view Cancel Culture, 44 percent of U.S. adults have heard at least a fair amount about “cancel culture”. They were also asked what they think cancel culture means. The results are as follows: Actions taken to hold others accountable
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Evaluating the Rightness and Wrongness of the Cancel Culture I recently blogged about the various ways of examining the cancel culture and its effects on society, from calling someone out for their words and actions to boycotting them and shunning them from society, and everything in between. In today’s blog, I use an ethical analysis
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Being Accountable for Your Words and Actions Lots of people ask me how the idea of a cancel culture comes about. I answer that it is an offshoot of “political correctness.” Political correctness (PC) refers to language that avoids offending persons of various genders, races, sexual orientations, cultures, or social conditions. One of the most
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Cancel Culture: What it is Intolerance in society is being fueled by the cancel culture. Cancel culture is a manifestation of a lack of civility in society. The cancel culture is mainly an internet phenomenon where those offended by the comments of another party are denounced online by those who object to the behavior. It
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Bring on the “Thought Polics” Intolerance in society is being fueled by the cancel culture. The cancel culture is mainly an internet phenomenon where those offended by the comments of another party are denounced online by those who object to the behavior. It is one form of a cultural boycott that seeks to isolate the
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Understanding Political Correctness, Groupthink, and the Cancel Culture Few terms have been more confusing to me than “virtue signaling.” First, is it spelled with two “ls” or one? It seems the Brits use two l’s and the U.S. one. Nevertheless, the meaning of the word is what is most important, and there is the rub.
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Cultural Shift in America Are you woke? No, I do not mean just awaken from a deep sleep. In today’s parlance, I mean awoken to sensitive social issues, such as racism. The term ‘woke’ is at the center of many of the contentious political, social, and cultural debates right now. Some people say being woke
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Cultural Shift in America Are you woke? No, I do not mean just awaken from a deep sleep. In today’s parlance, I mean awoken to sensitive social issues, such as racism. The term ‘woke’ is at the center of many of the contentious political, social, and cultural debates right now. Some people say being woke
Denying Free Speech or an Expression of Capitalism? Yesterday, I looked at the history of cancel culture. In today’s blog, I examine how social media impacts the cancel culture. Social media posts reflect the historical movement from offline to online cancel culture, including bullying behavior. When we think of the cancel culture, what comes to
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