Cancel Culture and Vigilante Justice

Cancel culture is such a big part of online media these days. It seems that you can be cancelled for almost anything, even simple mistakes. With teens now having free access to a versatile set of social media, ‘canceling’ people who have offended them has become their pass time. The need for the children of this generation to post and publicize everything is something that I don’t think I will ever understand. Issues with each other should always be solved through proper communication between the people involved. There is no need to go straight to social media to vent in hopes of gaining more supporters for their respective causes. I think many people need to be reminded that there are global issues, such as climate change, that are much bigger than a teen being angry at their friend that needs the attention of the general public.

In no way am I trying to imply that cancel culture has no purpose. The concept itself is something concocted in an attempt to maintain a semblance of control for each individual – an attempt to keep those in places of high influence in check. I have to say, however, that there is not a single chance that the idea still maintains that goal. Author Nicole Dudenhoefur compares the hashtag of cancel culture to tarring and feathering. The reference strikes as a symbol of vigilante justice and, just like those who were tarred and feathered, a symbol of a deed that cannot be undone. One must realize that certain things can’t be taken back once they are posted online, and a teenager who has recently been exposed to everything that social media can offer is not someone who can do that.

 

Signing off for now,

Reality Sucks




Comments

  1. I really liked how you compared it to tarring and feathering, a public show of shame. This highlights the deeper parts of cancel culture.

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