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Cancel Culture: Cancel Actions, Not People
We need to stop “cancelling” people and start learning from them
From a harmless internet slang phrase, to a toxic social movement, Cancel Culture is rampant on social media platforms and in pop culture. Cancel Culture, formerly known as Call-out Culture, is an unofficial system of boycotting initially directed at celebrities expressing seemingly unpopular opinions or views on the internet. With its sources originating from the mega-platform Twitter, Cancel Culture backs on the concepts of Groupthink, Political Correctness and the shift in the political spectrum.
Vice describes Cancel Culture as:
“[A] way for marginalized communities to publicly assert their value systems through pop culture”
My first experience with Cancel Culture was with none other than Jeffree Star himself, a member of the beauty community and multi-million dollar brand owner of Jeffree Star Cosmetics, after videos with racist content surfaced. The videos, which can be interpreted as a roleplaying bit where Star allegedly threatens to throw battery acid on a Woman of Colour to lighten her skin, sparked vast outrage among the community. Additionally, other videos and racial slurs previously recorded on the internet’s…
