Essays On Cancel Culture

Cancel culture. It means ‘canceling’ or no longer supporting people—often celebrities—media or other things that are considered problematic. Cancel culture is becoming increasingly popular because our current society is moving to be more politically correct and inclusive. With the rise of social media also comes a rise in confidence in talking about topics people are less comfortable talking about in person. We’re becoming more aware of the importance of ensuring people are being respectful ...

In an era that claims to be much more progressive and open minded than previous ones, for some reason, we aren’t so open minded on one important topic, forgiving and forgetting seems to be lost. People that made even small mistakes are suddenly getting “cancelled.” They are suddenly becoming alienated from society. WIth parts of their fans or friends leaving and not coming back, scarring their fanbase for good, for things that may not be on purpose. It’s horrible, and there’s a name for this, ...

James Charles is #cancelled.” This phrase has made its way to the top of Twitter’s trending polls and continues to stay there. James Charles is a beauty YouTuber famed for his make-up as well as dramatic flair. Recently, his former mentor and fellow beauty guru, Tati Westbrook published a video exposé attacking him for propagating lies about her, condemned him for alleged comments he made about other beauty influencers, and also claimed he had a habit of sexually harassing straight men. He ...

 In this essay, I will be examining the impact of our current culture, and the effect that social media has on the issues of consequences, forgiveness and rehabilitation.When a person has done something against the norm or where norms have changed a person may suffer potentially severe negative consequences that can be out of proportion to the “offence”. Rolling from this is the question of whether a person can ever find forgiveness or healing in this current cultural environment.One potential ...