KERA's Think

How cancel culture is holding writers back


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Is it considered a safe career move to avoid writing about a touchy subject, or is that playing into moral panic? Writer Sarah Hepola joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the ways she has muted herself as she walked the line between outspoken artist and an author simply hoping to make the rent, and to contemplate what cancel culture means for writers. Her article “The Things I’m Afraid to Write About” was published in The Atlantic.
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