What is cancel culture?

Cancel culture is the popular practice of withdrawing support for an individual or company, to such an extent that they become irrelevant as a result. This is usually due to something the person has done or said that is considered offensive. Cancel culture has become an effective tool for so-called social justice movements, with feminist, antiracist and LGBTQ+ activists incr easingly adopting the tactic. It tends to involve the use of social media to call for a boycott of an individual, who may or may not be a public figure. This online shaming can include fair criticism, insulting and harassment to destroy the person’s reputation. Many have suggested that cancel culture has now gone too far, including former US President Barack Obama.

Well, internet users can be very sensitive can’t they?  Cancel culture is all the rage at the moment, isn’t it? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

To listen to the last episodes, you can click here :

How were the Stonewall riots the starting point for the LGBT struggle?

How did Internet Explorer go out of fashion?

What is Face Wine, the latest viral beauty product from Tiktok?

A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance.

In partnership with upday UK.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices