Older generations often see cancel culture as proof that Gen Z is too sensitive, but talk to teens, and a more nuanced picture emerges. For them, calling out bad behavior isn’t about permanent ...

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I go by the name Shameless Psychiatrist because I talk about how to reduce shame. In fact, I wrote an entire book about it! Call-out or cancel culture is focused on shaming. This means group shaming ...

At Penn State University, sociologist Dr. Sam Richards posed a question that hit close to home for his class: Are American students being silenced? The discussion, featured on the YouTube channel SOC ...

Graphic of four people. some drawbacks of cancel culture include its tendency for hypervigilance and tunnel visioning. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. If you spend time on social media, you’re ...

It’s no secret that many celebrities are terrified of being canceled. From Blake Lively to Kendall Jenner, numerous public figures have faced dents to their reputations, floods of hate comments, mass ...

Social media has changed the way we hold people accountable for their actions. A single tweet or video can spark outrage that spreads across the internet in hours, leading to public shaming, lost jobs ...

The Trump administration and the far right are engaging in dangerous, un-American tactics to suppress speech they dislike, cementing their control over institutions and the public by undermining First ...