Cancel Culture

Extract

[...] Cancel Culture Nowadays, there is a phenomenon that is gaining momentum, and that is to cancel culture. If I had to define cancel culture, I would say that it is a movement aiming to exclude, erase and boycott everything that does not fit in with the moral sense in order to fight against the stigmatization that certain minorities may suffer. Although it is a good principle, one can nevertheless wonder about its application: Is it a risk? Is it controllable, or is it a way for minorities to make themselves heard? [...]

[...] Finally, it raises the issue of freedom of expression within social networks. Through these two examples I want to make you understand that I find that social networks and even the media in a broader framework, have become places where we can no longer express our opinions freely (without the threat of being booed or burned in the public square). Now we have to conform to the dominant thought and risk being subjected to this cancel culture, and I find this regrettable because, for me, confronting people with opinions contrary to ours allows us to develop a critical sense and to advance the debate. [...]

[...] This first case shows a drift of the culture, which is the will to harm people judged morally deviant even if, to do so, they have to resort to illegal practices. talking about the insults and harassment against The Vivi.) The Case of Donald Trump The second case I would like to illustrate is that of Donald Trump. Although I don't personally like the character, I find that what happened to him is one of the most serious abuses of cancel culture. Donald Trump had his Twitter account deleted following the capitol incidents in the United States. The incident, according to some, was caused by his tweets. [...]