Cancel Culture Report

"Cancel culture" as defined by Wikipedia:

Cancel culture (or call-out culture) is a modern form of ostracism in which someone is thrust out of social or professional circles - either online on social media, in the real world, or both. Those who are subject to this ostracism are said to be "canceled." Merriam-Webster notes that to cancel, as used in this context, means "to stop giving support to that person" while Dictionary.com, in its pop-culture dictionary, defines cancel culture as "withdrawing support for (canceling) public figures and companies after they have done or said something considered objectionable or offensive." The expression "cancel culture" has mostly negative connotations and is commonly used in debates on free speech and censorship.

The notion of cancel culture is a variant on the term call-out culture and constitutes a form of boycotting involving an individual (usually a celebrity) who is deemed to have acted or spoken in a questionable or controversial manner.

For those at the receiving end of cancel culture, the consequences can lead to loss of reputation and income that can be hard to recover from.

Examples cited by Wikipedia:

Nick Buckley, founder and CEO of the charity Mancunian Way, was petitioned against and ultimately fired for criticizing the Black Lives Matter movement, before being reinstated five weeks later.

Olivia Pierson, a right wing New Zealand blogger and author, claimed that she was the victim of "cancel culture" after the retailer Mighty Ape delisted her book Western Values Defended: A Primer in response to her tweet mocking the newly appointed Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta's facial tattoos. Fellow blogger Cameron Slater claimed that Mighty Ape was being hypocritical for stocking books published by Oswald Mosley and Joseph Goebbels.

References cited by Wikipedia:

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-54374824