Social:Call-out culture
Call-out culture (also known as outrage culture) is a form of public shaming that aims to hold individuals and groups accountable for their actions by calling attention to behavior that is perceived to be problematic, usually on social media.[1][2] A variant of the term, cancel culture, describes a form of boycott in which someone (usually a celebrity) who has shared a questionable or unpopular opinion, or has had behavior in their past that is perceived to be either offensive or problematic called out on social media, is "canceled"; they are completely boycotted by many of their followers or supporters, often leading to massive declines in celebrities' (almost always social media personalities) careers and fanbase.[3][4]
Description
Michael Bérubé, a professor of literature at Pennsylvania State University, states, "in social media, what is known as 'callout culture' and 'ally theater' (in which people demonstrate their bona fides as allies of a vulnerable population) often produces a swell of online outrage that demands that a post or a tweet be taken down or deleted".[5]
Lisa Nakamura, a professor at the University of Michigan, described cancel culture as a "cultural boycott", adding that "when you deprive someone of your attention, you're depriving them of a livelihood."[6]
See also
- Deplatforming
- Hashtag activism
- Internet vigilantism
- Online shaming
- Slacktivism
References
- ↑ Huffman, Ethan M (2016). Call-out culture: how online shaming affects social media participation in young adults (Thesis). OCLC 1012943751.
- ↑ Melo, Dan (February 4, 2019). "What's Missing From Call-Out Culture: The Opportunity to Change". https://areomagazine.com/2019/02/04/whats-missing-from-call-out-culture-the-opportunity-to-change/.
- ↑ Sills, Sophie; Pickens, Chelsea; Beach, Karishma; Jones, Lloyd; Calder-Dawe, Octavia; Benton-Greig, Paulette; Gavey, Nicola (23 March 2016). "Rape culture and social media: young critics and a feminist counterpublic". Feminist Media Studies 16 (6): 935–951. doi:10.1080/14680777.2015.1137962.
- ↑ Munro, Ealasaid (23 August 2013). "Feminism: A Fourth Wave?". Political Insight 4 (2): 22–25. doi:10.1111/2041-9066.12021.
- ↑ Bérubé, Michael (January 2018). "The Way We Review Now". PMLA 133 (1): 132–138. doi:10.1632/pmla.2018.133.1.132.
- ↑ Bromwich, Jonah Engel (28 June 2018). "Everyone Is Canceled". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/28/style/is-it-canceled.html.
External links
- "Well It Sure Was a Big Year for the 'Call-out Culture' Wikipedia Page", by Molly Osberg, Jezebel, 30 December 2019
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