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Let's reframe cancel culture | Sarah Jones

Oct 20, 2023
Sarah Jones, a filmmaker and actor, shares her personal experience with cancel culture and suggests a better way to hold others — and ourselves — to account. She explores the impact and fear of cancel culture, its historical roots, and its flaws in creating a more equitable society. She also advocates for empathy and conversation as alternatives to simply canceling individuals.
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  • Cancel culture is a historical phenomenon that allows marginalized voices to seek justice.
  • Cancel culture's flaws include unjustly harming individuals and diverting attention from important conversations on equity and justice.

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Cancel culture as a historical experience

The speaker shares her personal experience with cancel culture, emphasizing that it is not new but has existed throughout history. She highlights how marginalized groups have often faced cancellation in various forms and asserts that the recent rise in cancel culture is a way for historically marginalized voices to seek justice. While acknowledging the need for accountability, she also critiques the effectiveness of cancel culture and its potential to harm even the people it intends to help.

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