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Small Online Voices Look Like Everyone
- Twitter amplifies a tiny vocal minority into what looks like mass opinion by journalists and the public.
- That mismatch makes online outrage feel like universal condemnation even when it's statistically small.
The Word 'Cancel' Was Co-Opted
- The word 'cancel' migrated from Black vernacular into mainstream discourse and got politicized.
- White appropriation then weaponized it to mock young Black liberal values.
Sui Park And #CancelColbert
- Sui Park's 2014 tweet calling out Colbert sparked #CancelColbert and mainstream coverage.
- She later received death threats and had to leave Chicago, showing real harms from online campaigns.