cancel culture
noun[CorU]
uk/ˈkæn.səl ˌkʌl.tʃər/us/ˈkæn.səl ˌkʌl.tʃɚ/a way ofbehavingin asocietyorgroup,especiallyonsocialmedia, in which it iscommontocompletelyrejectandstopsupportingsomeone because they have said or done something thatoffendsyou:
取消文化Themainargumentagainstcancelcultureis that it doesn’tenablepeoplewho havewrongedsocietytheopportunitytoapologizeandlearnfromtheirmistakes.反对取消文化的主要理由是：它没有给那些在社会上犯了错的人机会道歉并让他们从错误中吸取教训。
If you are anInternetuser,chancesare you have comeacrosstheideathat welivein a "cancelculture" or "calloutculture".如果你是互联网用户，那你很可能听说过我们生活在“取消文化”或“指控文化”中的说法。
- Cancelculturehasitsplace- ithelpstocallout andremoveproblematicpeoplefrommainstreamculture.
- Let’scallcancelculturewhat it really is: it isourway toexertsomecontrolover aworldthat isincreasinglybecomingmoredangerousand lesstolerant.
- In acancelculture, weappointourselves thearbitersofrightandwrongand also thejudgeandjury, becausethankstosocialmedia, we get todoleoutpunishment.
Disapproving & criticizing
- anathematize
- animadversion
- aspersion
- assail
- aw
- backbite
- criticism
- dim
- fault
- niggle
- nitpick
- nitpicking
- peanut gallery
- people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stonesidiom
- personalization
- personalize
- philippic
- pick
- sarky
- tear