Canceling Culture In The Crucible

Cancel culture is a heavily discussed topic in today’s world. Some see it as one of the most toxic trends that is happening in the world, while others think that it is an adequate tool to use to help hold celebrities and internet users accountable. Some even think that cancel culture itself does not exist. While most users see it as a pointless tool, cancelling culture is a necessary evil. It is a way to hold citizens accountable for their actions, but how some are in the media, can go to the extreme. While reading The Crucible, the afflicted girls in the play take the idea of canceling someone too far. The girls insist on “canceling” or telling the judges that certain villagers were witches just to kick them out of the community. By doing

In her tweet, she mentions her hatred for the term “people who menstrate” instead of using the word “women”. This caused an uproar within her fanbase and many stopped supporting the author. In later years, she would continue her argument and affirm her beliefs against transgender individuals (Husain). Nevertheless, most humans would see any type of discrimination as a line not to cross. Society has a moral code of ethics they live by. For most, this means not discriminating against anyone, no matter how others may disagree with their lifestyle. Although there is some hope that a majority of humans would want to live in a world where everyone is able to be themselves and where no one can tell them not to, others still feel the need to want everyone to live like them. Moreover, a large part of canceling happens when someone is openly discriminating against someone for just being who they are. The internet recognizes a person who says something openly racist, sexist, or homophobic against someone online, as a hateful

Wright, when a group of participants of the same minority group were exposed to a fictional scenario of a racist or sexist incident and then shown comments canceling the fictional perpetrators, the group that was shown the comments were more likely to feel validation in their hurt and were more likely to try and enact change. This study helps show that the action of canceling an influencer or a business is not an unnecessary action, but one that can help make real change (Traversa). “Canceling is a way to acknowledge that you don’t have to have the power to change structural inequality. You don’t even have to have the power to change all public sentiment. But as an individual, you can still have power beyond measure.” stated Anne Charity Hudley, North Hall Endowed Chair in the Linguistics of African America at the University of California, Santa Barbara in an article published by Vox. By using the ability to boycott companies, most people are able to show their support for a specific cause (Dudenhoefer). Obviously, the internet is a relatively new way for people of all backgrounds, ages, and minorities to show their support for the causes they believe in. This has also allowed others online who have seen these types of posts to learn and possibly support