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                              One Big Thing:
                              Does cancel culture limit free speech?

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                              What is about?
                                a..  Cancel culture is a term used when 
people disagree on a company's or individual’s controversial opinions. This 
has led to boycotts of prominent brands and celebrities, such as Goya, J.K 
Rowling, and Nick Cannon.
                                b.. Other celebrities and government 
officials have come into light because their actions were deemed 
inappropriate, such as wearing blackface or making derogatory comments of  a 
certain race or gender.
                                c.. It also has an impact on taking down 
monuments of controversial slave owners, traders, or  segregationists and 
potentially renaming military bases in America.
                              Why is this important?
                                a.. Cancel culture is itself controversial. 
Many critics claim that  boycotting organizations and individuals lead to 
suppression of free speech while supporters maintain that it is a 
populist-driven process that helps set societal boundaries.
                                b.. Nowadays, famous individuals who have 
made insensitive remarks at any point in their career about a controversial 
topic face backlash from the public, often leading to the loss of their 
social clout.
                                c.. Cancel culture also has an impact at the 
university and collegiate level. The hashtag  #CancelYale was trending  on 
Twitter which called for Yale University to change their name since it was 
named after a British slave trade owner named Elihu Yale.
                              Learn more
                                a.. Read more about the characteristics of 
cancel culture.
                                b.. Learn more about examples of cancel 
culture




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                              Subject: One Big Thing: Does cancel culture 
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