Blog #11

In the more modern world, cancel culture has spread like crazy. Rejecting an individual or organization over offensive or inappropriate behaviors made by the. The cancel culture is a topic on which there is a lot of disagreement. While some see it as a tool for ensuring accountability and creating change. Others think it may be overdone and bad for the mental health of those affected.

The idea of cancel culture is to make sure that people are held accountable for their actions by helping them to be more careful with their words. The idea is that by being humiliated in front of others and receiving negative feedback, these people will grow and try to do better in the future. Those who support this strategy say that it has the potential to change the normal and result in a more equal society. But, a lot of those who are against cancel culture think that sometimes it can be extreme. They think that since everyone makes mistakes it's unreasonable to do this to someone for a single mistake.

Tons of well-known people, like J.K. Rowling, James Charles, and Kanye West, have direct experience with cancel culture. Even companies like Gucci and Balenciaga have experienced criticism for their ads. In the case of Balenciaga, the company became under fire for using young children with teddy bears dressed in bondage clothes with a handbag on documents about a case involving child pornography in marketing materials. On top of this, there were attacks on those who wore clothes from these brands.

Holding people and companies responsible for actions and talking about harmful behavior is important. But cancel culture's big approach might not be the best plan to solve this. It is important to consider serious problems like the possibility of injury and the elimination of free speech. Instead of making a person look like a villain, a reaction that promotes development and change might be a better way of creating change.