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Unpacking Cancel Culture
Over 150 public intellectuals including J.K. Rowling, Noam Chomsky, and Malcolm Gladwell, signed an open letter in Harper’s Magazine condemning “cancel culture”. But what the heck is “cancel culture”? How did it originate and is it even real? Should cancel culture be cancelled? Take a deep dive into the heated public debate.
mmLast Updated: Jul 9th, 2020
What’s “cancel culture”? Dig into its meaning and origins.
Is it time for a #CancelCultureIsOverParty? Or is the concern around cancel culture overblown?
Get up to speed on what's happening with the open letter on Harper’s Magazine signed by over 150 public intellectuals who think that cancel culture should be cancelled.
Signatories include J.K. Rowling, Noam Chomsky, and Malcolm Gladwell.
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📄 Read the letter:
✋ Not everyone agrees with the letter. Hear why:
News Brief: The Harper's Letter and Our Extremely Narrow, Self-Serving Definition of Cancel Culture
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26:07 | Jul 8th, 2020
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A bizarrely vague, cliquish letter demanding everyone be open-minded has no interest in explaining what, precisely, it wants.
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