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The world has gotten so much smaller thanks to high speed internet and social media. Douglas Adams, author of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, said “Nothing travels faster than the speed of light, with the possible exception of bad news, which obeys its own laws.” Social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook and Reddit have made it easier than ever to form communities, but they’ve also made it easier for society to collectively pass judgment and publicly shame someone for allegedly doing something wrong. And if the internet dictates it, that could mean the cancelling of someone’s image and even their career. And that is what we’ll be talking about today: cancel culture. Timestamps: 00:00:20 - Intro 00:00:56 - Defining Cancel Culture 00:02:50 - When is Cancel Culture OK? 00:08:55 - Private Incidents Revealed 00:09:20 - Hulk Hogan, Liam Neeson, Donald Sterling 00:16:36 - Public Vs Private Incidents 00:17:21 - James Gunn, Kevin Spacey, Louis C.K, Kevin Hart 00:22:42 - Forgiveness, Grace 00:25:12 - Mark Wahlberg, Eminem 00:28:24 - Is cancel culture effective? What culture is doing the cancelling? 00:42:56 - Kathy Griffin, Eminem, and Double Standard 00:48:03 - Can you Separate the Art from the artist? 01:02:12 - Conclusion References: https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/oscars/8492982/kevin-hart-oscar-hosting-controversy-timeline https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hulk-hogan-fired-wwe-reports-810894 https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2019/02/05/liam-neeson-cold-pursuit-red-carpet-canceled-after-racist-story/2781538002/ https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/27414482/when-donald-sterling-saga-rocked-nba-changed-forever https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/09/arts/television/louis-ck-sexual-misconduct.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Wahlberg https://kotaku.com/accusations-of-sexual-predation-shake-pokemon-youtube-c-1833781260 https://www.nfl.com/news/drew-brees-facing-intense-criticism-for-comments-on-flag-disrespect https://www.forbes.com/sites/isabeltogoh/2020/06/08/reebok-and-athletes-cut-ties-with-crossfit-over-founder-greg-glassmans-george-floyd-tweet/?sh=112920034c83 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-25412675 https://boundingintocomics.com/2020/08/11/act-age-officially-cancelled-following-mangaka-tatsuya-matsukis-arrest/ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-11-21/rurouni-kenshin-hokkaido-arc-manga-goes-on-hiatus-due-to-creator-child-porn-charge/.124313 https://deadline.com/2016/06/jace-alexander-resigns-dga-vp-child-porn-charges-1201490738/