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Additionally, the Black Lives Matter Movement, which seeks to highlight inequalities, racism and discrimination in the black community, repeatedly called out police officers who were killing black men and women across the nation.[1]
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Under criticism of concept:
Alan Dershowitz, a notable liberal lawyer and political commentator, compared cancel culture to both McCarthyism and Stalinism, and blamed it for infringing upon political free speech, and artistic creativity. He also claimed that it derails the careers of prominent politicians, business executives, and academics. [2]
Instances of cancel culture
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American rapper Kanye West had his shoe deal with Adidas which created the popular line of Yeezy sneakers terminated due to public outrage against Anti-Semitic public statements and tweets, along with various other remarks and stunts that the public deemed inappropriate.[3]
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In 2023, American singer/rapper Lizzo was accused by her backup dancers of sexual harassment, body shaming and creating a toxic work environment. These allegations led her to being dropped from consideration to perform at the Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show. These allegations also led to the cancellation of the Made in America 2023 music festival in Philadelphia, which Lizzo was headlining.[4]
In 2021, Dr. Seuss and his books were dropped from the annual 'Read Across America' event due to drawings and cartoons in the midst of World War II that are now seen as anti-Asian racism. He can no longer be extolled by the White House and is also to be deemphasized in schools that observe Read Across America Day.[5]
Popular Paris based luxury designer brand Balenciaga was accused of condoning pedophilia and sexualizing children during a 2022 ad campaign, which featured young children holding teddy bears that were dressed in bondage harnesses. This led to backlash from the public, as #cancelbalenciaga became trending across multiple social medias. Many also boycotted Balenciaga, which led them to publicly apologize as well as partner up with the National Children's Alliance(NCA).[6]
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Chinese-Canadian performer and member of popular K-Pop group Exo, Kris Wu, was accused by dozens of women of rape spanning back to 2018. Wu's social media accounts on Chinese platforms like Weibo and Douyin were removed. His music was also taken off of shelves by QQ Music and NetEase Music. In November of 2022, Wu was officially charged and sentenced to 13 years in prison and will reportedly be deported back to Canada upon finishing his sentence.[7]
Referfences
edit- ^ "Black Lives Matter (BLM)". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
- ^ Ng, Eve (2022). "Cancel Culture". doi:10.1007/978-3-030-97374-2.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Twohey, Megan (2023-10-27). "Kanye and Adidas: Money, Misconduct and the Price of Appeasement". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
- ^ Nast, Condé (2023-08-09). "Made in America Festival, Headlined by Lizzo, Has Been Canceled". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
- ^ Naroditskaya, Inna (2018). "Alexander Serov and the Birth of the Russian Modern. By Paul du Quenoy. Bethesda, MD: Academica Press, 2016. xi, 380 pp. Bibliography. $74.95, hard bound". Slavic Review. 77 (1): 275–277. doi:10.1017/slr.2018.62. ISSN 0037-6779.
- ^ Issawi, Danya (2023-06-05). "What to Know About the Balenciaga Ad Scandal". The Cut. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
- ^ "China sentences Canadian pop star Kris Wu to 13 years for rape". Reuters. 2022-11-25. Retrieved 2023-11-23.