The Lantern Cancel Culture Debate

Christian Harsa, Nicole Nowicki, Josie Stewart, Emma Wozniak
Thu, 04 Apr 2024 15:25:22 +0000
Campus, Instagram Page, News, Special Projects

With the growth of social media came a new way of “calling out” or bringing attention to wrongdoing. “Canceling,” which refers to public backlash for an action or form of speech usually by a celebrity, is believed to have originated in the ‘90s. The slang term grew into a perceived force on the internet in the 2010s and 2020s and a controversial method for holding people accountable.

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