“Cancel culture” has been a mainstream talking point since the mid-2010s, though its meaning has never been murkier. Is cancel culture when someone faces backlash for racist, sexist, or homophobic ...

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As some prominent conservatives target both ordinary people and public figures for their comments about Charlie Kirk, they are trying to rebrand a practice they once maligned. By Joseph Bernstein Mr.

It’s no secret that many celebrities are terrified of being canceled. From Blake Lively to Kendall Jenner, numerous public figures have faced dents to their reputations, floods of hate comments, mass ...

When Vice President JD Vance sat down to host an episode of Charlie Kirk’s podcast days after the conservative activist’s assassination, he came with a directive. “When you see someone celebrating ...

Cancel culture has taken down plenty of people who deserved it, but sometimes the internet mob gets it wrong. Some celebrities have been blacklisted, destroyed, or publicly humiliated for things that ...

“Previously a voice for the canceled, they’re now the ones canceling,” intoned NBC News last month in a story, headlined “Trump and Republicans find themselves on the other side of the cancel culture ...

Ernest Owens knew we had lost the plot on cancel culture when his younger brother declared he had been “canceled” — by his teacher. Owens, a Philadelphia-based journalist and the author of “The Case ...