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call-out culture (The expression "cancel culture" came in circulation in the late 2010s and early 2020s and has mostly negative connotations, often used polemically by self-described advocates for free speech and against censorship. The term "call-out culture" is generally understood to be a more positive framing of the same concept.: 2019 October 30, “Obama calls out call-out culture: "That's not bringing about change"”, in CBS News:
While former President Obama called out the call-out culture, former first lady Michelle Obama took white conservatives to task.  wikipedia.org Alexander Demidov); callout culture (The practice, in social justice circles, of publicly criticizing people for violating accepted behavioural standards.: While general “calling out” can be about anything at all, the callout culture addressed in this article relates specifically to social justice communities and admits to the tendency of some social justice activists to see calling out as "an end in itself."
While callout culture raises issues of shaming and risk, it has also raised consciousness around the implications of public speech on Twitter. wiktionary.org Alexander Demidov) |
