Cancel Culture, Part 2: A Case Study

<p>Yesterday on “The Daily,” the New York Times reporter Jonah Bromwich explained how the idea of cancel culture has emerged as a political and cultural force in 2020. In the second of two parts, he returns with a case study. </p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/jonah-engel-bromwich" target="_blank">Jonah Engel Bromwich</a>, who writes for the Styles section of The New York Times, spoke with Zeeshan Aleem about his experience of cancel culture. </p><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily" target="_blank">nytimes.com/thedaily </a></p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/10/podcasts/the-daily/cancel-culture.html?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank">Here’s the first episode</a> in this two-part series exploring cancel culture’s origins and political power.</li><li>There’s an emerging class of people canceled for bad, conservative or offensive opinions.<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/02/style/what-is-cancel-culture.html?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank"> Cancellation is bringing many of them together</a>.</li><li>For teenagers, cancellation on social media is not a new phenomenon. Here are some of their<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/31/style/cancel-culture.html?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank"> own experiences with being canceled.</a></li></ul>