Dave and the Borrowers

Social Media Cancel Culture

Episode Summary

Dave, Savvy and Sam discuss the current climate of social media, cancel culture and how it impacted two authors: J.K. Rowling, whose comments on Twitter created a giant cancel meltdown and Blood Heir, a 2019 debut young adult novel by Amélie Wen Zhao, which was pulled befoe it could be published due to online outrage.

Episode Notes

CNBC News Article - JK Rowling critizices ‘cancel culture’ in open letter signed by 150 public figures

Cancel Culture: is an online shaming of individuals who have done or said something that angry social media users consider objectionable or offensive. 

Telling people to stop supporting businesses, people or brands or to stop buying from them / unfollowing them. Calling out people for their racist posts on social media and then demanding they be fired from their job. “Putting them on blast.”