Cancel culture? 抵制文化
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> "<span word="cancel">cancel</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>", <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> "<span word="This">This</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="cancel">cancel</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="working">working</span>."</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="boycotting">boycotting</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="working">working</span>.</p><p><span word="Cancel">Cancel</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="boycott">boycott</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="plain">plain</span> <span word="English">English</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="shunning">shunning</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span>, "<span word="many">many</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="shunning">shunning</span> <span word="facial">facial</span> <span word="masks">masks</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="months">months</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="dictionary">dictionary</span> <span word="definition">definition</span> <span word="of">of</span> "<span word="cancel">cancel</span>," <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="per">per</span> <span word="Lexico">Lexico</span>.<span word="com">com</span>, <span word="to">to</span> "(<span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="factor">factor</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="circumstance">circumstance</span>) <span word="neutralize">neutralize</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="negate">negate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="of">of</span> (<span word="another">another</span>)". <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="your">your</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="cancel">cancel</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="do">do</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="cancel">cancel</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="celebrity">celebrity</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="politician">politician</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spot">spot</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="misdeed">misdeed</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="boycott">boycott</span> - <span word="They">They</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="concert">concert</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="singer">singer</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="troll">troll</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="politician">politician</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="intolerable">intolerable</span> <span word="he">he</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="done">done</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="actual">actual</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="CNN">CNN</span>.<span word="com">com</span> (<span word="Why">Why</span> '<span word="cancel">cancel</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>' <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="September">September</span> 21, 2019 ):</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="canceling">canceling</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="person">person</span>, <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="essentially">essentially</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="diminish">diminish</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="significance">significance</span>, <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="boycott">boycott</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="shaming">shaming</span>.</p>
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