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culture

Final requirement in Purposive Communication

A Proposal to Minimize

the Bashing in Social Media

Submitted by Justine McCormick

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Canceling Cancel Culture

I. INTRODUCTION …………………………. 3

A. Background Information…….. 4

B. Objectives………………...... 11

C. Significance of the Topic….. 12

D. Thesis Statement……………. 14

II. DISCUSSION……………………………. 15

A. Reasons………………………. 16

B. Effects…………………….... 17

C. Ways to Minimize……………. 18

III. CONCLUSION………………………..... 22

A. Overall Importance………….. 23

B. Persuasive Statement……….. 26

C. Ending quote……………….... 27

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Canceling Cancel Culture

Introduction

Introduction

Introduction

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Canceling Cancel Culture: Background Information

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A platform in which people do not just share ideas and thoughts, but also interact with others worldwide is called social media.

It is a medium that restricts boundaries as it is known as a channel of uncensored and reachable information.

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Canceling Cancel Culture: Background Information

Bashing refers to verbal harassment and absurd public scrutiny through social media practices. These include personal insults, obnoxious assumptions, prejudice against a person, and absolute hate without proper judgment.

It differs from criticism as the latter has the intention to educate, correct wrongdoing, and propose a better action.

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Canceling Cancel Culture: Background Information

Furthermore, for the most part, some bashers are only brave to spread social abuse because they are under the position of anonymity, and they can get away from it with just a click.

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Cancel culture is a dismissive process in which people stop giving support to public figures after they have done or said something objectionable or offensive. This predominantly happens through the act of group shaming.

Canceling Cancel Culture: Background Information

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Canceling Cancel Culture: Background Information

Frequently, call-out culture is associated with cancel culture. However, it differs from the latter since calling out involves pointing out the mistake of the person to teach him/her what is right.

On the other hand, canceling a person just makes the situation even worse as no one benefits from it.

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Canceling Cancel Culture: Background Information

in bashing, not only the well-known people are affected, but also the ordinary ones.

It is because anyone can receive hate and negativity in social media as long as close-minded people exist.

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Canceling Cancel Culture: Background Information

In cancel culture, most often, businesses and public figures such as celebrities, influencers, and politicians are the people who are affected.

it is because their platforms are wider and their careers depend on the public.

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Canceling Cancel Culture: Objectives

01 To determine the reasons why some people bash and some get canceled.

02 To assess the effects of bashing and cancel culture to:

a. The person/group attacked

b. The online community

03 To learn the ways to minimize cancel culture and bashing in social media in general.

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Canceling Cancel Culture: Significance of the Topic

Cancel culture is a cycle of negative circumstances; hence, it does not benefit anyone.

For that reason, it is essential to reduce the occurrence of cancel culture as well as the social media bashing in general.

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Canceling Cancel Culture: Significance of the Topic

if these will be minimized, the online community will be a healthier space to confide and share your thought, and connect with other people despite differences.

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Canceling Cancel Culture: Thesis Statement

Although some people due to their mistakes are worth canceling for, respect must always be practiced as all goodness comes from it. 

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Canceling Cancel Culture

Discussion

Discussion

Discussion

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Canceling Cancel Culture: Reasons

Why people bash?

Why people GET CANCELED?

a. Judgmental attitude

b. Negative mindset

c. Paid as trolls

a. Unaccountability

b. Irresponsibility

c. Impulsiveness

d. Offensive actions

and objectionable

opinions

e. Breaking social

norms

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Canceling Cancel Culture: Effects

To the person/group attacked

To the online community

a. Depression and

Anxiety

b. Cyberbullying

c. General Addiction

d. Lose supporters,

career, and other

opportunities

e. Inability to grow

from mistakes as they

got canceled

a. Bandwagon Effect b. The online

community tends to NORMALIZE it.

c. It becomes a platform full of negativity.

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Canceling Cancel Culture: Ways to Minimize

Cancel Culture and

Social Media

Bashing

Cancel Culture and

Social Media

Bashing

People as humans are bound to make mistakes but it does not mean we need to cancel and close our doors for them.

Thus, respect should be normalized no matter whom we encounter as it is the foundation of all the good attributes we can practice in our daily life.

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Canceling Cancel Culture: Ways to Minimize

Cancel Culture and Social Media Bashing

01 Always be an understanding person. Know that everyone has the same right to express a valid opinion.

02 Do not make the situation inappropriately personal as your emotions will tend to control you to bash and cancel other people.

03 Stop being judgmental.

04 Do not assume and conclude right away without knowing the whole story.

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Canceling Cancel Culture: Ways to Minimize

Cancel Culture and Social Media Bashing

05 Avoid being a know-it-all kind of person.

06 If you have nothing good to say, just don’t post or comment.

07 Do your research about relevant and sensitive things before posting online.

08 Be responsible and mindful of what you post online. Think before you click.

09 Before making a stand, learn about both sides or parties involved in the issue.

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Canceling Cancel Culture: Ways to Minimize

10 Be an open-minded and accepting person whenever someone corrects you.

11 Exercise your internet privilege. Block and report inappropriate and offensive accounts.

12 Lessen your screen time for you to not be consumed by social media as well as the bad news online.

13 Use your platform to speak up, bring awareness, and educate other people.

Cancel Culture and Social Media Bashing

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Canceling Cancel Culture

Conclusion

Conclusion

Conclusion

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Canceling Cancel Culture: Overall Importance

Social media is a tool to connect and learn from diverse people; it should not be a hindrance for humans to grow as an educated and accountable individual. If it is not used in the right way, negativity will spread not only in the online community but will also reflect in society.

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Canceling Cancel Culture: Overall Importance

Hence, it is significant to decrease the practice of cancel culture and social media bashing in general as it is the root of pessimism in the virtual world.

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Canceling Cancel Culture: Overall Importance

Nonetheless, the moment we respect and stop treating a person who made a mistake as perpetually unchangeable is the moment where we will be able to take the next steps to prevent these situations from happening again.

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Canceling Cancel Culture: Persuasive Statement

Keep in mind that everything starts with respect. Thus, everyone must stop pointing out each other’s flaws and mistakes, and rather empower one another as this leads to a safer place online and healthier communication across all people.

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Canceling Cancel Culture: Ending Quote

“You are responsible for everything you post and everything you post will be a reflection of you.” – Germany Kent

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