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What happend to cancel culture?

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  Most of us are familiar with cancel culture, it’s when somebody is publicly executed online for saying something wrong. However, is it used for the right or wrong reasons? I can’t deny that it has been crucial for punishing various famous public figures for their acts of sexual abuse, predatory behavior, fraud, racism, or forms of scandal. Look at EDP445, a former YouTuber accused of predatory behavior, shows the impact of cancel culture. The internet came together to completely erase his presence on the platform, and publicly shun him. However, the misuse of cancel culture is increasingly prevalent, resulting in significant harm to innocent individuals. Some groups figured out that they could exploit cancel culture to silence opposing viewpoints or push their own agendas, regardless of the facts or context. An example of this is the word police, the world police have begun to use cancel culture to morph society to follow their agenda. Take Andrew Tate for an example, a huge role m

Utilizing anecdotes and humor like the texts we explored this week to criticize something

  I can’t speak for everyone, but personally, these blogs are about as enjoyable as a meeting with an annoy relative. Sure, I like free points for my grade, but nine times out of ten, I'm stuck with writer’s block trying to figure out what on earth to write about. This past weekend was a prime example—I found myself staring at a blank document with zero clue on what to write about. I often open up a word doc in an attempt to write about something, but ill ultimately just give up and get on a game with my friends (this may just be me having the attention span of a gerbil). This is probably my most procrastinated assignment, even though I almost always do my homework on the day its given. It’s a little annoying to have to reflect upon what you did during the week when you’re just trying to enjoy a relaxing weekend. However, when we have a fun topic to write about like the onion or the Maus blog, its not that bad because we actually have a bread crumb trail to follow. However, when

Bidden CAN NOT be a real person 💀 💀 💀

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 https://www.theonion.com/biden-chases-soap-bubble-across-nation-1851265130   This was the satirical news letter that I read. " WASHINGTON—Clapping with delight while attempting to catch the thin, floating film of cleaning liquid, President Joe Biden chased a soap bubble across the nation Thursday, Beltway sources confirmed. “Come back, Mr. Bubble!” said the commander in chief, who reportedly gave chase to the bubble after spotting it emerging from the White House kitchen, drawing the curious president onto the West Lawn and down Pennsylvania Avenue as he avoided several near-misses with cars and 16-wheelers, finally embarking on the 1,656-mile cross-country journey that brought him to the Great Plains where he giggled with visible joy as a gust took the bubble in the direction of Yellowstone National Park. “You’re being so silly—even sillier than when you landed on that goose’s head and almost let me catch you. But that’s why I love you so much. You’re my