Evaluate this argument. What is the “cancel culture narrative”? What are the claims that are being made by those who argue there is a cancel culture? What is the evidence to support this narrative? How is a cancel culture distinct from simple public criticism or accountability? Conversely, what does it mean to characterize cancel culture as a moral panic? If it is, who are the claimsmakers, what boundaries do they seek to maintain, and how can the timing, form, and patterning of this moral panic be explained? Ultimately, what do you think: is there a cancel culture or is cancel culture a moral panic?
