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'''Cancel culture''' is the banning of individuals from employment and social status based upon their racial, ethnic, or ideological outlook. It originated in [[Nazi Germany]] in the 1930s to remove [[Jew]]s from all aspects of public life.

'''Cancel culture''' is the banning of individuals from employment and social status based upon their racial, ethnic, or ideological views. It originated in [[Nazi Germany]] in the 1930s to remove [[Jew]]s from all aspects of public life.

The term describes a phenomenon related to [[political correctness]] wherein one is "cancelled" (i.e., censored, boycotted, cyber-bullied, etc.) for saying or doing something immoral/amoral, [[bigotry|bigoted]], insensitive or purposefully offensive, or simply politically incorrect. Arguably, some of the "victims" of cancel culture have deserved these consequences, but the vast majority are good people who received a disproportionate response.

The term describes a phenomenon related to [[political correctness]] wherein one is "cancelled" (i.e., censored, boycotted, cyber-bullied, etc.) for saying or doing something immoral/amoral, [[bigotry|bigoted]], insensitive or purposefully offensive, or simply politically incorrect. Arguably, some of the "victims" of cancel culture have deserved these consequences, but the vast majority are good people who received a disproportionate response.