Two years ago, Facebook was involved in a data leakage scandal with Cambridge Analytica. The data were illicitly obtained through an app that appeared like a personality quiz.
Once a respondent took the quiz, data of the respondent’s friends’ lists – such as location, age, gender, religious and political beliefs – were also collected without their knowledge.
The data was allegedly used to tailor political ads to influence election results, and in some cases, to spread hate speech. Because of this, companies like Coca-Cola and Starbucks recently “canceled” Facebook with the hashtag #StopHateforProfit.
So, what does it mean to be canceled? According to the Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary website: “Canceling and cancel culture have to do with the removal of support for public figures in response to their objectionable behavior or opinions. This can include boycotts or refusal to promote their work.”
While cancel culture may help raise awareness on issues by sparking conversations that may benefit society, we should be careful of applying it in real life.
One example is how people comment negatively on a specific post by a particular company or person on Facebook. Instead of canceling the idea or concept, some people go as far bashing it until they themselves become the “bad person” they are trying to pull down.
I think cancel culture became not so much problems in Japan. But sometimes excessive bashing leads to suicide of a person. In such case, the incidents are caught up as social problems.
What are some examples of famous celebrities being attacked online for something they did?
有名な有名人が何かをしたためにオンラインで攻撃された例は何ですか?
具体的な事例は思い出せませんが、不適切な発言をして攻撃されることはよくあります。
そのような場合には、とてもたくさんのバッシングがその人に対して行われます。
最近は、SNSでのコメントに対して行われることもよくあります。
I can’t remember specific example, but there are a lot of case when someone receive bashing from others because of his inappropriate comment. In such cases, really a lot of bashings are conducted. Recently, there are many cases regarding to SNS comments.
I think this quote asks us whether you become a monster itself when you are bashing someone. Even though you may do the right things, actually there is a possibility you did the same things. To defeat someone excessively should not be the right things, I think.
Can you give an example in your life where this quote was relevant?
この引用が関連したあなたの人生の例を挙げていただけますか?
僕は、他の人のことをバッシングしたことはないです。
幸運なことに、逆にバッシングされたこともないです。
でも、仕事上で意見が合わずに非難に近いようなことを言われることもありました。
でも、誠実に頑張ってやっていると、結局は周りの人たちが理解してくれて、助けてくれると思います。
I have never bashed others. Fortunately, I have never been bashed from others. However, I was sometimes told from other people that they could not agree with me and they were almost criticize me. But if you do your best sincerely, people around you will understand and help you eventually.
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