{"id":4819,"date":"2020-10-22T07:44:39","date_gmt":"2020-10-22T12:44:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.creativesolutionsonline.org\/?p=4819"},"modified":"2020-10-22T07:45:46","modified_gmt":"2020-10-22T12:45:46","slug":"cancel-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.creativesolutionsonline.org\/rebuild-csbh-sit\/cancel-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"Cancel Culture, Anxiety, & Indecision"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Are you so worried about saying or doing the “wrong” thing? This component of social anxiety has been significantly worsened in recent months due to the “cancel culture.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n


Life after the pandemic has forced us to re-evaluate even the most mundane tasks. Simple moments we typically took for granted now feel like they come with life-or-death consequences. To visit family or stay away? Take a trip to the store or pay the delivery fee? Work out at the gym or stick with laps around the block?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And running parallel to this stressful reality is something that\u2019s inspired another form of self-examination: cancel culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This web-based landmine has heightened concerns about our online lives and the fear of saying or doing the \u201cwrong\u201d thing. More specifically, whether a social media misstep might ruin your reputation in the time it takes to tweet, dislike, or unsubscribe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is Cancel Culture?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Cancel culture became a popular practice in recent years but has accelerated as the pandemic has made online living a near necessity. Simply speaking, it involves the withdrawing of support for anyone \u2014 a public figure, a corporation or brand, or even your family members \u2014 if they have done something perceived to be offensive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those who engage in cancel culture are often called \u201cwoke\u201d or politically correct\u2026and this group has a long, evolving list of what they deem objectionable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This quick act of ex-communication can take place on a micro-level, e.g. between friends, co-workers, or family members. However, more commonly, cancel culture is a performative act that takes place in a public setting like social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cancel Culture\u2019s Impact on Social Anxiety & Indecision<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

While, of course, it\u2019s normal to strive for a more compassionate society. Each person has the right to set boundaries about what they view as offensive. Cancel culture, however, goes much further than attempts to educate about topics of respect and tolerance. Ironically, in its current form, it leaves no real room FOR tolerance or forgiveness of anything contrary to their position!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cancel does not allow you or others to learn and grow from past mistakes or insensitivities. Conversely, the need to please the invisible mass of woke others actually keeps you in fear of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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