Over the past few weeks, social media and other media outlets have been crying cancel culture over recent changes surrounding Mr. Potato Head, Dr. Suess, and now Pepé Le Pew. But are these examples of canceled culture or something else?
I define cancel culture as the systematic termination of current opportunities and the denial of future opportunities because an individual engaged in behavior that goes against a desired societal preference. This differs slightly from a boycott, as boycotts lack systemic termination. For example, I can choose to not watch movies with a particular actor, but I…
