The public shaming of individuals for actual or perceived offenses, often against emerging notions of proper racial and gender norms and relations, has become commonplace. In a number of cases, the shaming is accompanied by calls for the offending individuals to lose their jobs, positions, or other status.
Frequently, those targeted for cancellation simply do not know the latest, ever-changing norms (often related to language) that they are accused of transgressing or they have honest questions about issues that have been deemed off-limits for debate and discussion. Cancel This Book offers a unique perspective from Dan Kovalik, a progressive author who supports the ongoing movements for racial and gender equality and justice, but who is concerned about the prevalence of cancelling people, and especially of people who are well-intentioned and who are themselves allied with these movements.
