Top 10 Historical Examples Of Cancel

Culture

BENJAMIN THOMAS

You might think cancel culture is a relatively new invention. Social media, particularly
Twitter, seems to be obsessed with trying to get conservative people banished from
their fields of work. These social media pile-ons often have no effect. Some celebrities
have successfully manipulated cancel culture for personal gain and used their online
notoriety as a way to play the victim.

But cancel culture existed long before the internet was born and “progressives” took the
helm. For years, people have used spurn and blacklists to attack those who dare to rock
the boat of public opinion. Throughout history, people have been “canceled” because of
their gender, the color of their skin, or because they disagreed with the powers that be.
Often they faced much worse than an online hate mob or being dropped from Netflix.
They were thrown out of their homes, firebombed, even burned at the stake. From
historical rewritings to Hollywood blacklists, the trend of cancel culture has a rich and
varied past. Here are ten notable examples.