Jeff Epstein

but anyway, my guess is the meaning is purposely ambiguous so it can suit the needs of the reactionary making the complaint.... but probably the most reasonable working definition is that the "cancelled" person is not being offered development or appearance/promotional contracts by the larger, legacy media groups that want to pay lip service, at least, to representation/inclusivity and also being (rightfully) targeted by cultural critics.

anyway, cultural hegemony aside, i think part of developing media literacy is accepting that the landscape is less and less a monolith as we separate from the old paradigm. to be clear, i do not see this as an improvement, because capitalism is the force underlying the changes in technology and power/ownership. its more like the old system imploded and now new rats are growing fat on the bloated carcasses.

in this way "cancelling" is just a new name for being cast into a new brand. everyone and no one is cancelled, because anyone can cancel anyone else for anything. its only as effective, paradoxically, as how many continually pay attention to the cancelled.