Part 1 MLA Citation
Lawrence, Kennedy. “OPINION: Cancel Culture Needs to Be Canceled.” The Daily Nebraskan, 12 Oct. 2023.
Part 2 Summary
The article “OPINION: Cancel Culture Needs to Be Canceled” by Lawrence, Kennedy is about how cancel culture violates the First Amendment. According to the writer, Cancel culture should be prohibited since it restricts freedom of expression. Lawrence mentioned that cancel culture deprives people of their voices and the ability to speak freely. The writers emphasize how cancel culture doesn’t only take away influencer voices it takes away the public ability to speak freely as well. The writer uses the example of public figures getting canceled for stating their opinion. This approach creates a barrio against people having the ability to speak freely due to cancel culture it restricts people from saying what they truly want to say without getting hateful words thrown at them via the internet or in person. Cancel culture is a protector that defends cyberbullying from attacking people through the internet with hurtful words.
Part 3 Rhetorical Analysis
The genre of the article “OPINION: Cancel Culture Needs to Be Canceled.” This is an opinion piece written by Lawrence Kennedy. Lawrence Kennedy is a reliable source because she often works under the guidance of a faculty mentor and reports according to ethical standards. Kennedy Lawrence’s credibility as a journalist would be strengthened since they regularly produce information that is well-researched, fair, and fact checked. The primary audience is public figures, parents of teenagers, and people who had been canceled: the secondary audience is the general reading public. The goal is to people know that cancel culture isn’t ineffective and how it just cancels out our freedom of speech. The purpose is to inform. The author’s writing style, tone, and attitude are informative,and persuasive. The author uses logos to illustrate that teenage girls always have their phones glued to their hands so that they can more easily see others get cancelled or get cancelled themselves. The author gives many examples on how cancel culture affects the way we speak and blocks out the things people truly want to say without getting attacked or bullied. The daily Nebraskan is a reliable source because The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is a partner of The Daily Nebraskan, which runs under its supervision and assistance. Many of the writers on the daily Nebraskan are trained in journalistic ethics.
Part 4: Notable Quotes
“Society turns against anyone who may share an opinion with the public figure and silences them as well.” (Lawrence 6)
“With cancel culture, these voices are taken away from people. The general public expresses so much hate toward them that they no longer have the same right to freedom of speech.’ (Lawrence 4)
“These comments can go as far as threatening influencers with physical violence or death. They can even be as extreme as reaching out to the creator’s family members or their place of employment.” (Lawrence 10)
