Public shaming
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Public shaming is when someone is out of favor for their actions or words. It has been used as a punishment in some countries long ago.[1]
Online shaming
Public shaming has been seen online due to a super-minority of groups willing to "cancel" people.[2]
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South Korean gang leader Lee Jung-jae being shame-paraded by Park Chung Hee's military regime (1961).
Pillories (right) were a common form of punishment.
Paris, 1944: French women accused of collaboration with Nazis had their heads shaved and were paraded through the streets barefoot.
Public foot whipping in Iran
Flute of Shame displayed at the Torture Museum in Amsterdam.
References
- ↑ "Column: Is public shaming fair punishment?". Los Angeles Times. 2014-05-24. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
- ↑ Max, D. T. "The Public-Shaming Pandemic". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
