insert_link Africa TikTok activism: how queer Zimbabweans use social media to show love and fight hate iZhenya/iStock/Getty Images Plus, CC BY By Gibson Ncube, Stellenbosch University and Princess Sibanda, University of Fort Hare In Zimbabwe, there is a long held public view that queerness is “unAfrican” and imported to Africa from the west. Even though numerous studies have proven this not to be true, reiterations of this lie by the state has led many to believe that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer […] todayMay 29, 2024 21
insert_link Lifestyle In the age of cancel culture, shaming can be healthy for online communities – a political scientist explains when and how Public shaming can help uphold online community norms. bo feng/iStock via Getty Images By Jennifer Forestal, Loyola University Chicago “Cancel culture” has a bad reputation. There is growing anxiety over this practice of publicly shaming people online for violating social norms ranging from inappropriate jokes to controversial business practices. Online shaming can be a wildly disproportionate response that violates the privacy of the shamed while offering them no […] todayApril 17, 2024 13
