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US Cancel Culture is Quietly Infiltrating French Society

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US Cancel Culture is Quietly Infiltrating French Society
A demonstrator holds a French flag with the slogan "Freedom of Speech" during a demonstration in Paris on Oct. 18, 2020 . Demonstrations around France have been called in support of freedom of speech. Michel Euler/AP Photo
Autumn Spredemann
Autumn Spredemann
4/29/2022|Updated: 5/3/2022

What started as a left-leaning movement in the United States that targets public figures through shaming tactics has caught fire via social media through hashtags such as #MeToo, giving rise to a pervasive sub-society known as  “cancel culture.”

However, it has moved well beyond U.S. borders and is becoming what some French consider a blight upon their society and its Canadian counterpart.

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Autumn Spredemann
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Autumn is a South America-based reporter covering primarily Latin American issues for The Epoch Times.
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