A New York Magazine article titled “Canceled at 17” – in which author Elizabeth Weil investigates the fallout in an American high school after a teenage boy shared nude pictures of his girlfriend without her consent – has sparked yet another discussion on cancel culture.
In the article, Weil describes a situation involving a high school student named Diego (all names in the article are pseudonyms), in which he shared a nude photo of his teenage girlfriend Fiona at a party. Following the incident, a number of students called out Diego for sharing the picture without her consent, labeling him an “abuser”. They planned a walkout over the school’s handling of sexual misconduct, and a list even appeared on the girls’ bathroom wall labeled “People to look out for,” including Diego’s name.
