This video examines the role of "cancel culture" in the fight against sexual violence, analyzing its mobilizing and problematic effects. Online mobilizations can allow some victims to break their silence, find support, and sometimes even pursue legal action. They also create a sense of belonging and collective recognition, particularly in contexts where voices have long been silenced.
But the video shows that this logic of public ostracism carries serious risks. By replacing legal procedures, cancel culture establishes a form of parallel justice—fast-paced and emotional—where the presumption of innocence, the search for truth, and the possibility of redress are largely absent. Viral distribution amplifies accusations, while corrections, dismissals, or acquittals often remain invisible, producing lasting social injustices.
Drawing on sociological research on the "culture of victimhood," the video explains how these dynamics reinforce polarization, moral competition, and exclusion, including among young people and in educational, academic, and community settings. Ostracism then becomes a tool of power rather than a means of prevention.
Finally, the video reminds us that preventing sexual violence relies on strong institutions, dialogue, mediation, education, and justice, not on stigmatization or social revenge. While cancel culture may provide immediate emotional relief, it weakens the social fabric and prevents both collective healing and lasting violence prevention.