callout culture
callout culture noun: the practice, in social justice circles, of publicly criticizing people for violating accepted behavioural standards, with or without corrective intent.
Noun
callout culture (countable and uncountable, plural callout cultures)
- The practice, in social justice circles, of publicly criticizing people for violating accepted behavioural standards, with or without corrective intent.
- While general “calling out” can be about anything at all, the callout culture addressed in this article relates specifically to social justice communities and admits to the tendency of some social justice activists to see calling out as "an end in itself."2015, Saryta Rodriguez, Until Every Animal is Free
- Since the mid-1990s the internet facilitated spread of 4th Wave Feminism, particularly through social media platforms such as Twitter has meant that much campaigning is now done online. The internet has facilitated a 'callout' culture, in which sexism or misogyny can be challenged by a global...2016, Sarah Lowndes, The DIY Movement in Art, Music and Publishing: Subjugated Knowledges
Forms of callout culture
| plural | callout cultures |
|---|---|
| alternative form | call-out culture |
Questions about callout culture
- What does callout culture mean?
- Callout culture means the practice, in social justice circles, of publicly criticizing people for violating accepted behavioural standards, with or without corrective intent.
- What part of speech is callout culture?
- Callout culture is a noun.
- What is the plural of callout culture?
- The plural of callout culture is callout cultures.
Words near callout culture in the dictionary
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