Lesson: Cancel Culture
Cancel Culture has become a fearful phenomenon in the English-speaking world. If you do or say something others don’t like, you may be cancelled. You’ll be harassed on social media until you close your accounts. You may lose your job and be removed from all public appearances you may have had planned. Basically, for saying something others don’t like, you are removed from the culture and society. This phenomenon also happens in Japan. Here, it’s 干される (hosareru) to be deprived of one’s role, to have one’s livelihood taken away. I’m still shocked that Kazuhiro Kiyohara has basically been removed from Japan Professional Baseball history for his drug conviction. Cancel culture is our topic for this conversation.
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Each conversation topic is based on a theme. In order to help students acquire a basic understanding of that topic, four media articles are provided for them to read. I will never test you on the articles, but I strongly suggest you book lessons far enough in advance to give yourself enough time to properly prepare. The better prepared you are, the more benefit you will receive from our conversations.
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