The mainstream media has recently blown up a phenomenon called cancel culture, the practice of "canceling" or ostracizing individuals who spoke or acted in a manner deemed unacceptable by societal standards. Like most current social media-related happenings, cancel culture is a term that holds a great deal of controversy. While some claim it “remove[s] celebrity status or esteem from a person, place, or thing based on offensive behavior or transgression”, others claim that it “silence[s] someone that does not have the same belief as you … taking their First Amendment rights away … [violating] people’s civil rights.” ( Pew Research Center ). However, the large majority agree upon the idea that it calls out others for offensive posts or content, whether the content creator should be held accountable or not. A similar trend can be found within the Red Scare in the 1950s, a period when hysteria surrounding the fear of communism and Soviet influence spread and permeated throughou...