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Bezig met laden... The Shame Machine: Who Profits in the New Age of Humiliation (origineel 2022; editie 2022)door Cathy O'Neil (Auteur)
Informatie over het werkThe Shame Machine: Who Profits in the New Age of Humiliation door Cathy O'Neil (2022)
Penguin Random House (359) Bezig met laden...
Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. The author starts out strong, with an understanding of how fat-shaming is harmful. She points out how social media allows shame to spread across the globe (sites like "People of Walmart", etc) and how a picture can cause shame even years after an embarassing event. How apps like Body Tune contribute to body shame, how we're expected to appear "perfect". And then.....then we're asked to extend compassion for people who call the cops on black people for existing. The author elaborates about how norms change so much faster these days, and we need to give people time to catch up... People who call the cops on black people for existing are not being shamed. They're facing repercussions for their bad behavior. Yes, it feels bad. Yes, it can produce some of the same physiological consequences as shame. But it is not shaming, it is a call to accountability and better behavior. Including it in the book as an example of shaming is so fucking racist. I couldn't finish the book, and maybe the author leads the reader to this understanding, idk. But I feel that it's inappropriate to give any weight to the idea that this is a shaming tactic, even if the goal is to use it to lead someone to a different understanding. Maybe it could be appropriate in a one-on-one conversation with someone who you know isn't going to Get It otherwise, but absolutely not for a book. I don't really know what to make of this book. I don't disagree with a lot of it, but I'm also not sure what I'm supposed to take away from it either. The author's thesis appears to be that we can "punch up" (direct shame) to those in power (corporations, governments, etc.) but not "punch down" to anybody else. Which sounds nice, in theory, except that corporations (particularly in the US) have a really great way of getting away with everything, and meanwhile, without shaming, what recourse do folks have with Internet trolls? It was interesting reading this book directly after [The Gospel of Wellness], as they shared some common themes. Both books surprised me in that neither one mentioned something that might be particularly helpful for individuals (and hurtful, in a good, "punching up" way, to social media companies): STOP USING SOCIAL MEDIA SO MUCH!!! Delete your Facebook account! Stop using Instagram! Find more meaningful ways to engage with your world. It's amazing how much better it feels once you unplug that sh*t. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
"A clear-eyed warning about the increasingly destructive influence of America's "shame industrial complex" in the age of social media and hyperpartisan politics from the New York Times bestselling author of Weapons of Math Destruction. Shame is a powerful and sometimes useful tool: When we publicly shame corrupt politicians, abusive celebrities, or predatory corporations, we reinforce values of fairness and justice. But as Cathy O'Neil argues in this revelatory book, shaming has taken a new and dangerous turn. It is increasingly being weaponized -- used as a way to shift responsibility for social problems from institutions to individuals. Shaming children for not being able to afford school lunches or adults for not being able to find work lets us off the hook as a society. After all, why pay higher taxes to fund programs for people who are fundamentally unworthy? O'Neil explores the machinery behind all this shame, showing how governments, corporations, and the healthcare system capitalize on it. There are damning stories of rehab clinics, reentry programs, drug and diet companies, and social media platforms -- all of which profit from "punching down" on the vulnerable. Woven throughout "The Shame Machine" is the story of O'Neil's own struggle with body image and her recent decision to undergo weight-loss surgery, shaking off decades of shame. With clarity and nuance, O'Neil dissects the relationship between shame and power. Whom does the system serve? Is it counter-productive to call out racists, misogynists, and vaccine skeptics? If so, when should someone be "canceled"? How do current incentive structures perpetuate the shaming cycle? And, most important, how can we all fight back?"-- Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Interesting book. In the first part of the book, she covers shame in so many areas- from fat shaming, to addiction, to being poor and to our beauty and aging. Each chapter discusses our society and how these different shames not only make it difficult for people to change things but how parts of society benefit from the shaming. The second part of the book talks about public shaming and how the digital world, mainly Google and Facebook, make it so easy to do. She talks about so many famous "Karen" cases and other things that have become well known in the last few years. She talks about the harm the public shaming does and how it rarely solves things. These are all called down-punching. The last part of the book, she talks about upward punching-shaming for social justice.
She made me think about a lot of things and how to do my part for negative shaming ( )