Category: Public Shaming

Centuries ago, citizens were shamed in pillories, singled out and helpless, while the public were invited to shame and judge the offenders. Nowadays, the ancient almost barbaric punishment of public shaming has returned as a modernised equivalent. These new pillories go by the names of Facebook and Twitter. Social Media gives the voiceless a voice…

In this tech savvy world potential audience is obsessed with the social media and how to get popular on social media. However, some may not know the repercussions or being humiliated online across globe. There are two categories of people one who posts videos of being rude, arguing, littering and singing or dancing poorly to…

A complex subject, criminology encompasses numerous different disciplines. For this reason a universally accepted definition ceases to exist; however, most scholars agree it is the scientific study of crime (Jeffery, 1959), which involves the processes of making laws, of breaking laws, and of reacting toward the breaking of laws (Sutherland, 1947. p.1). A key area…

Subject: How One Stupid Tweet Blew Up Justine Saccos Life case study analysis Introduction The memorandum is about an article How One Stupid Tweet Blew Up Justine Saccos Life by Jon Ronso published in the New York Times on 12th June 2015. The report is concerning the case of Justine Saccos offensive tweet and the…

Language plays a vital role in every communication of human life where people are able to speak and understand each other. However, despite having language, some people have misused the privilege of language to shame others for their incompetence. This denotes the idea of language shaming where people used to mock the accent, pronunciation of…

The story starts with a preface about how the book was written; the unnamed narrator was a custom house surveyor who, in the attic, found a manuscript and a gold-embroidered patch of cloth in the shape of an A. The manuscript was the work of a past surveyor hundreds of years ago; when the narrator…

Some say this day in age, jokes can be misconstrued and have a deeper meaning behind the person actually saying them. The Author Jon Ronson goes into depth with people about how theyve handled being publicly shamed and how theyve given public shame. Justine Sacco became victim to what it was like being publicly shamed…