The softblocking meme blends literary references with cancel culture

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Oof. Yikes. A new copypasta has everyone softblocking problematic villains from well known stories, all in the name of the meme. 

Urban Dictionary defines softblocking as "A phrase often used by Twitter users to describe the blocking of another person, then immediate unblock." 

Essentially, it forces the blocked party to unknowingly unfollow the user so they stop interacting with the user's tweets. 

It's a passive-aggressive — but drama-skirting — way to get someone out of your social sphere. When Twitter users find out that someone has been problematic — whether it's a terrible take they had on a marginalized group or allegations of sexual harassment — they'll softblock the person to gently remove them from their online social lives.  Read more...

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The softblocking meme blends literary references with cancel culture The softblocking meme blends literary references with cancel culture Reviewed by mimisabreena on Wednesday, July 24, 2019 Rating: 5

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