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Sharlene Tapia ENG 2 E1

2011-49125 POSITION PAPER  

The Shame in Online Shaming

Shaming is not a ne phenomenon! In "a#t$ it has %een &se' sin#e (i%li#al times! It #an

 %e seen "rom Genesis )Genesis *+10$ ,e sai'$ .I hear' the so&n' o" /o& in the gar'en$ an' I as

a"rai' %e#a&se I as nae' so I hi' msel"!3 to Re6elation )Re6elation 17+15$ 8(ehol'$ I am

#oming lie a thie" (lesse' is the one ho stas aae an' eeps his #lothes$ so that he ill not

al a%o&t nae' an' men ill not see his shame!8! A##or'ing to (&rgo )2015$ harles

:arin3s %oo The expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals in 1;

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s#ientists sho&l' st&' an' &n'erstan' h&man3s sel"-righteo&s nat&re an' their nee' to 6ali'ate

their nole'ge$ %elie"s an' 6al&es$ an' ho it a""e#ts others$ an' tea#h h&manit a%o&t this

&n'erstan'ing$ so that instit&tions$ sh as the go6ernment )on the ma#ro le6el$ an' the "amil

)on the mi#ro le6el$ as ell as other instit&tions$ #an #reate an en6ironment here in 'estrti6e

so#ial me'ia shaming$ or shaming in general #annot propagate!

As I ha6e sai'$ shaming #an %e a "orm or repression or so#ial #ontrol hi#h #an %e goo'

or %a'$ 'epen'ing on the #a&se$ '&ration$ an' e=tent! It ser6es a "&n#tionalit that #an %e &se' as

a negati6e rein"or#ement "or so#ial #ontrol! Shaming #an %e a tool to right a rong! It ser6es as a

 %rea hen people go o6er%oar'$ a remin'er to mae people stop hen it3s time to stop! (&t

hen the #a&se$ '&ration$ an' e=tent o" shaming goes %eon' hat it3s s&ppose' to 'o$ it #an %e

'amaging! So#ial me'ia shaming o"ten goes %eon' o6er%oar' the inten'e' &se o" shaming!

Bith the re#ent te#hnolog$ shaming %e#omes an a6en&e to e=er#ise people3s sel"-righteo&sness

an' "o&n' soli'arit among those ith the same nole'ge$ %elie"s an' 6al&es an' #on'emn

those ho go against them! Cin'ing those ho are o" 'i""erent opinion %e#ome targets to shame!

Those ho are targete' o"ten e=perien#e 'epression$ insomnia$ an' other mental health

 pro%lems! Don Ronson3s %oo So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed   "o#&se' on these #ases! e

arg&es online shaming 'estros li6es$ an' et he shames those ho shames! e remin's the

shamers$ it3s time to stop! It3s time to stop %e#a&se the #a&se$ '&ration$ an' e=tent o" online

shaming goes %eon' hat is inten'e' to the point here it #an alrea' 'estro a li"e! An'

 people sho&l' %e aare o" that!

So#ial instit&tions sh as the go6ernment sho&l' e'ate the people hat #an %e 'one to

stop 'estrti6e so#ial me'ia shaming! There sho&l' %e a 6en&e in hi#h #itiens #an %e ta&ght

hat #an %e 'one in a##or'an#e ith the la a%o&t shaming$ 'e"amation$ emotional an'For 

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mental a%&se! Camil o" %oth the 6i#tims an' perpet&ators o" online shaming sho&l' #on't

 proper #orre#ti6e meas&res in hi#h other instit&tions #annot 'o!

The root o" e=#essi6e an' e=tensi6e so#ial me'ia shaming sho&l' %e e=amine' "&rther! A

 %roa'er &n'erstan'ing o" this phenomenon #an help ens&re a "&t&re "ree o" "ear "rom online

shaming! E6erone is responsi%le in #reating an en6ironment here in online shaming #annot

 propagate! I &st hope e6erone is aare o" that!

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RECERENE

Alter$ ! )2015! >oni#a @eins TE: Tal+ .I as Patient Hero3 o" Internet Shaming!

Time!om$ N!PAG!

(&rgo$ D! )2015! o Be se Shame )an' Bh Be Sho&l'! Ps#holog To'a!

Retrie6e' "rom+ https+FF!ps#hologto'a!#omF%logFshameF201505Fho-e-&se-shame-an'-

h-e-sho&l'

Gol'man$ @! >! )2015! TREN:ING NOB+ TE SE OC SOIA@ >E:IA

BE(SITES IN P(@I SA>ING PNIS>ENTS! American Criminal a! "evie!$ 52)2$

415-451!

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