So You Ve Been Publicly Shamed Analysis

“I think we all care deeply about things that seem totally inconsequential to other people. We all carry around with us the flotsam and jetsam of perceived humiliations that actually mean nothing. We are a mass of vulnerabilities, and who knows what will trigger them?” ― Jon Ronson, So You've Been Publicly Shamed. In this ever changing fast pace world of the 21st century, we surround ourselves with a tremendous amount of hate and humiliation. Whether it be on social media, in the workplace or judgment of food choices, we seem to have an issue with perceptions of people. As citizens of the United States of America, we all share the common value of having a “melting pot” of different types of people. This tends to generate controversial times in our society on a daily basis. Shaming is certainly not a good …show more content…
Both Jon Ronson author of “So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed” and Abbey Sharp author of “Mind Your Own Plate/Food Intolerance and Diet Shaming of Others Food Choices”, tie in the topic of scruinity within the media and the food industry.

In “So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed” by Jon Ronson, he thoroughly depicts the different aspects of social media. Ronson discusses the advantages and disadvantages of our use of social media. He questions whether it is being used for value other than the ability to be a coward behind the phone. Within Ronsons rhetoric he mainly discusses twitter and the phenomenon behind humiliation. Jon further explains the media by expressing how one small comment can turn a person's world upside down. Ronson states, “A life had been ruined. What was it for: just some social media drama? I think our natural disposition as humans is to plod along until we get old and stop. But with social media, we’ve created a stage for constant artificial high drama. Every day a new person emerges as a magnificent hero or a sickening villain.