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public shamings

  • plural
    of public shaming.
    public shaming
    noun
    the act or practice of humiliating someone for their behavior or characteristics by mocking, harshly criticizing, or expressing moral outrage against them in the media or on social media.

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Some people said the exercise reminded them of public shamings from hundreds of years ago, while others empathised with the efforts needed to control the virus near the border.

From BBC Dec. 29, 2021

“You were on the receiving end of one of the worst Internet-fueled public shamings of all time,” noted Oliver, 41.

From Fox News Mar. 18, 2019

Ronson says this is a personal undertaking: He’s participated in some public shamings, allowing himself to feel the righteous fury of the Twitter mob.

From Slate Apr. 6, 2015

Ruth Madoff, disgraced after her husband’s fall, endured a series of public shamings in the year after Bernie’s sentencing, including being stripped of $80 million in assets.

From Time Dec. 11, 2014

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