The Comeback Question: Does America Actually Believe in Second Chances for Fallen Celebrities?
Cancel culture is one of the most argued-about phenomena in modern American life, and yet we still can't agree on what it actually means — or whether it works. Some celebrities have clawed their way back from public disgrace while others remain firmly in exile. What determines who gets a second act, and who decides? The answer is messier than either side of the debate wants to admit.