"From the internationally bestselling author of The Psychopath Test, a captivating and brilliant exploration of one of our world's most overlooked forces. For the past three years, Jon Ronson has been immersing himself in the world of modern-day public shaming-meeting famous shamees, shamers, and bystanders who have been impacted. This is the perfect time for a modern-day Scarlet Letter-a radically empathetic book about public shaming, and about shaming as a form of social control. It has become such a big part of our lives it has begun to feel weird and empty when there isn't anyone to be furious about. Whole careers are being ruined by one mistake. A transgression is revealed. Our collective outrage at it has the force of a hurricane. Then we all quickly forget about it and move on to the next one, and it doesn't cross our minds to wonder if the shamed person is okay or in ruins. What's it doing to them? What's it doing to us? Ronson's book is a powerful, funny, unique, and very humane dispatch from the frontline, in the escalating war on human nature and its flaws"--
"For the past three years, Jon Ronson has been immersing himself in the world of modern-day public shaming--meeting famous shamees, shamers, and bystanders who have been impacted. This is the perfect time for a modern-day Scarlet Letter--a radically empathetic book about public shaming, and about shaming as a form of social control. It has become such a big part of our lives it has begun to feel weird and empty when there isn't anyone to be furious about. Whole careers are being ruined by one mistake. A transgression is revealed. Our collective outrage at it has the force of a hurricane. Then we all quickly forget about it and move on to the next one, and it doesn't cross our minds to wonder if the shamed person is okay or in ruins. What's it doing to them? What's it doing to us?"--

Ronson, Jon, 1967- author

Macmillan Publishers Limited

Macmillan Education UK

Campbell Books Ltd

London: Picador

Pan Macmillan

United Kingdom and Ireland, United Kingdom

Mar 06, 2015

May 24, 2015

London, 2015

In 2012, Jon Ronson's Online Identity Was Stolen. Jon Publicly Confronted The Imposters, A Trio Of Academics Who Had Created A Jon Ronson Twitter Bot Obsessed By Unlikely Food Combinations And Weird Sex. At First, Jon Was Delighted To Find Strangers All Over The World Uniting To Support Him In His Outrage. The Wrongdoers Were Quickly Shamed Into Stopping. But Then Things Got Out Of Hand. This Encounter Prompted Jon To Explore The Phenomenon Of Public Shaming And What He Discovered Astonished Him. As He Meets Famous Shamers And Shamees, Jon Learns Just How Quickly Public Ridicule, Often Delivered From Anonymous Or Distant Sources, Can Devastate Its Victim. After Our Collective Fury Has Raged With The Force Of A Hurricane, We Forget About It And Move On, And It Doesn't Cross Our Minds To Wonder What We've Done. How Big A Transgression Really Justifies Someone Losing Their Job? What About The People Who Become Global Targets For Doing Nothing More Than Making A Bad Joke On Twitter, Do They Deserve To Have Their Lives Ruined? How Is This Renaissance Of Shaming Changing The World And What Is The True Reason Behind It? Simultaneously Powerful And Hilarious In The Way Only Jon Ronson Can Be, So You've Been Publicly Shamed Is A Deeply Honest Book About Modern Life, Full Of Eye-opening Truths About The Escalating War On Human Flaws - And Our Very Scary Part In It.

277 pages : 25 cm
From the internationally bestselling author of The Psychopath Test, a captivating and brilliant exploration of one of our world's most overlooked forces. For the past three years, Jon Ronson has been immersing himself in the world of modern-day public shaming--meeting famous shamees, shamers, and bystanders who have been impacted. This is the perfect time for a modern-day Scarlet Letter --a radically empathetic book about public shaming, and about shaming as a form of social control. It has become such a big part of our lives it has begun to feel weird and empty when there isn't anyone to be furious about. Whole careers are being ruined by one mistake. A transgression is revealed. Our collective outrage at it has the force of a hurricane. Then we all quickly forget about it and move on to the next one, and it doesn't cross our minds to wonder if the shamed person is okay or in ruins. What's it doing to them? What's it doing to us? Ronson's book is a powerful, funny, unique, and very humane dispatch from the frontline, in the escalating war on human nature and its flaws
Includes bibliographical references

Journalist, filmskaper og forfatter Jon Ronson har reist verden rundt og møtt mottakere av høyprofilerte offentlige "shamings". Shaming-utsatte er mennesker som for eksempel har lagt ut en vits på sosiale medier som kom dårlig ut, eller mennesker som har tabbet seg ut i jobben. Når deres overtredelse er avslørt, venter det kollektive utbruddet og neste øyeblikk utsettes de for en rasende mobb og blir hånet, demonisert, noen ganger også sparket fra jobben sin. Rettferdighet har blitt demokratisert. Den tause majoriteten får en stemme. Men hva gjør vi med vår stemme? Vi higer etter å finne folks feil. Vi definerer grensene for normalitet ved å ødelegge livene til dem som lever utenfor. Vi bruker skam som en form for sosial kontroll

In 2012, Jon Ronson's online identity was stolen. Jon publicly confronted the imposters, a trio of academics who had created a Jon Ronson Twitter bot obsessed by unlikely food combinations and weird sex. At first, Jon was delighted to find strangers all over the world uniting to support him in his outrage. The wrongdoers were quickly shamed into stopping. But then things got out of hand. This encounter prompted Jon to explore the phenomenon of public shaming and what he discovered astonished him. Simultaneously powerful and hilarious in the way only Jon Ronson can be, this is a deeply honest book about modern life, full of eye-opening truths about the escalating war on human flaws - and our very scary part in it

2023-06-28