callout post
Online public shaming
A callout post is a public accusation on social media, typically naming someone and detailing their alleged wrongdoing.
Common on platforms like Tumblr and Twitter, callout posts range from documenting serious misconduct to airing petty grievances.
The format invites pile-ons and has become associated with cancel culture: Someone wrote a callout post about him for problematic tweets from 2015.
The term often carries skepticism about the poster's motives or proportionality.
- dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
- exposeMake known publicly
- receiptsTransaction documentation
- cancel cultureMass public shunning online
- canceledOfficially called off
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- Tumblrreblog, dashboard, notes, queue, inbox
- cyber conflictstrolling, cyberbullying, flame war, online harassment, doxing
callout postprivate message
Confidential digital note
DM · direct message · quiet word · heart-to-heart · mediation
callout postshoutout
Public verbal praise
endorsement · testimonial · love letter · signal boost · recommendation
callout postrebuttal
Formal response disputing claims
vindication · exoneration · character witness · character reference
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