The Waves: Unpacking NY Mags Teen Cancel Culture Piece

Published: June 30, 2022, 7 a.m.

b'On this week\\u2019s episode of The Waves, Slate staff writer Heather Schwedel and Slate senior editor Rebecca Onion sit down to talk about New York magazine cover story \\u201cCanceled at 17,\\u201d which features a boy who was ostracized by his peers after he showed a nude of his girlfriend. The talk about whether the article is a display of \\u201chimpathy,\\u201d and the fact that the writer had a personal connection to the school that she did not initially disclose. (New York magazine\\u2019s statement on that matter is available here.)\\xa0\\n\\nIn Slate Plus, Rebecca and Heather talk about what they regret from high school.\\xa0\\n\\nRecommendations:\\n\\nRebecca: Apple+\\u2019s series For All Mankind.\\nHeather: Netflix\\u2019s series, The Summer I Turned Pretty.\\n\\xa0\\nPodcast production by Cheyna Roth with editorial oversight by Shannon Palus and Alicia Montgomery.\\xa0\\nSend your comments and recommendations on what to cover to thewaves@slate.com\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'