Shame Nation

The Global Epidemic of Online Hate

De: Sue Scheff, Melissa Schorr - contributor

Narrado por: Erin Bennett

In today's digitally driven world, disaster is only a click away. A rogue tweet can bring down a business; an army of trolls can run a celebrity off-line; and virtual harassment might cause real psychological damage.

Shame Nation is the first book to both explore the fascinating phenomenon of online shaming and offer practical guidance and inspiring advice on how to prevent and protect against cyber blunders and faceless bullies. Author and acclaimed Internet safety expert Sue Scheff unveils all sides of an issue that is only becoming more relevant day by day while drawing from the expertise of other top professionals spanning fields including law, psychology, and reputation management.

From damning screenshots to revenge porn, Shame Nation shines a light on the rising trend of online shame culture and empowers listeners to take charge of their digital lives.

©2017 Blackstone Audio, Inc. (P)2017 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Good But the Author Sells Women Short

Not sure how someone can publish a book on online shaming and completely omit the MeToo phenomenon. It’s like she wanted to evade any issue with ambiguity when in fact THERE ARE INJUSTICES THAT UNEQUIVOCALLY NEED TO BE CALLED OUT PUBLICLY. On top of this, she includes an awful example of a teen girl posting a selfie in a bathing suit and claims that a teen boy “did her a favor” by telling her it was immodest and to take it down. No way! It’s way past time for women to portray themselves however they wish without men attempting to impose their will upon them. If anyone is being shaming, it’s the boy attempting to censor the girl. What an awful, patronizing, retrograde example to be sharing. Hope it is removed if the book is revised!

Not bad.

All in all 'twas good. Didn't want to read. Listening was better instead. Good narrator.

Helpful overview

Builds on information Jon Ronson provides in So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed. Well paced and informative.

Should be required reading ...

Lots of useful information for anyone with an online presence. Does get a little repetitive, but worth a listen.

We can have a kinder world

It has horror stories of online hate and shaming, but also stories of hope, kindness and compassion winning. People are human, we'll all make mistakes. It's how we handle those mistakes or how we handle being shamed online somehow that matters. Online shaming will hurt and those feelings are valid. It doesn't diminish that. Has helpful tips for dealing with it and building a better online world. Builds on So You've Been Publicly Shamed by Jon Ronson. Highly recommend both! The narrator was great.

What is the point?

It seems like the author is trying to get the reader to feel bad for people who’ve done shitty things online.

Bottom line is some things deserve public shaming and somethings do not, but why does she discuss both of these ideas. I’m finding it hard to understand her stand on internet shaming. She is flipping back and forth between it not being okay, to it being okay in some situations, to it never being okay ever and we should feel bad for anyone who has gone through it.

Since this book doesn’t have clear direction I’m listening to it as if it’s some scandalous E News show. I mean she is shedding light on incidents of public shaming all the while RE-publicly shaming these individuals again.

Awful.

Good narration though!