The Un-canceled

Some of the men erased from the public square in the #MeToo era are making a quiet comeback.

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Writer and director James Gunn poses at the world premiere of Marvel Studios’ “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.” in Hollywood, California, April 19, 2017.

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You’ve heard about cancel culture, but reformations sow the seeds of counter-reformations. Today there is a growing movement to un-cancel celebrated men.

In an ad hoc movement, there is no consistently applied standard, but some of the men who lost high-profile jobs and suffered various other kinds of censure are slowly moving back into public life. Cancellation is not necessarily irreversible.

Kyle Smith

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Kyle Smith

Kyle Smith is the film critic for the Wall Street Journal.

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