Post-cancelled
| Post-cancelled | |
|---|---|
| Coined by | Charlotte Fang |
| Related concepts | Remilia Corporation, Milady Maker |
| Field | Internet culture, art theory |
Post-cancelled is a philosophical concept developed by Charlotte Fang that refers to a state of artistic and social freedom achieved after experiencing and surviving social censure or "cancellation".[1] The concept positions cancellation as a transformative experience that, when navigated successfully, leads to newfound creative freedom unbound by social constraints. Within Remilia's theoretical framework, the post-cancelled state represents both a personal liberation and a cultural strategy that challenges institutional censorship.[2] In a 2024 message, Fang stated "the pendulum has now swung back into our corner, leaving the cancelled to inherit the earth... just as prophesied," suggesting an acceptance of the approach.[3]
Origins and development
The concept of post-cancelled emerged from Fang's experiences with social media controversies and cancel culture in the early 2020s. Charlotte Fang began articulating the philosophy around 2020, positioning it as both a personal response to attempted cancellation and a broader artistic strategy for Remilia Corporation's creative endeavors.[4] According to Fang, Remilia had prepared for potential cancellation from the beginning, engaging in "siege preparations to achieve the ultimate post-cancel."[5]
The concept was most comprehensively outlined in Fang's essay "The Cancelled Will Inherit the Earth," which positioned being cancelled as a potential path to artistic authenticity rather than a permanent social exile.[6] In this essay, Fang argues that cancellation can function as a "modern coming of age" that, when navigated successfully, leaves one with greater freedom of expression and association than before.
Core principles
Freedom from social constraints
A central tenet of the post-cancelled philosophy is that surviving cancellation liberates an artist from conforming to mainstream social constraints. Fang describes this as a state where one becomes free to create authentically, having already weathered the worst potential social consequences.[7]
Post-authorship integration
Post-cancelled theory interconnects with Remilia's broader concept of post-authorship, where traditional notions of artistic credit and authorship are rejected in favor of a more fluid, network-oriented approach to creation.[8] In this framework, being post-cancelled allows for greater participation in collaborative creation without concerns about reputation management.
Strategic application
Beyond individual experience, post-cancelled is presented as a strategic approach that can be deliberately invoked. Fang has described how Remilia projects like Remilio Babies were "consciously developed as response to being cancelled," demonstrating the collective's "post-cancel robustness."[9]
Fang has also theorized that self-staged cancellations may become a cultural strategy, where artists deliberately court controversy to access the creative freedom of the post-cancelled state.[10]
Cultural significance
Alternative infrastructure
A key aspect of post-cancelled theory is the need for alternative cultural and economic infrastructure that allows cancelled individuals and collectives to continue their work outside mainstream platforms.[11] This approach has manifested in Remilia Corporation's development of independent publishing platforms, social networks, and economic systems.
Influence on Remilia projects
The concept has informed numerous Remilia projects, most notably the Milady Maker collection, which Fang has described as "a pfp that stands for a right to free posting, a right to free art, a right to have fun online; putting it on gives you immunity to the regime's social censures."[12]
Remilia Chat, a social media platform announced in 2025, was also positioned as an extension of post-cancelled philosophy, designed to create a communication space resistant to the kind of social censure common on mainstream platforms.[13]
See also
References
- ↑ Charlotte Fang (November 14, 2023). "The Cancelled Will Inherit the Earth". [Essay]. Golden Light. Mirror. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
- ↑ @CharlotteFang77 (June 7, 2023). "Getting cancelled is a modern coming of age, intense emotional turmoil in the face of your peers; if navigated with confidence & strength leaves you in the newfound freedom of the post-cancelled, proud and firm on your feet". X. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
- ↑ December 24, 2024. "Corporate Memo: Remilia 2024 Christmas Missive". Remilia Corporation. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
- ↑ @CharlotteFang77 (February 7, 2023). "Remilio was consciously developed as response to being cancelled, demonstrating & proving our newfound post-cancel robustness". X. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
- ↑ @CharlotteFang77 (March 10, 2023). "Truth is, from the day we started Remilia we knew we were getting cancelled, all the accumulation of social & financial capital preceding the event was siege preparations to achieve the ultimate post-cancel.". X. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
- ↑ Charlotte Fang (November 14, 2023). "The Cancelled Will Inherit the Earth". [Essay]. Golden Light. Mirror. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
- ↑ @CharlotteFang77 (April 7, 2023). "I don't even mind brands coming out supporting milady as marketing because milady is a payload for revolutionary post-cancelled cyberanarchy—the cat's already out of the bag.". X. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
- ↑ Charlotte Fang (January 27, 2022). "Unpacking Post-Authorship". [Essay]. Golden Light. Mirror. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
- ↑ @CharlotteFang77 (March 21, 2023). "Remilio was partly about burying the cancel, exaggerating a rw "cancel aesthetics", using the market to prove post-cancelled art is possible. We couldn't lose, so we simply didn't.". X. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
- ↑ Charlotte Fang (November 14, 2023). "The Cancelled Will Inherit the Earth". [Essay]. Golden Light. Mirror. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
- ↑ @CharlotteFang77 (July 12, 2024). "100 years from now, the most important thing early remilia will be remembered for in the art history textbooks is providing itself as a post-cancelled big tent for all the censured artists". X. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
- ↑ @CharlotteFang77 (July 12, 2024). "The milady is a pfp that stands for a right to free posting, a right to free art, a right to have fun online; putting it on gives you immunity to the regime's social censures.". X. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
- ↑ September 19, 2025. "Remilia Launching Milady Social Media Network to Serve '4chan Diaspora'". CryptoNews. Retrieved November 5, 2025.