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'To Catch a Predator' and the rise of public shaming entertainment
Original: 'To Catch a Predator' pioneered public shaming as entertainment. Now everyone's doing it.
Commentary is revisiting NBC's 'To Catch a Predator,' the mid-2000s sting series that caught suspected predators on hidden camera with host Chris Hansen, arguing it pioneered turning public shaming into mass entertainment. Writers point out that its confrontational format now echoes across modern internet call-out culture, vigilante sting channels, and viral exposure videos.
Why now: Ongoing debate about call-out culture and vigilante content has renewed interest in the show's legacy as the template for shame-as-entertainment.
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