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Jameela Jamil on social media, cancel culture and not being afraid to make mistakes

Do you think social media has impacted our ability to communicate?

Actor and activist Jameela Jamil joined Emma Barnett on 麻豆社 Radio 4's Woman's Hour and shared why she thinks people are scared to admit when they're wrong online.

She discussed the importance accepting when you鈥檙e wrong and admitting mistakes, and explained why she thinks it鈥檚 ok to be wrong, as long as you 鈥榮ay sorry, do better and carry on鈥�.

Her provocative, sometimes sweary social media posts have resulted in many headlines about her over the years. But now she says she鈥檚 re-evaluating how she communicates online to show more 鈥榞race and empathy鈥� moving forward.

You can listen to the full interview on 麻豆社 Sounds 鈥� it鈥檚 the Woman鈥檚 Hour episode from 17 January.

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