However, this year, the pendulum has swung violently in the opposite direction. Essentially, leadership told many of us to "reword or avoid any mention of DEI," be leery of explicitly mentioning the communities most harmed by inequality or inequity in our work, and avoid citing who is committing the harm out of fear of retribution. Many of us knew the backlash to the media industry's embrace of DEI during the pandemic was brewing.
So I go into the bathroom, and I'm on the phone with the ABC executives, and they say, 'Listen, we want to take the temperature down. We're concerned about what you're going to say tonight,'
"We are calling for papers that will link queer lives and queer theory to corporate law and governance, with the goal of publishing an edited collection or special issue publication," writes a trio of international thinkers. "'Queer' can mean different things to different people," they explain. "For some, it is part of a personal identity. Here, connecting the queer to corporate governance involves providing spaces
After becoming known for voicing support for progressive causes like gun control, the election of Democratic presidential candidates and the right of same-sex couples to live as they please, Snoop Dogg is facing backlash and possible ejection from his coaching gig on The Voice, following his homophobic rant against a same-sex couple depicted in Disney and Pixar's 2022 animated feature, Lightyear.
Cultural and political movements often face backlash, as seen historically with Jim Crow and civil rights, and more recently with Trump’s campaign responding to Obama.
"It’s outrageous for the Army Corps of Engineers to spend taxpayer money to increase water flow in a river so @VP can go canoeing when budget cuts to the National Park Service have severely impacted family vacations for everyone else."
Duolingo's recent shift towards an AI-first policy faced immediate backlash, leading the company to temporarily silence its active social media presence after intense criticism from users.
