Mar
13
What do the changes of 2020--new technologies, a pandemic, social conflict, and new data restrictions on the horizon--signal for the next few years? When it comes to building and communicating a brand, change is the only constant, but 2020 was a doozy. It's important to continually think about the impact...
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Mar
04
Don’t agree with them? Find them offensive? Don’t like them? Cancel them! Cancel culture is pervasive. Publicly ‘canceling’ or calling out someone for words or actions that you find offensive, disagree with, or just plain don’t like is everywhere. It can be simple finger-pointing or a coordinated demand for retribution...
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Mar
04
Almost all good parenting advice starts with communication. Here are some tips to help guide your conversation when it comes to tackling cancel culture. The first step in any hard conversation is to be a detective. Before you share your ideas and concerns, if you find out what the other...
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Feb
27
Sadfishing is posting emotional or dramatic personal content to gain sympathy or attention from the online community. Sadfishing is a relatively recent term, but fishing for sympathy on and offline is not new behavior. The Boy Who Cried Wolf from Aesop's fables was sadfishing when he tricked the villagers into...
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Feb
24
There is an emerging acceptance of public “calling out,” name-calling, and “canceling” people across social and public media channels --aka "Cancel Culture." The “Cancel Culture” is a crowd behavior where everyone jumps on the bandwagon and targets an individual. Sometimes a celebrity, sometimes a kid at school. The act of canceling...
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Dr. Pamela Rutledge is available to reporters for comments on the psychological and social impact of media and technology on individuals, society, organizations and brands.