Comments on: Corporate America Doesn’t Like Controversy http://kenyaallmond.me/2008/07/09/corporate-america-doesnt-like-controversy/ A little bit of everything Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:17:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Trula http://kenyaallmond.me/2008/07/09/corporate-america-doesnt-like-controversy/comment-page-1/#comment-152 Trula Sun, 13 Jul 2008 04:03:11 +0000 http://kenya.allmond.us/?p=196#comment-152 Did you see that Loren Feldman actually threatened Lynne Johnson? He's a racist and bully, a complete embarrassment to any sponsors. No wonder he got dropped. Did you see that Loren Feldman actually threatened Lynne Johnson? He’s a racist and bully, a complete embarrassment to any sponsors. No wonder he got dropped.

]]> By: Trula http://kenyaallmond.me/2008/07/09/corporate-america-doesnt-like-controversy/comment-page-1/#comment-10794 Trula Sun, 13 Jul 2008 04:03:00 +0000 http://kenya.allmond.us/?p=196#comment-10794 Did you see that Loren Feldman actually threatened Lynne Johnson? He's a racist and bully, a complete embarrassment to any sponsors. No wonder he got dropped. Did you see that Loren Feldman actually threatened Lynne Johnson? He’s a racist and bully, a complete embarrassment to any sponsors. No wonder he got dropped.

]]> By: Jennifer http://kenyaallmond.me/2008/07/09/corporate-america-doesnt-like-controversy/comment-page-1/#comment-151 Jennifer Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:20:47 +0000 http://kenya.allmond.us/?p=196#comment-151 I appreciate you sharing your input Kenya. We definitely are accountable for our actions and I know I definitely share how I fell. But unfortunately, I still feel that as a society we are going backwards from all this racism I have experiencing so much online. Makes me want to disappear offline again. I have seen enough. Jennifers last blog post..<a href="http://serenitylife.vox.com/library/post/kenya-allmond-in-my-own-words-corporate-america-doesnt-like-controversy.html?_c=feed-atom" rel="nofollow">Kenya Allmond: In My Own Words » Corporate America Doesn’t Like Controversy</a> I appreciate you sharing your input Kenya. We definitely are accountable for our actions and I know I definitely share how I fell. But unfortunately, I still feel that as a society we are going backwards from all this racism I have experiencing so much online. Makes me want to disappear offline again. I have seen enough.

Jennifers last blog post..Kenya Allmond: In My Own Words » Corporate America Doesn’t Like Controversy

]]> By: Jennifer http://kenyaallmond.me/2008/07/09/corporate-america-doesnt-like-controversy/comment-page-1/#comment-10793 Jennifer Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:20:00 +0000 http://kenya.allmond.us/?p=196#comment-10793 I appreciate you sharing your input Kenya. We definitely are accountable for our actions and I know I definitely share how I fell. But unfortunately, I still feel that as a society we are going backwards from all this racism I have experiencing so much online. Makes me want to disappear offline again. I have seen enough. Jennifers last blog post..<a href="http://serenitylife.vox.com/library/post/kenya-allmond-in-my-own-words-corporate-america-doesnt-like-controversy.html?_c=feed-atom" rel="nofollow">Kenya Allmond: In My Own Words » Corporate America Doesn’t Like Controversy</a> I appreciate you sharing your input Kenya. We definitely are accountable for our actions and I know I definitely share how I fell. But unfortunately, I still feel that as a society we are going backwards from all this racism I have experiencing so much online. Makes me want to disappear offline again. I have seen enough.

Jennifers last blog post..Kenya Allmond: In My Own Words » Corporate America Doesn’t Like Controversy

]]> By: kenya http://kenyaallmond.me/2008/07/09/corporate-america-doesnt-like-controversy/comment-page-1/#comment-153 kenya Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:40:57 +0000 http://kenya.allmond.us/?p=196#comment-153 Yep Bill. People fail to realize that whether or not we want to be, we are accountable for our actions online or off. And it doesn't matter so much when you're Joe Schmoe just saying what you want to say. But it will matter when a corporate bottom line is involved. The funny thing with Verizon is that it could not only be the customers complaining but the employees as well and that opens them up to all kinds of liability issues. nishland, That is exactly what it's about - the bottom line. And thanks, Courtney. Yep Bill. People fail to realize that whether or not we want to be, we are accountable for our actions online or off. And it doesn’t matter so much when you’re Joe Schmoe just saying what you want to say. But it will matter when a corporate bottom line is involved. The funny thing with Verizon is that it could not only be the customers complaining but the employees as well and that opens them up to all kinds of liability issues.

nishland, That is exactly what it’s about – the bottom line. And thanks, Courtney.

]]> By: kenya http://kenyaallmond.me/2008/07/09/corporate-america-doesnt-like-controversy/comment-page-1/#comment-10795 kenya Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:40:00 +0000 http://kenya.allmond.us/?p=196#comment-10795 Yep Bill. People fail to realize that whether or not we want to be, we are accountable for our actions online or off. And it doesn't matter so much when you're Joe Schmoe just saying what you want to say. But it will matter when a corporate bottom line is involved. The funny thing with Verizon is that it could not only be the customers complaining but the employees as well and that opens them up to all kinds of liability issues. nishland, That is exactly what it's about - the bottom line. And thanks, Courtney. Yep Bill. People fail to realize that whether or not we want to be, we are accountable for our actions online or off. And it doesn’t matter so much when you’re Joe Schmoe just saying what you want to say. But it will matter when a corporate bottom line is involved. The funny thing with Verizon is that it could not only be the customers complaining but the employees as well and that opens them up to all kinds of liability issues.

nishland, That is exactly what it’s about – the bottom line. And thanks, Courtney.

]]> By: Bill Cammack http://kenyaallmond.me/2008/07/09/corporate-america-doesnt-like-controversy/comment-page-1/#comment-154 Bill Cammack Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:16:42 +0000 http://kenya.allmond.us/?p=196#comment-154 Hey Kenya. :) Thanks for the quote. The thing about all this is that it really has less to do with racism and more to do with VOLATILITY. The question is "What is this person liable to do in the present or future to embarrass or devalue our company". The other question is "When our customers look into the past offerings of people that are now on our roster, are they going to find concepts that we don't want to be identified with?" Guilt By Association works in the corporate world as much as it does in social situations. This is why some sexual harassment cases get pressed. It's not that the higher-ups necessarily feel negatively towards the guy that harassed the woman... It's that there are checks and balances in place that attempt to ensure a safe and comfortable environment for everyone to work in. They have to press the charge, even if the guy's a friend of theirs, or those checks and balances will work against THEM instead of just HIM. On top of that, the harasser should have KNOWN THIS and acted correctly from the get. By deciding to do what he did, he forced the company's hand into doing what THEY did. Similarly, if you're going to make offensive videos, you have to own the consequences of people viewing your content, whether it's in context or not. I do my dating blog, and some people just hate it! hahahaha :D In order to post what I do, however... I need to OWN my content. Not ownership as in copyright, but realizing that if someone reads my dating blog and decides that they don't want to work with me on a project, that's one of the consequences of my self-expression. Similarly, if someone enjoys my blogging, they may look to see what else I do and I might get business BECAUSE of it. Either way, it all comes down to each of us owning our content, and realizing that some things are going to REMAIN an albatross around that person's neck every single time he/she attempts to make something good happen in their lives. Is that fair? Maybe not. Is that reality? .... LIKE A MUHHHHH....... :D Bill Cammacks last blog post..<a href="http://billcammack.com/2008/07/07/lindsey-bill-does-he-want-to-be-friends/" rel="nofollow">Lindsey & Bill: Does He Want To Be Friends?</a> Hey Kenya. :) Thanks for the quote.

The thing about all this is that it really has less to do with racism and more to do with VOLATILITY.

The question is “What is this person liable to do in the present or future to embarrass or devalue our company”. The other question is “When our customers look into the past offerings of people that are now on our roster, are they going to find concepts that we don’t want to be identified with?”

Guilt By Association works in the corporate world as much as it does in social situations. This is why some sexual harassment cases get pressed.
It’s not that the higher-ups necessarily feel negatively towards the guy that harassed the woman… It’s that there are checks and balances in place that attempt to ensure a safe and comfortable environment for everyone to work in. They have to press the charge, even if the guy’s a friend of theirs, or those checks and balances will work against THEM instead of just HIM.

On top of that, the harasser should have KNOWN THIS and acted correctly from the get. By deciding to do what he did, he forced the company’s hand into doing what THEY did.

Similarly, if you’re going to make offensive videos, you have to own the consequences of people viewing your content, whether it’s in context or not. I do my dating blog, and some people just hate it! hahahaha :D In order to post what I do, however… I need to OWN my content. Not ownership as in copyright, but realizing that if someone reads my dating blog and decides that they don’t want to work with me on a project, that’s one of the consequences of my self-expression. Similarly, if someone enjoys my blogging, they may look to see what else I do and I might get business BECAUSE of it.

Either way, it all comes down to each of us owning our content, and realizing that some things are going to REMAIN an albatross around that person’s neck every single time he/she attempts to make something good happen in their lives.

Is that fair? Maybe not. Is that reality? ….

LIKE A MUHHHHH……. :D

Bill Cammacks last blog post..Lindsey & Bill: Does He Want To Be Friends?

]]> By: Bill Cammack http://kenyaallmond.me/2008/07/09/corporate-america-doesnt-like-controversy/comment-page-1/#comment-10796 Bill Cammack Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:16:00 +0000 http://kenya.allmond.us/?p=196#comment-10796 Hey Kenya. :) Thanks for the quote. The thing about all this is that it really has less to do with racism and more to do with VOLATILITY. The question is "What is this person liable to do in the present or future to embarrass or devalue our company". The other question is "When our customers look into the past offerings of people that are now on our roster, are they going to find concepts that we don't want to be identified with?" Guilt By Association works in the corporate world as much as it does in social situations. This is why some sexual harassment cases get pressed. It's not that the higher-ups necessarily feel negatively towards the guy that harassed the woman... It's that there are checks and balances in place that attempt to ensure a safe and comfortable environment for everyone to work in. They have to press the charge, even if the guy's a friend of theirs, or those checks and balances will work against THEM instead of just HIM. On top of that, the harasser should have KNOWN THIS and acted correctly from the get. By deciding to do what he did, he forced the company's hand into doing what THEY did. Similarly, if you're going to make offensive videos, you have to own the consequences of people viewing your content, whether it's in context or not. I do my dating blog, and some people just hate it! hahahaha :D In order to post what I do, however... I need to OWN my content. Not ownership as in copyright, but realizing that if someone reads my dating blog and decides that they don't want to work with me on a project, that's one of the consequences of my self-expression. Similarly, if someone enjoys my blogging, they may look to see what else I do and I might get business BECAUSE of it. Either way, it all comes down to each of us owning our content, and realizing that some things are going to REMAIN an albatross around that person's neck every single time he/she attempts to make something good happen in their lives. Is that fair? Maybe not. Is that reality? .... LIKE A MUHHHHH....... :D Bill Cammacks last blog post..<a href="http://billcammack.com/2008/07/07/lindsey-bill-does-he-want-to-be-friends/" rel="nofollow">Lindsey & Bill: Does He Want To Be Friends?</a> Hey Kenya. :) Thanks for the quote.

The thing about all this is that it really has less to do with racism and more to do with VOLATILITY.

The question is “What is this person liable to do in the present or future to embarrass or devalue our company”. The other question is “When our customers look into the past offerings of people that are now on our roster, are they going to find concepts that we don’t want to be identified with?”

Guilt By Association works in the corporate world as much as it does in social situations. This is why some sexual harassment cases get pressed.
It’s not that the higher-ups necessarily feel negatively towards the guy that harassed the woman… It’s that there are checks and balances in place that attempt to ensure a safe and comfortable environment for everyone to work in. They have to press the charge, even if the guy’s a friend of theirs, or those checks and balances will work against THEM instead of just HIM.

On top of that, the harasser should have KNOWN THIS and acted correctly from the get. By deciding to do what he did, he forced the company’s hand into doing what THEY did.

Similarly, if you’re going to make offensive videos, you have to own the consequences of people viewing your content, whether it’s in context or not. I do my dating blog, and some people just hate it! hahahaha :D In order to post what I do, however… I need to OWN my content. Not ownership as in copyright, but realizing that if someone reads my dating blog and decides that they don’t want to work with me on a project, that’s one of the consequences of my self-expression. Similarly, if someone enjoys my blogging, they may look to see what else I do and I might get business BECAUSE of it.

Either way, it all comes down to each of us owning our content, and realizing that some things are going to REMAIN an albatross around that person’s neck every single time he/she attempts to make something good happen in their lives.

Is that fair? Maybe not. Is that reality? ….

LIKE A MUHHHHH……. :D

Bill Cammacks last blog post..Lindsey & Bill: Does He Want To Be Friends?

]]> By: nishland http://kenyaallmond.me/2008/07/09/corporate-america-doesnt-like-controversy/comment-page-1/#comment-156 nishland Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:06:01 +0000 http://kenya.allmond.us/?p=196#comment-156 Touche! Almost as if it is not about right/wrong, but about the bottom line. A little bit of preemptive research on a new/potential business partner (as you did), could have given them all the information they needed to prepare a 'perceived' "crisis" communication plan. Touche! Almost as if it is not about right/wrong, but about the bottom line. A little bit of preemptive research on a new/potential business partner (as you did), could have given them all the information they needed to prepare a ‘perceived’ “crisis” communication plan.

]]> By: nishland http://kenyaallmond.me/2008/07/09/corporate-america-doesnt-like-controversy/comment-page-1/#comment-10798 nishland Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:06:00 +0000 http://kenya.allmond.us/?p=196#comment-10798 Touche! Almost as if it is not about right/wrong, but about the bottom line. A little bit of preemptive research on a new/potential business partner (as you did), could have given them all the information they needed to prepare a 'perceived' "crisis" communication plan. Touche! Almost as if it is not about right/wrong, but about the bottom line. A little bit of preemptive research on a new/potential business partner (as you did), could have given them all the information they needed to prepare a ‘perceived’ “crisis” communication plan.

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