Just when you thought we might be past such things, here comes another public figure determined to prove old stereotypes never go away, they just become something epic stupidity is based on. Oklahoma Representative Dennis Johnson comes from a time when lines such as “Jew me down” were not only [...]
It never ceases to amaze me what television broadcast news has come to, and the lowering lengths they will go to try and get a miniscule bump in the ratings. Second on the list of “never ceasing to amaze” is how often things such as this are allowed to happen, [...]
Mark Saxenmeyer was a reporter at KTSP-TV in Minneapolis. I say “was” because he was fired fro his position after using the word “homo” as a joke in a story about a local gay couple being invited to the White House Easter Egg Roll with their sons. Saxenmeyer is gay, [...]
We have in the last couple of decades become a very touchy society, where it seems words have become more weaponized than any military device. What you say, the context of how you say it and the meaning behind it many people will dig to discover (despite there being absolutely [...]
Here is yet another example of something that never ceases to amaze me. As we teach “The Undefeated Image” to our clients, sometimes people look at these examples as if they are a revelatory moment when, in effect, they are little more than common sense. Not only does the school [...]
This one has to go into the “Stunningly Foolish” category and needs very little, if any, commentary. Wrong on so many levels and perhaps even a crime. Think no one is paying attention to what you write? Think you can delete something before it goes viral? Think you need to [...]
Everyone makes mistakes, whether they be physical actions or the verbal kind. For the most part, people are very forgiving IF there’s a mistake made and owned up to. Once you try to cover up a mistake, that’s a red flag, Covering it up with a poor and even insulting [...]
We live in a society where everything that is said is almost immediately dissected and examined with a microscope. Makes no matter where it’s said or under what circumstances, plenty of people have a very thin skin. Which brings us to the joke, or attempts at humor. Always keep in [...]
Everyone knows that when people make public appearances, they play to their audience. Depending on whom is in the crowd and what your intentions are, you will always say things that will endear you to them. This is a decision you as a speaker have to make and feel comfortable [...]
Here we have an example of how insulting the media, or anyone, can be when it comes to comments you make in public. This is the case when someone who does not agree with you, or even like you, seeks to pounce on anything and everything you say and turn [...]
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