Men In Gorilla Suits

It seems one can't go more than a day without seeing somebody react to something out of a backlash reflex. Why, you might even be saying, "I am tired of sweeping generalizations like that!" -- backlash responses are not that common! (Thank you for proving our point.) We all push back for so many reasons...or at least enough to put together an episode of Men in Gorilla Suits about backlash. * * * We begin by talking about our earliest memory of backlash -- and then move on to something we once liked, but no longer do, because of a backlash reaction. We chat about why we think people push back at things over time. After that, we discuss whether or not we've experienced backlash over something we liked or did. How important is backlash to politics -- and even society? We talk about that a bit. We also devote a bit of time to how social media has affected backlash. We also discuss ways in which backlash is dangerous...as well as awesome -- and we talk about something we'd like to see face backlash. Sometimes back