Internet Shaming - A thought on the Coldplay Kiss Cam Thing (2 Viewers)

[Zegras11]

Funny how ColdPlay has another meaning now.

 

[Zow]

Funny how ColdPlay has another meaning now.

Somewhere Seth Rogen and Paul Rudd are disappointed.

 

[Joe Bryant]

If there's something wrong with the internet, it's that it considers people with fame, position, wealth, power to be more important victims than those without.

A couple of things.

I don't think anyone is actually thinking the two people who got caught are "victims".

For your statement,

If there's something wrong with the internet, it's that it considers people with fame, position, wealth, power to be more important victims than those without.

To me, that feels like a society thing. And the internet just reflects and amplifies it.

I think it's more like, "If there's something wrong with society, it's that it considers people with fame, position, wealth, power to be more important."

 

[eighsse2]

With the sexual depravity these days I'm happily surprised that so many people still think cheating is such a big deal.

ETA: No I'm not judging, I'm as depraved as the next guy, I'm just surprised.

 

[UltraUltras]

the irony is, if they’d just smiled or played along for a second, no one would’ve thought twice. the more awkward or defiant the reaction, the more internet attention it draws. that said, i really hate how now everyone’s trying to recreate it at concerts and games. all the fake parodies and over-the-top reactions just feel forced. it was mildly interesting once, now it’s just annoying and not funny anymore.

 

[FarFromHome]

Just saw the Seth Green on the jumbo clip last night. Kinda funny. Id assume we start seeing a bunch of these type clips. FYI. That was his wife. At least I read it was.

 

[3C's]

So if it was people standing around at the water cooler making fun of them like the good ole days it's okay but since it's the "Internet" it's bad?

 

[Mitchie]

With the sexual depravity these days I'm happily surprised that so many people still think cheating is such a big deal.

ETA: No I'm not judging, I'm as depraved as the next guy, I'm just surprised.

The cheating isn't the story, the story is the video and their reaction, and the hypocrisy of the CEO cheating with the head of HR.

 

[CGRdrJoe]

So if it was people standing around at the water cooler making fun of them like the good ole days it's okay but since it's the "Internet" it's bad?

apples to oranges, standing around the water cooler is one thing but these days it's all about cancelling them and making sure they are fired from their jobs. Should people online really be that upset over these two having an affair that they demand they be fired? Internet Meme's all day but calling for their jobs is insane.

 

[jvdesigns2002]

So if it was people standing around at the water cooler making fun of them like the good ole days it's okay but since it's the "Internet" it's bad?

apples to oranges, standing around the water cooler is one thing but these days it's all about cancelling them and making sure they are fired from their jobs. Should people online really be that upset over these two having an affair that they demand they be fired? Internet Meme's all day but calling for their jobs is insane.

The public didn’t demand that they get fired. Their reaction to being on the cam created a viral moment that most of the public found to be funny. Once it became exposed that the man was a CEO of a big company, and the woman the head of HR— the ocmpany had no choice but to terminate them—as if they didn’t— the company would be violating it’s own employment policies. This is not cancel culture. Cancel culture is cancelling somebody or something solely because they might have an opposing point of view—and the cancelling is propelled by the masses. In this case, the cancelling is not done by the public or the masses—the cancelling is being done by their employer due to them breaking a clear employment protocol in an manner that went viral for the public to see. The actions of the CEO and the head of HR (choosing to not keep their adultery discrete, and clearly breaking company policy discrete, and putting themselves at risk to be seen/exposed) is the cause of the cancel. If people are dumb/evil enough to cheat, and want to break a company policy—they should at least have the wherewithal to try to do so with some level of discretion. They clearly didn’t do that, and it just backfired on them. In this case, the public has just been along as a witness to those indiscretions and punishment—I think the percentage of the public that is actively cancelling them, or advocating “cancelling” them is nominal.

 

[3C's]

So if it was people standing around at the water cooler making fun of them like the good ole days it's okay but since it's the "Internet" it's bad?

apples to oranges, standing around the water cooler is one thing but these days it's all about cancelling them and making sure they are fired from their jobs. Should people online really be that upset over these two having an affair that they demand they be fired? Internet Meme's all day but calling for their jobs is insane.

This was people laughing at their expense. No different than any other time.

 

[CGRdrJoe]

So if it was people standing around at the water cooler making fun of them like the good ole days it's okay but since it's the "Internet" it's bad?

apples to oranges, standing around the water cooler is one thing but these days it's all about cancelling them and making sure they are fired from their jobs. Should people online really be that upset over these two having an affair that they demand they be fired? Internet Meme's all day but calling for their jobs is insane.

The public didn’t demand that they get fired. Their reaction to being on the cam created a viral moment that most of the public found to be funny. Once it became exposed that the man was a CEO of a big company, and the woman the head of HR— the ocmpany had no choice but to terminate them—as if they didn’t— the company would be violating it’s own employment policies. This is not cancel culture. Cancel culture is cancelling somebody or something solely because they might have an opposing point of view—and the cancelling is propelled by the masses. In this case, the cancelling is not done by the public or the masses—the cancelling is being done by their employer due to them breaking a clear employment protocol in an manner that went viral for the public to see. The actions of the CEO and the head of HR (choosing to not keep their adultery discrete, and clearly breaking company policy discrete, and putting themselves at risk to be seen/exposed) is the cause of the cancel. If people are dumb/evil enough to cheat, and want to break a company policy—they should at least have the wherewithal to try to do so with some level of discretion. They clearly didn’t do that, and it just backfired on them. In this case, the public has just been along as a witness to those indiscretions and punishment—I think the percentage of the public that is actively cancelling them, or advocating “cancelling” them is nominal.

much like sydney sweeney their were plenty of internet people calling for this, my algorithm was sadly showing me these over and over again for the first 24 hours it happened. the final outcome was hr but that doesn’t negate the fact that joe public was calling for this before it happened which to me is absolutely bizarre

 

[Chris B.]

I never heard of the company or their staff, so I have no interest in their story. I don't think anyone really cares about the actual executives at some random company.
The most interesting part of all this to me, is how every media outlet reported on it and had their own clever spin on the story. It feels more like every outlet had to chime in due to FOMO. Nobody wanted to be left out so the video, pictures, memes were everywhere.

 

[Mitchie]

So if it was people standing around at the water cooler making fun of them like the good ole days it's okay but since it's the "Internet" it's bad?

apples to oranges, standing around the water cooler is one thing but these days it's all about cancelling them and making sure they are fired from their jobs. Should people online really be that upset over these two having an affair that they demand they be fired? Internet Meme's all day but calling for their jobs is insane.

The public didn’t demand that they get fired. Their reaction to being on the cam created a viral moment that most of the public found to be funny. Once it became exposed that the man was a CEO of a big company, and the woman the head of HR— the ocmpany had no choice but to terminate them—as if they didn’t— the company would be violating it’s own employment policies. This is not cancel culture. Cancel culture is cancelling somebody or something solely because they might have an opposing point of view—and the cancelling is propelled by the masses. In this case, the cancelling is not done by the public or the masses—the cancelling is being done by their employer due to them breaking a clear employment protocol in an manner that went viral for the public to see. The actions of the CEO and the head of HR (choosing to not keep their adultery discrete, and clearly breaking company policy discrete, and putting themselves at risk to be seen/exposed) is the cause of the cancel. If people are dumb/evil enough to cheat, and want to break a company policy—they should at least have the wherewithal to try to do so with some level of discretion. They clearly didn’t do that, and it just backfired on them. In this case, the public has just been along as a witness to those indiscretions and punishment—I think the percentage of the public that is actively cancelling them, or advocating “cancelling” them is nominal.

much like sydney sweeney their were plenty of internet people calling for this, my algorithm was sadly showing me these over and over again for the first 24 hours it happened. the final outcome was hr but that doesn’t negate the fact that joe public was calling for this before it happened which to me is absolutely bizarre

You can always find a segment of people with an opinion on anything, sometimes this opinion gets unnecessarily amplified. In this case, as stated in the post above anyone who works for a company knows the CEO can't have an affair with the head of HR, so them getting fired wasn't a question for even a second.

 

[-OZ-]

So if it was people standing around at the water cooler making fun of them like the good ole days it's okay but since it's the "Internet" it's bad?

apples to oranges, standing around the water cooler is one thing but these days it's all about cancelling them and making sure they are fired from their jobs. Should people online really be that upset over these two having an affair that they demand they be fired? Internet Meme's all day but calling for their jobs is insane.

The public didn’t demand that they get fired. Their reaction to being on the cam created a viral moment that most of the public found to be funny. Once it became exposed that the man was a CEO of a big company, and the woman the head of HR— the ocmpany had no choice but to terminate them—as if they didn’t— the company would be violating it’s own employment policies. This is not cancel culture. Cancel culture is cancelling somebody or something solely because they might have an opposing point of view—and the cancelling is propelled by the masses. In this case, the cancelling is not done by the public or the masses—the cancelling is being done by their employer due to them breaking a clear employment protocol in an manner that went viral for the public to see. The actions of the CEO and the head of HR (choosing to not keep their adultery discrete, and clearly breaking company policy discrete, and putting themselves at risk to be seen/exposed) is the cause of the cancel. If people are dumb/evil enough to cheat, and want to break a company policy—they should at least have the wherewithal to try to do so with some level of discretion. They clearly didn’t do that, and it just backfired on them. In this case, the public has just been along as a witness to those indiscretions and punishment—I think the percentage of the public that is actively cancelling them, or advocating “cancelling” them is nominal.

much like sydney sweeney their were plenty of internet people calling for this, my algorithm was sadly showing me these over and over again for the first 24 hours it happened. the final outcome was hr but that doesn’t negate the fact that joe public was calling for this before it happened which to me is absolutely bizarre

You can always find a segment of people with an opinion on anything, sometimes this opinion gets unnecessarily amplified. In this case, as stated in the post above anyone who works for a company knows the CEO can't have an affair with the head of HR, so them getting fired wasn't a question for even a second.

Yeah, I’m just thinking about what would happen in my office if this happened. It would be significant. It doesn’t really matter who either of these people had an affair with, those are two of the positions that are supposed to be trust worthy. People in these positions are held to a higher standard, or should be. (I happen to be in a different position I think needs to be held to an equally high standard).

 

[GroveDiesel]

I don’t really take issue with folks shaming them. IMO, society should have a vested interest in reinforcing fidelity and stable relationships. They ultimately benefit society. So when people grossly violate that interest, using peer pressure to publicly emphasize that it’s a “bad thing” is a perfectly healthy thing for society.

Of course the internet is going to do what the internet is going to do and plenty of people take it too far as well. Taking it and turning it into a joke is NOT healthy IMO because it actually makes light of the situation and makes it more about mocking the reaction of shame than the fact that they were cheating. Making it into a funny thing could actually serve to further humiliate the spouses that were cheated on.