backlash

Cracker Barrel's chief executive is quitting a year after the company faced a widespread backlash over its controversial rebrand.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

Masino abandoned many elements of her strategy following the widespread backlash, and her last earnings report sent Cracker Barrel’s shares up sharply.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

Burnham announced last week that he was pausing the scheme, which would have seen about 700 prisoners freed in the first phase in September, following a backlash from survivors and victims.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

Companies have been hesitant to detail how they use generative AI in film production — partly because they are concerned about consumer and union backlash.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026

The backlash against the gains of African Americans in the Reconstruction Era was swift and severe.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

Several celebrities or influencers who have ventured into the crypto market have faced similar backlashes.

From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2024

There have been counterforces and backlashes and overcorrections, and then forward motion again—usually when the public is convinced that a change is only fair.

From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2024

By starting the exercise while most students were away on winter break, university leaders minimized the raucous backlashes that have bedeviled previous attempts by campus officials to take control of the park.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2024

Others, such as Boeing and the city of Seattle, have pushed ahead with mandatory back-to-office policies, but now face employee backlashes.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 9, 2022

I’ve been thinking about that a lot this week as I’ve been reporting on anti-feminist backlashes.

From New York Times ● Jun. 8, 2022