Some people might want the attention that controversy brings, or they could just think their own humor is more important or they could simply be racist (or classist, etc).. Take Caitlin Cimeno who has been the focus of heavy backlash after she posted a picture of herself with two men dressed as George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin, one of whom was in blackface.
In the days since, Duval and "The Breakfast Club" have faced heavy backlash for Duval's comments, including threats of boycott and a direct, educational address from Laverne Cox about the disproportionate violence trans women face.
But Kay admits he was nervous, fearful of heavy backlash had the BBC unveiled his new show with extended hype.
And yet she receives heavy backlash.
The more conservative, opt-in approach was wise for Facebook as forcing Nearby Friends on people could have caused extremely heavy backlash.
The pair faced heavy backlash for hosting the lawmaker who, in the same week, filed two bills to protect states' rights to ban same-sex marriage.
Though there are probably fringe elements of homophobia in every major UK political party, the heavy backlash Cameron faced for introducing same-sex marriage is indicative.
After some heavy backlash and zero evidence behind his claim, he walked back his tweets and deeply apologized for revealing the name of the classmate.
In June, Trump drew heavy backlash when he made incendiary statements claiming that those coming from Mexico into the US are rapists and criminals.
Facing heavy backlash from the students and parents, the acting district chief, Amy Jones, explained that the school's crisis management plan bans permanent memorials, which have the potential of exacerbating grief for students, based on "research and expert opinion".
