I'm Bringin' Shame Back, Baby! Justin Timberlake released a tune called, "SexyBack" in 2006. The music was sparse and the groove simple. But I gotta say, it was a cold little jam. I dug it—still do. And what a bold statement, to claim he was the Cat to bring sexy back. I tipped my fedora to him on that one. Brene Brown, is a research professor who has brought considerable info on shame and the lasting damages it can bring. I'm with her on most points and I'm a big fan, but I'm not 100% on all points. I'm in the camp that a certain amount of shame can potentially go a long way. And shame is often needed—desperately—to keep society's train on the track! I came up in a time when the hand of shame could be felt...at times heavily. Back then, circa 1975 let's say, we had a few deaf students at my elementary school. We were told to refer to them as "hard of hearing." This was a gesture of respect. Politically correct before PC was a thing....