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trev likes godzilla@beehaw.org to LGBTQ+@beehaw.org · 2 years ago

The hollowness of corporate Pride

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The hollowness of corporate Pride

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trev likes godzilla@beehaw.org to LGBTQ+@beehaw.org · 2 years ago
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The troubling corporate pullback on Pride Month, briefly explained.
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    I think the “Congratulations, homosexual!” aperture science meme sums it up pretty well.

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  • 🦊 OneRedFox 🦊@beehaw.org
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    How many of these corporations have been giving money to anti-LBGTQ+ politicians while donning the rainbow?

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      There are ways to tell.

      https://www.followthemoney.org/

      https://www.opensecrets.org/

      Pick the corporation of your choice and start there.

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    You can’t have corporate without hollowness.

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    I prefer being jaded about their gross capitalism vs open disgust.

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    This is why we actually need kink at pride, to scare away the companies.

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    LOL the “Scan to activate a Pride surprise” takes the cake.

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    I feel nothing but alienation when I see a rainbow flag, or rainbow branding.

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