Just in case anyone thought multinationals ever actually gave a fuck. Here’s proof that they were only fair weather supporters when it suited them.
June 30th 23:59PM every year was already an indication of how far they were willing to support.
FeistyPromise6576 on
Anyone know what “high expectations of values” they are blathering about? Seems like some withdrew and other companies were kicked out for “reasons”.
pixelburp on
Honestly I always felt a bit gross and uncomfortable by the astroturfed cosiness corporations latched onto social causes. It never amounted to actual euros spent on outreach or campaigns, was always immediately dropped the moment July started.
We should never consider corporations as allies to ordinary people in any capacity, let alone social causes. All good change and progress happened despite them, not because of them.
Negative-Disk3048 on
Man I long for the days of rainbow capitalism.
its_brew on
Better this way. Noone ever thought these corporations were genuine. Just virtue signalling lurches.
Save the parade participation for people who actually care.
mindthegoat_redux on
Wow, you have to hand to them, they turned up for all the tenets of late-stage capitalism; kowtow to authoritarianism, abandon worthwhile causes, and have a “but we were always against these things” statement when the regime falls.
Lopsided-Code9707 on
It’s over. Equality, not highlighting differences.
Lopsided-Code9707 on
The pink pound. Oh well, I suppose Palestine is the new thing now.
PhantomIzzMaster on
Large corporations don’t give a flying fuck about your identity ,color or creed . You’re just a number and it’s all about the bottom line . Virtue signalling on DEI . A load of bollocks .
This is genuinely disturbing. We’re watching the slow erosion of Liberal democracy. I’m worries about the future for LGBT.
Corporate sponsorship in pride was never sincere, but their inclusion meant that it was better to be with Pride than not as far as PR and societal attitudes went.
This is a canary in the coal mine. I’m worried that everything we achieved will be undone.
vinceswish on
So, boycott indeed?
DaithiOSeac on
It’s pure cowardice at best and a clear indication that they don’t GAF about minority inclusion at worst.
Drengi36 on
Ive been saying this for ages. Large Corpos were only into this for the investments. If investors were interested in oppression they would switch just as fast.
JONFER--- on
The pendulum swings left, the pendulum swings right.
During the last cycle certain negative entities and actors really overplayed their hand and got incredibly disrespectful, hateful and rude with those that didn’t want to get involved or indeed disagreed with them. I suspect many of the large companies were only ever is dedicated to pride as they were because they feared negative repercussions if they didn’t.
Now the shoe is on the other foot. Companies are going to back away from pride at record speeds. I suspect that many CEOs and managers who previously had passive aggressive threats thrown in their direction because they weren’t doing enough et cetera will get out of this as fast as possible.
pauldavis1234 on
The fact that the gay community allowed themselves to be so taken in by corporate interests is the real surprise.
Propaganda is an incredibly strong tool…
dermotcalaway on
I would be quite happy that corporations are no longer part of pride and it reduces in size a little. Back to the way it used to be, just a bit of fun and a few speeches at the end.
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Just in case anyone thought multinationals ever actually gave a fuck. Here’s proof that they were only fair weather supporters when it suited them.
June 30th 23:59PM every year was already an indication of how far they were willing to support.
Anyone know what “high expectations of values” they are blathering about? Seems like some withdrew and other companies were kicked out for “reasons”.
Honestly I always felt a bit gross and uncomfortable by the astroturfed cosiness corporations latched onto social causes. It never amounted to actual euros spent on outreach or campaigns, was always immediately dropped the moment July started.
We should never consider corporations as allies to ordinary people in any capacity, let alone social causes. All good change and progress happened despite them, not because of them.
Man I long for the days of rainbow capitalism.
Better this way. Noone ever thought these corporations were genuine. Just virtue signalling lurches.
Save the parade participation for people who actually care.
Wow, you have to hand to them, they turned up for all the tenets of late-stage capitalism; kowtow to authoritarianism, abandon worthwhile causes, and have a “but we were always against these things” statement when the regime falls.
It’s over. Equality, not highlighting differences.
The pink pound. Oh well, I suppose Palestine is the new thing now.
Large corporations don’t give a flying fuck about your identity ,color or creed . You’re just a number and it’s all about the bottom line . Virtue signalling on DEI . A load of bollocks .
https://preview.redd.it/42petem31i2f1.png?width=737&format=png&auto=webp&s=838c4c8a39446baf8af345f9950a4908db673750
This is genuinely disturbing. We’re watching the slow erosion of Liberal democracy. I’m worries about the future for LGBT.
Corporate sponsorship in pride was never sincere, but their inclusion meant that it was better to be with Pride than not as far as PR and societal attitudes went.
This is a canary in the coal mine. I’m worried that everything we achieved will be undone.
So, boycott indeed?
It’s pure cowardice at best and a clear indication that they don’t GAF about minority inclusion at worst.
Ive been saying this for ages. Large Corpos were only into this for the investments. If investors were interested in oppression they would switch just as fast.
The pendulum swings left, the pendulum swings right.
During the last cycle certain negative entities and actors really overplayed their hand and got incredibly disrespectful, hateful and rude with those that didn’t want to get involved or indeed disagreed with them. I suspect many of the large companies were only ever is dedicated to pride as they were because they feared negative repercussions if they didn’t.
Now the shoe is on the other foot. Companies are going to back away from pride at record speeds. I suspect that many CEOs and managers who previously had passive aggressive threats thrown in their direction because they weren’t doing enough et cetera will get out of this as fast as possible.
The fact that the gay community allowed themselves to be so taken in by corporate interests is the real surprise.
Propaganda is an incredibly strong tool…
I would be quite happy that corporations are no longer part of pride and it reduces in size a little. Back to the way it used to be, just a bit of fun and a few speeches at the end.