4d ago

We should keep a record of all the companies rolling back their support for pride

This way, when the pendulum swings in the other direction and they try to take advantage of us again by showing their support, we can point to the record and show people that it's not sincere.

We shouldn't allow them to play both sides of the fence like this.

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I don't think it's particularly helpful. It doesn't matter which companies do or don't. NONE of them are our friends. Ever.
- I don't mean to be contrarian, but I do want to point to lots of queer-owned businesses that truly mean it when they celebrate the community!
  
  They're still businesses and after they go public or are sold they will follow business rules.
  
  Queer owned businesses aren't ones that 99.9% of people interact with on a daily basis. I doubt there are 5 queer owned businesses that are publicly traded.
If you want to not forget as a personal principle, it'd be easier for you to note the ones who aren't rolling back their support. It'll be a smaller list.
But doing this to show people that it's not sincere is probably unnecessary at this point. Pinkwashing has been going on for over a decade by now at minimum. If you're dealing with "convince people corporations shouldn't be taken at their word regarding queer rights" as a goal and existing history/arguments don't suffice, you're probably dealing with someone who's either one of the lucky 10,000 or someone who isn't willing to be convinced at all.
It was all of them.
- Not true! Some never had any.
The weirdest thing I saw last year was a Tesla from an official dealer with a Pride flag wrap, as though their CEO wasn't actively engaged in a transphobic political campaign. They really DGAF where the money comes from as long as it keeps flowing.
It's never been sincere. Corporations aren't your friend.

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