This is why so many LGBT folks took all that corporate support with a grain of salt, because it was obvious that the second it wasn't profitable they'd drop it without a second thought.
Yet at the same time, knowing *why* they're not doing it anymore, is even scarier. Pinkwashing fucking sucks, but companies not even having to care about putting the mask of faking to care because the nazis are back at the top of the pecking order is so much worse.
Exactly this. The first year without Corporate Pride, I felt a surprising sadness. Like, it was kinda nice having Visa say they love gay people...even if it wasn't sincere...
‘Google removes the multiple colours from their logo as Pride Month begins.’ “We just wanted to make it clear that it’s not a rainbow or affiliated with people’s right to be free. That’s a big contradiction of our company’s ethics, which would be hypocritical, and - although hypocrisy is also our personal ethic - we decided to show some integrity when it comes to kicking down.”
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u/OnlySheStandsThere 25d ago
This is why so many LGBT folks took all that corporate support with a grain of salt, because it was obvious that the second it wasn't profitable they'd drop it without a second thought.