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Companies scale back Pride Month after last year’s public response cost them millions
« on: June 01, 2024, 02:30:47 pm »
Companies scale back Pride Month after last year’s public response cost them millions
Get Woke, Go Broke: The adverse experiences of last June appear to have corporate boardrooms reevaluating some of their practices with respect to “Pride” month and related merchandise after sales and share prices plummeted.



By Ben Whedon
Published: May 31, 2024 11:01pm

 
Saturday will mark the start of “Pride” month, in which advocates of LGBTQIA+ causes celebrate that movement. In recent years, June has seen major corporate chains feature an array of “Pride”-themed merchandise and decorations, though some offerings have prompted considerable backlash from a non-receptive -- even hostile public -- in recent years.


2023 saw major retailers such as Target become the subject of boycotts over more controversial products marketed for children. Other companies, such as Anheuser-Busch came under scrutiny over marketing campaigns that failed to resonate with their traditional clientele.

The adverse experiences of last June appear to have corporate boardrooms reevaluating some of their practices with respect to “Pride” month and the merchandise related to it. Here’s a look at some of the major disasters of 2023 and how brands plan to handle things in 2024.

https://justthenews.com/nation/culture/satcompanies-scale-back-pride-month-after-last-years-backlash
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Re: Companies scale back Pride Month after last year’s public response cost them millions
« Reply #1 on: June 01, 2024, 02:32:45 pm »
Virtue signaling doesn't free a company from the public response. **nononono*
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Re: Companies scale back Pride Month after last year’s public response cost them millions
« Reply #2 on: June 01, 2024, 08:24:17 pm »
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Other companies, such as Anheuser-Busch came under scrutiny over marketing campaigns that failed to resonate with their traditional clientele.

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I guess you can sugar-coat dog poop after all!

Seriously, that guy should have been a sales pitch for Dexron VI or something, not beer.
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Re: Companies scale back Pride Month after last year’s public response cost them millions
« Reply #3 on: June 02, 2024, 07:12:10 am »
Chucky's queer?
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Re: Companies scale back Pride Month after last year’s public response cost them millions
« Reply #4 on: June 02, 2024, 08:06:58 am »
Compare and contrast corporate support for gay pride month in the west vs. the middle east.

https://twitter.com/G_S_Bhogal/status/1797010139435720794
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Re: Companies scale back Pride Month after last year’s public response cost them millions
« Reply #5 on: June 03, 2024, 08:56:25 am »
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BMW just said the quiet part out loud! They admitted that they only promote LGBT Pride in countries where it's financially beneficial for them to do so and hide it in markets where it is not. So much for "allyship."
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Re: Companies scale back Pride Month after last year’s public response cost them millions
« Reply #6 on: June 03, 2024, 09:29:03 am »
The only color of the rainbow that matters to corporations is green.

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Re: Companies scale back Pride Month after last year’s public response cost them millions
« Reply #7 on: June 05, 2024, 09:12:22 am »
Walmart says, "Scale back?!? We're not scaling anything back for pride month. Full pandering ahead!!"

https://twitter.com/CarmineSabia/status/1798339828742009275
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