Alex, the Hearth FireJun 1

Unfriendly #Pride reminder that rainbow capitalism is better than openly bigoted capitalism.

We *want* them to value our money more than our enemies' money. We want them to be ashamed of their right-wing executives, and to support their queer employees' Pride initiatives.

It helps literally keep us alive. Now more than ever, with diversity and inclusion programs getting shut down all over the place.

Show threadBoreal Sea 🌊
This. No, the corporations aren’t our allies, but that’s not the point. They are barometers of the current level of how much society does or does not accept queer people.
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Show threadAlex, the Hearth FireJun 1
@hadeantaiga *thank* you. Those are the words I needed.
Show threadEm Jun 1
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Show threadMazeJun 1
@hadeantaiga @WizardOfDocs "barometer" sounds quite fitting in this context, since it's about social pressure. And I wonder what other barometers exist (since corporations aren't the only thing in this world). Also, may I coin "acceptometer"?
Show threadHouse Panther Jun 3
@hadeantaiga @WizardOfDocs There is some truth to this. But I really think corporations represent neoliberalism. They will only support the #lgbtq community if it will provide them positive optics. Everything to a corporation is about optics; nothing about altruism.
Show threadAlex, the Hearth FireJun 3
@housepanther @hadeantaiga yes, and we're always safer when the optics are on our side
Show threadHouse Panther Jun 3
@WizardOfDocs @hadeantaiga But it should be more than just optics, yes. It should be genuine support. That's my argument at least.