Pridewashing: How Corporate America Is Distorting Pride Month For Business Reasons

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PBS: Rainbow capitalism raises questions about corporate commitments and Pride Month’s purpose

Throughout the month of June, LGBTQ communities in the U.S. have been celebrating Pride in cities and states around the country. And corporate America has made itself a part of that, too, by increasingly tapping into Pride Month and trying to showcase its efforts to increase diversity and inclusion. But there are concerns Pride Month has lost some of its political focus. Lisa Desjardins reports...

Rainbow capitalism raises questions about corporate commitments and Pride Month's purpose

Throughout the month of June, LGBTQ communities in the U.S. have been celebrating Pride in cities and states around the country. And corporate America has made itself a part of that, too, by increasingly tapping into Pride Month and trying to showcase its efforts to increase diversity and...

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[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

If theres a way to make a profit in anything, someone somewhere is hatching a scheme!

 

[WHO IS SERAFIN]

I would say the gay mobsters did that all on their own to keep the hate conspiracy alive.

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

keep the hate conspiracy alive.

Conspiracy? Lots of people genuinely do hate gay people.

 

[Webster]

I would say the gay mobsters did that

 

[Webster]

I would say the gay mobsters did that all on their own to keep the hate conspiracy alive.

Or businesses have finally begun recognizing that the money of LGBTQ Americans are just as worthy as everyone else's dollars.

 

[WHO IS SERAFIN]

Or businesses have finally begun recognizing that the money of LGBTQ Americans are just as worthy as everyone else's dollars.

Of course they are, this isn’t about every day Americans who happen to have different spouse choices than straight Americans. Companies were Placating to the radical gay terrorists that hate America.

 

[WHO IS SERAFIN]

Conspiracy? Lots of people genuinely do hate gay people.

People hate many things but it’s not some huge segment of the population. It’s a tiny segment of the population that is always going to be here no matter what but it’s not Americans as a whole no matter what your politics are.

 

[Webster]

but it’s not Americans as a whole no matter what your politics are.

Then why complain about 'em?

If you got no problem with it like you say, why freaking worry about it?

 

[WHO IS SERAFIN]

Then why complain about 'em?

If you got no problem with it like you say, why freaking worry about it?

It’s not them I’m complaining about so not sure why you are asking.

 

[Webster]

It’s not them I’m complaining about so not sure why you are asking.

It sure as hell sounds like it.

 

[WHO IS SERAFIN]

It sure as hell sounds like it.

It may but they aren’t being gay radical terrorists trying to ruin America

 

[Webster]

It may but they aren’t being gay radical terrorists trying to ruin America

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[WHO IS SERAFIN]

"...paging Peter Thiel, paging Peter Thiel...please come to the Trump Courtesy Phone...."

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