Category: boycott
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Target Burned by ‘Culture War’ Fire, but Wall Street Journal Blames Right
One of the most annoying tendencies of liberal journalists is defining the term “culture wars” as conservative resistance to the le!-wing war on America’s Judeo-Christian heritage. Target has lowered itself from typical progressive “Pride Month” pandering to partnering with a British satanist to push an agenda in its stores. Daily Signal, May 30, 2023 (PDF…
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Chick-Fil-A Branded ‘Woke’ After Right-Wingers Find Old Diversity Statement
Fast food franchise Chick-fil-A is under fire for being “woke” after conservatives caught wind of a seemingly innocuous statement about diversity that the company made months ago. Rating: Transsupportive, Huffington Post, May 30, 2023 (PDF archive) (Video archive)
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Target’s Capitulation To The Anti-Trans Mob and The Pitfalls of Corporate Pride
As soon as Pride month rolls around, we are greeted with a huge number of corporations paying lip service to Pride, usually by changing their social media profile pictures so that their logo is shown with the rainbow colors as a supposed expression of support. Correspondingly, we are also given a number of very surface-level…
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LGBTQ brand creator ‘relieved’ after Target pulls his items off shelves due to backlash
Erik Carnell, the creator of a brand of LGBTQ products, said he was relieved when Target decided to pull his items from their shelves after he and the retailer received threats and hateful messages. CNN via KSL.com, May 27, 2023 (PDF archive)
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Target stores attacked by homophobes over Pride collection
Target stores across the US have been attacked by right-wing extremists as the obsessive backlash over its Pride collection continues to grow, with video evidence seen online. Pink News, May 26, 2023 (PDF archive)
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Orders surge for trans designer after Target pulls products
Transgender designer Erik Carnell has seen a surge in demand for his pins, prints, stickers and T-shirts after U.S. retailer Target Corp pulled his products amid a backlash by some customers to its Pride collection, he said on Thursday. Reuters, May 25, 2023 (PDF archive)
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Whoopi Goldberg Delivers Reality Check For Right-Wing ‘Snowflakes’
Whoopi Goldberg is “sick” of right-wing meltdowns and conservative cancel culture, noting there’s a word for people like that ― one people on the right often like to use on everyone else: snowflakes. Huffington Post, May 25, 2023 (PDF archive)
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Conservatives admit that Bud Light & Target boycotts are about making Pride “toxic” to corporations
Amid recent, highly publicized conservative backlash to several corporations partnering with LGBTQ+ artists and activists, two far-right commentators are saying the quiet part loud: Their goal is to make support for the LGBTQ+ community “toxic” to brands. LGBTQ Nation, May 25, 2023 (PDF archive)
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Target Slammed For Removing Pride Merch Following Conservative Outrage
Target is under fire for its decision to pull some of its Pride Month merchandise from shelves ― a move the company says was done to protect employees but that critics say merely bows to pressure from anti-LGBTQ conservatives. Huffington Post, May 24, 2023 (PDF archive)
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Target’s Pride Apparel Was Receiving Backlash — So They Removed It
Corporations love supporting the LGBTQ community when it’s all unicorns and rainbows — in other words, when it could potentially boost sales and the overall perception of the brand. But when push comes to shove (and when you’re championing the rights of queer people, it often does), they make disappointing decisions. Huffington Post, May 24,…