Category: corporations
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Target stores in Oklahoma evacuated after bomb threats
Target stores in Oklahoma were briefly evacuated over the weekend after receiving bomb threats. “We have to take it seriously,” Sgt. Rob Robertson of the Oklahoma City Police Department told media, even if it’s almost certainly a hoax. Rating: Transneutral, BoingBoing, June 12, 2023 (PDF archive)
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Elon Musk Celebrates Pride Month By Going On An Anti-Trans Tweeting Spree
Critics say the platform isn’t safe for trans users after the company rolled back protections against “targeted misgendering.” Rating: Transsupportive, Huffington Post, June 12, 2023 (PDF archive) (Video archive)
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Target stores see more bomb threats over Pride merchandise
Target stores in at least five states were evacuated this weekend after receiving bomb threats. Though no explosives were discovered, the incidents tie into the backlash over the retail chain’s Pride Month merchandise. Rating: Transneutral, Washington Post, June 12, 2023 (PDF archive)
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Salena Zito: Target and Bud Light are hurting, but Mark Cuban says wokeness is good business
Mr. Todd said Bud Light’s too-cute-by-half decision to participate in transgender politics, as well as Target’s decision to promote social justice activism and Disney’s decision to pick a side in the culture wars prove these corporations still do not understand that people just don’t want politics — any type of politics — in their beer,…
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Boycott starts as Call of Duty removes Nickmercs skin for anti-Pride comment
Some fans have started boycotting Call of Duty after Activision removed the virtual skin of popular streamer Nickmercs. The publisher removed his skin bundle after he tweeted about a Pride incident that was interpreted as anti-LGBTQ+. Rating: Transneutral, VentureBeat, June 10, 2023 (PDF archive)
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Lauren Boebert’s Transphobic Bud Light Nickname Draws Conservative Laughter
Boebert, a Colorado Republican, derailed corporate “wokeism” during her speech at the Western Conservative Summit in Denver on Friday. She highlighted conservatives’ boycotts against Bud Light, the beer brand that faced right-wing outrage for sending a commemorative beer can to influencer and activist Dylan Mulvaney to celebrate the one-year mark of her gender transition. During the GOP…
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Pride Month rainbow cake sells out at Massachusetts tavern after deluge of comments
The Old Grist Mill Tavern owner Karl Pelletier said the tavern’s Facebook page often posts, usually promoting food, beverages, desserts and specials. This was the second year the nearly 300-year-old tavern in Seekonk, Massachusetts had offered the vanilla cream rainbow cake in celebration of Pride Month, and it was a routine post last week promoting the cake that began…
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Rivers of Nihil Bassist Deletes Twitter After Getting Called Out
Rivers of Nihil bassist Adam Biggs, also the technical/progressive death metal band’s primary lyricist, has seemingly deactivated his public Twitter account after getting called out on the social site for tweets he liked by people advancing conservative viewpoints. Rating: Transneutral, Loudwire, June 9, 2023 (PDF archive)
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Blue Jays cut Anthony Bass to end a story of Pride, prejudice and PR failure
The Jays’ silence left many members of the LGBTQ community wondering whether the organization supports them or not. Rating: Transsupportive, Toronto Star, June 9, 2023 (PDF archive)
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Blue Jays pitcher Anthony Bass cut from roster after promoting anti-LGBTQ2S social media post
The Toronto Blue Jays are moving on from pitcher Anthony Bass after he made headlines last week for sharing anti-LGBTQ2S posts on social media. Rating: Transneutral, Global News, June 9, 2023 (PDF archive) (Video archive)