Post AWaOYDUJ82ZocqlXMW by mcc@mastodon.social
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(DIR) Post #AWZZGMwc8SXr50jpZ2 by mcc@mastodon.social
2023-06-10T22:30:51Z
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Thinking about how everyone in the queer community has always kinda scoffed at and resented the "rainbow avatars for pride month" phenomenon, rainbow posters in the windows of banks etc, and it *is* a pretty hollow form of support, but now that we're *actually seeing corps get blowback for it* as the LGBT rights rollback proceeds in the US, it's like those useless rainbow avatars were actually providing a vague service as an early warning system. The horrible, cancerous canary in the coal mine
(DIR) Post #AWZZGNZxmA1L339Ftg by mcc@mastodon.social
2023-06-10T22:31:26Z
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The canary only sings advertising jingles and everybody in the coal mine hates it and wishes it would die. And then it dies. And suddenly everyone's really worried
(DIR) Post #AWZZLWK2hDpVc39Xs0 by futurebird@sauropods.win
2023-06-10T22:36:07Z
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@mcc If you’re gonna put a rainbow flag on your business that is nice but to impress? Keep it up when it gets rough.
(DIR) Post #AWZZLX0a93rDjz3WAy by cwebber@octodon.social
2023-06-10T22:47:15Z
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@futurebird @mcc I was so mad when I went into walgreens last year and they were selling "rainbow disney" things and they didn't even say pride, just "rainbow"cowards
(DIR) Post #AWZZLXbnufdDbQTFC4 by mcc@mastodon.social
2023-06-10T22:49:01Z
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@cwebber @futurebird At least Target's weird Pride selection contained shirts I'd actually want to wearhttps://twitter.com/mcclure111/status/731654947402551296"Unicorn Squad" "Unicorn Football" What on earth does Unicorn Football mean?! I don't know but at least that's the kind of inscrutable joke the gay community would actually make instead of the kind of inscrutable joke corporations make
(DIR) Post #AWZcwwS8o0vLETTbdI by Leyonhjelm@detroitriotcity.com
2023-06-11T06:17:52.350139Z
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@cwebber Seek Canadian healthcare, faggots@futurebird @mcc
(DIR) Post #AWaEAOFaSlopVtse36 by cwebber@octodon.social
2023-06-10T22:49:57Z
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@mcc @futurebird lmao
(DIR) Post #AWaEAOxXpKyriERkZ6 by zoomgoboom@detroitriotcity.com
2023-06-11T13:38:20.795160Z
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@cwebber @mcc @futurebird
(DIR) Post #AWaKsljH87O6nZJMqO by karabin@detroitriotcity.com
2023-06-11T14:53:36.116664Z
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@cwebber @mcc @futurebird consider ending your life you tranny kike faggot
(DIR) Post #AWaOYCLPNdrd4xauqu by twipped@twipped.social
2023-06-11T14:09:45Z
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@mcc I actually snagged some pretty neat stuff before they yanked everything trans from shelves.@cwebber @futurebird
(DIR) Post #AWaOYDUJ82ZocqlXMW by mcc@mastodon.social
2023-06-11T14:24:17Z
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@twipped @cwebber @futurebird Did that actually happen? I couldn't tell if it was everywhere or just a couple locations:(
(DIR) Post #AWaOYEDKQeaasTpUXI by twipped@twipped.social
2023-06-11T14:29:14Z
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@mcc I’m told by someone connect to Target’s DEI committee that it happened across the entire company. Over 800 products pulled from shelves and replaced with generic rainbow shit. Initially it was just two items, but then executives got bomb threats and they repealed five years worth of progress within the company, including the “Made by LGBTQ” branding program. You will not find a single product with T or Q in the store, any more.@cwebber @futurebird
(DIR) Post #AWaOYEvHnDkd4oOb3I by feld@bikeshed.party
2023-06-11T15:34:17.332661Z
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On the other hand how many employee lives should they sacrifice to the cause? Or should they require TSA screening to enter the store?
(DIR) Post #AWaYJ1rZ4Bprlm2adk by amoshiashwili@mastodon.world
2023-06-11T16:12:53Z
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@feld @mcc @cwebber @futurebird @twipped how many employees have lost their lives because of this? I haven't heard that.
(DIR) Post #AWaYJ2kVltmuWBkTHk by feld@bikeshed.party
2023-06-11T17:23:34.120099Z
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They will if it keeps escalating, that's the point.https://www.cbsnews.com/news/target-violent-incidents-theft-ceo-brian-cornell/
(DIR) Post #AWaYuWomwG5aURchbU by futurebird@sauropods.win
2023-06-11T17:29:20Z
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@feld But, the issue is these people cannot be appeased. Putting away the L and the Q means they will just focus on attacking the L, G and B. Then after those are gone they'll move on to kids toys that aren't "correctly" gendered... or want no trousers sold in the women's clothing section, or start demanding that everyone start their workday with a prayer for Jesus... There is no end. There is no bottom.
(DIR) Post #AWaYuXqx5hPjhRdwcC by feld@bikeshed.party
2023-06-11T17:30:35.874387Z
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Charge them with domestic terrorism and they'll stop. But nobody's doing that yet
(DIR) Post #AWavdMyQ3u0KbxRlGi by amoshiashwili@mastodon.world
2023-06-11T18:25:46Z
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@feld @mcc @cwebber @futurebird @twipped So the thing that you said has never happened and as evidence it WILL happen you present an unsourced scare article about something else entirely.That's certainly a choice.
(DIR) Post #AWavdNgNQTAMoI0rmi by feld@bikeshed.party
2023-06-11T21:44:54.377814Z
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I'm providing you with information about the existing struggles that Target is going through. Adding this on top of it is a huge risk.Target is not a charity. Target is not your friend. Target is never going to be an ally.They are a corporation. They need to make sure their stores are not viewed as a dangerous place to shop. They have had an exceptionally bad financial quarter.Expecting anything more from them is crazy.https://www.marketwatch.com/story/targets-stock-sinks-toward-worst-day-since-black-monday-2022-05-18
(DIR) Post #AWay8fS5boWio5NPDU by amoshiashwili@mastodon.world
2023-06-11T21:51:04Z
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@feld @mcc @cwebber @futurebird @twipped okay, so you're not great at research but at least you seem to have a solid background in corporate or retail risk management. Could you tell me a little bit more about that?
(DIR) Post #AWay8g7D8vQ6rccFJQ by feld@bikeshed.party
2023-06-11T22:13:04.718100Z
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> okay, so you're not great at researchPlease share with me any additional data you have. I support the LGBTQ+ community. I just don't think relying on corporations to do our bidding will ever work. They want our money, that's all
(DIR) Post #AWayz7MB6a50PTcbUe by amoshiashwili@mastodon.world
2023-06-11T22:15:01Z
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@feld @mcc @cwebber @futurebird @twipped you've finally said something I think is supportable.Yes. Corporations won't do the right thing unless we make it in their best interest.
(DIR) Post #AWayz8BE2muexnVN3o by feld@bikeshed.party
2023-06-11T22:22:29.869407Z
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And I don't know how to do that other than... organize a mass counter protest? But that's unlikely, people want their LIVE LAUGH LOVE pillows more than they want to be activists
(DIR) Post #AWb5nUdfPsvUp2Cpv6 by twipped@twipped.social
2023-06-11T16:21:57Z
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@amoshiashwili none. There were a few incidents of customers getting heated in stores, where the employees certainly felt unsafe, but I haven’t heard of any actual physical altercations.There are plenty of steps that could have been taken way before “nuke the inventory”@feld @mcc @cwebber @futurebird
(DIR) Post #AWb5nVIQyJXIrTHOSm by Specialist_Being_677@hachyderm.io
2023-06-11T23:24:50Z
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@twipped @amoshiashwili @feld @mcc @cwebber @futurebird yep. They have plenty of money. They have security for their products. They could easily hire security for their employees.(Did you see the video of the employee saying yep, she is a fan of LGBT and satanism?)All this did is show that violent threats work.
(DIR) Post #AWb5nVv4eeRcnJMFgu by feld@bikeshed.party
2023-06-11T23:38:53.422002Z
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Fear is a powerful tool to wield. It can only work when the audience is uneducated on the issue though
(DIR) Post #AWcdlucaIGoylLhePw by amoshiashwili@mastodon.world
2023-06-12T11:50:24Z
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@feld @mcc @cwebber @futurebird @twipped you've come a really long way from the thing you initially said. Next time you should START with this rather than starting with something ridiculous and backing into it after people point out how dumb a statement it is.
(DIR) Post #AWcdlvN1Vby55NQjnk by feld@bikeshed.party
2023-06-12T17:34:14.801477Z
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You still seem to think a good strategy is to bully a corporation into supporting your side of a culture war. This is not a winning strategy. I have stayed consistent on this point, but you just don't like my messaging.There needs to be a homegrown movement to create distribution channels for these products that do not rely on these corporations. This is how the movement succeeds.
(DIR) Post #AWhPGLK13jGMjprzqC by PorkCow@freespeechextremist.com
2023-06-15T00:45:40.771846Z
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@cwebber @futurebird @mcc Disney Pus needs "kids" "adult" and "faggot" mode, and if you pick faggot your house gets droned. But Walt's not in charge anymore, unfortunately.
(DIR) Post #AWhPUWtWpQxKgWFGjI by PorkCow@freespeechextremist.com
2023-06-15T00:48:14.609869Z
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@futurebird @feld Those are all great policies.