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QuestionDid you Boycott companies for Pride month?
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I haven't consciously chosen a boycott, but the progress flag has begun to function as a repellent. That is not the case with the traditional pride flag.
I've boycotted Target ever since they announced men could use the women's restroom. That's been several years now!
Not just for rainbow capitalism, because we support the LGB community. We did stop buying from Target after the tucking swimsuit stunt.
unintentionally yes. i didn't go to target nor buy anything pride related. i really wanted to ignore the pride crap in stores. kind of offputting going into walgreens for beer and liquor and seeing pride merch on one of the end caps. i went to to pride in pdx a few years ago and it was disgusting. children walking in front of leather daddies and gay guys in thongs. calling the children "trans" and having them "dance". the dikes on bikes was awesome, but having actual children stare full on at adults being as sexual as they can in public was not something i was going to support again.
I don't do a lot of shopping other than groceries, so haven't really encountered any shops that sport the "progressive flag". (We also don't have pride month in june, so it would have had to be online shops)
I need to make more of an effort in this regard. It's just so pervasive.
Kellie Jay Keen has some great stickers on her website to slap on businesses that fly the trans flag or the clusterfuck rainbow flag: "This business is proud to say we don't care about women"
I'm not a particularly effective boycotter (insofar as I usually only have money for the essentials, lol) but I've started making a point of not shopping at progress/genderist flag-flying businesses for the little I do buy. I'm also trying to find alternative brands and businesses to buy non-essentials that I only stock up on every few months from in the future, after seeing how hard my previous go-tos have caped for the TQIA+ throughout Pride this year.
So yes, I'm probably not going to be doing much damage to any business's bottom line, but I feel better knowing that I'm not throwing what little money I do have at organisations that are still pushing genderwoo in 2023! \o/
The way I see it if they look at their bottom line and see a sales dip in June, the penny might drop, but that only works if enough people are willing to forgo buying a new pair of shoes or something for a month, personally I have no problem waiting 30 days to send a message, every little helps.
For the last month I have bought nothing but the essentials food, basic toiletries like soap and toilet roll.
I have refused to step in the door of shops with silly flags in the windows even to look, the only none essential items I have bought in June was a nice little order from the Adult Human Female store.
anyone else?
I wouldn’t step inside a shop with a progress flag, but I can’t guarantee I didn’t buy anything from a corporation that says something about LGBTQJFBEJWO somewhere in its media.
Same here, its pretty damn impossible but I try my best to let my money do the talking.
I collect dolls. I've been patiently waiting for the new Abbey Bominable doll, but never set foot in Target to look for her.
Boycotted Target fully over the kids pride garbage. It's very difficult because I do not see a single business or store without the pride crap. I can't boycott every grocery store sadly and I know that is their game plan.
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Honestly I don't buy much anyway other than food and toilet rolls and things of that nature, in the last month I think I have bought a small garden ornament of a lucky cat that is all.
I boycott everyone… it’s called having no money 😆