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[–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Yay? I don't really know how to feel about this.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago

Feel the same way you would about anything else they sell. They're profit driven, not ethics driven. They're making no statement, and taking no stand, other than rainbow marketing is profitable.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You ever watch the show The Boys? They lambasted corporations that do this. Fake acceptance.

[–] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The Boys is good, but I don't form opinions based on the narrative.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 0 points 4 months ago
[–] Theharpyeagle@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I think the most positive aspect of rainbow capitalism is that it serves as a barometer for how far LGBTQ+ acceptance has come. The vast, vast majority of corporations are not going take risks on their product to stand up for a moral cause, they only care about what will make them money. If the greedy fucks running Walmart are not backing down on their pride merch, it's because they see more people buying or ignoring it than people loudly boycotting it (at least partially because a lot of smaller communities don't have a choice but to shop there).

That being said, Walmart is still a shit company and their support of pride will always be reactionary and leech off the hard work done by real activists. Buying from them will do nothing to help the LGBTQ+ community, so be careful where you spend your money.