Wren Birdie (she/her) · @aBirdieOnaWire
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During Pride Month I came across a tiny little Pride display at the discount store, .

I know is a thing. And it can be hard to avoid spending dollars at a place that contributes to politicians who want to eradicate you. But I went ahead and purchased some stuff from that retail company.

After some quick research I was glad to see that Big Lots, Inc leaned heavily toward the left in its political contributions.

Happy Big Lots.

source: opensecrets.org/orgs/big-lots-

#biglots #rainbowcapitalism #Pride

Last updated 2 years ago

Pride month will be over in a few days and many of the corporations that put rainbows on their products & services as a marketing strategy will keep funding anti-LGBTQ politicians. I hope we know the difference between as a marketing strategy and genuine allyship.

#rainbowcapitalism #lgbtq #pride

Last updated 2 years ago

Dreadful Sanity :heart_pan: · @dreadfulsanity
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I stumbled upon an image of "If fictional corps would do pride month" with Umbrella Corp, Skynet, Black Mesa and more. And for some reason my brain went... ⬇️

That said, I'm pretty sure those corps are pro anything, as long as you have the Eddies to pay for it. Featuring Arasaka, Militech, Traumateam, Night Corp, Biotechnica and Petrochem.

#pride #rainbow #rainbowcapitalism #cyberpunk2077

Last updated 2 years ago

Corporations showing up at meant _they agreed_. They wouldn't _fire your ass_ on the _spot_ if they found you out.

You could be queer and _still have a job_.

And at that point in time, in the 1990s, in the AIDS peak, that was fucking _revolutionary_.

So yeah. It doesn't mean that so much anymore. But that's _absolutely_ what it meant then.

So when you talk about and - try to remember this, because that's what meant once.

And it still means that, to a degree. Particularly now, now that it's becoming harder again.

#Pride #rainbowcapitalism #corporatepride #PrideMonth

Last updated 2 years ago

Something about / / etc that people don't know/remember...

(hi, complicated dyke here, you probably know that by now)

...until and to a large degree _still_ in the 90s, being "homosexual" meant being _impoverished_. Ruined. Unemployable. Fucking destitute.

This is why GLEAM (Microsoft LGBT) showing up at Seattle Pride was a _big deal_. It showed _you don't have to be destroyed by coming out_.

Queer didn't have to mean desperate. That mattered. A lot.

#Pride #PrideMonth #rainbowcapitalism

Last updated 2 years ago

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dazego :verified_flashing: · @dazego
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I dislike the smugness with which the so-called (developers of ) pretends to be a progressive anti-corporate software development company with a punk attitude.

As far as I can tell, all of their software is proprietary and closed source anyway, and no amount of cool and progressive "indie queer worker owned" blubber can change that.

I'd tag them, but they're only on Twitter.

#rainbowcapitalism #Cohost #antisoftwaresoftwareclub

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Re-introducing myself this week. πŸ‘‹πŸΎ

I'm ready to make new connections. Still learning Mastedon - looking for people to learn from and eager to share my knowledge with others in exchange

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#DataEthics #datajustice #databillofrights #privacy #housingcrisis #HousingPolicy #housing4all #homelessness #socialhousing #evictioncrisis #socialjustice #cooporateshit #nimby #classism #bigotry #bootlicking #rainbowcapitalism

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