Hmmm. I've got a cool idea. It ought to be possible to have an app which warns you before you spend any money on a company/product owned by some individual or other company you oppose strongly. For instance, I would want to block pretty much everything google or bill gates and almost everything owned by Bezos. or blackrock.
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http://www.zerohedge.com/markets/north-face-features-drag-queen-inviting-everyone-come-out-receives-backlash-and-boycott
Backlash & Boycott-Calls Hit North Face After Ad Featuring Drag Queen Inviting Everyone To 'Come Out'
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by Tyler Durden
Thursday, May 25, 2023 - 02:45 PM
A North Face advertisement featuring a drag queen in rainbow-themed outdoor sports gear has sparked backlash after going viral online. The popular outdoor apparel company has learned nothing from mounting customer boycotts against Bud Light and Target in recent weeks.
"Hi, it's me, Pattie Gonia, a real-life homosexual," drag queen and self-described environmentalist and community organizer Pattie Gonia said in The North Face ad, adding, "Today I'm here with the North Face. We are here to invite you to come out ... in nature with us!"
"We like to call this little tour, the Summer of Pride. This tour has everything: hiking, community, art, lesbians, lesbians making art. Last year we gay sashayed across the nation and celebrated pride," the drag queen continued.
Commenters on the video were mixed. One person said, "Did you learn nothing from Budweiser?"
"Sexual preference doesn't need to be showcased in every single brand to sell stuff," another user wrote.
"Y'all gonna learn reallllll quick. You push an agenda that goes against THE MAJORITY OF your customers values, you gonna lose customers. You're digging your own grave that's what doesn't make sense to me," someone else said.
And here they are marketing their "Out in Nature" line of pride clothing to 2-7 year olds. pic.twitter.com/Ol8TtnV8A2
— Tom Bevan (@TomBevanRCP) May 24, 2023
The North Face has attached its brand to the drag queen for the second consecutive year. Here are a few posts from Gonia's own Instagram page:
A seemingly endless stream of Twitter users are boycotting the brand.
The North Face is owned by The V.F. Corp., parent to other companies you may want to watch and boycott. pic.twitter.com/5UxAFtOhJp
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