r/dankmemes • u/Whysong823 ☣️ • Jun 01 '23

OC Maymay ♨ But sure call them “woke”

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u/Brundley Jun 01 '23

at least it’s an indicator that being supportive is the more mainstream idea now

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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '23

It's an indicator that if there is profit to be had by slapping a rainbow on something, a heartless corporation will... They'd do the same with a nazi flag, KKK imagery, etc.

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u/Hakim_Bey Jun 01 '23

Which they don't because racism isn't mainstream anymore

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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '23

That's not my point, it's a they would if they could scenario. The problem is that it is rooted in pandering and not in sympathy for the movement.

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u/Ursa_Solaris Jun 01 '23

Yes, that is indeed how capitalism works.

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u/Hakim_Bey Jun 01 '23

But you're missing the original point you were replying to. Yeah sure it's pandering, big whoop. The interesting bit of information is the direction of the pandering. It is now considered safe and corporate-friendly to be supportive, which certainly wasn't the case a couple decades ago. How is that not good news ?

It's a weird place to be when we expect our corporations to have values and societal ideals. The moral compass comes from people, not from meeting rooms.