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

OC Maymay ♨ But sure call them “woke”

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u/Knighty93 Jun 01 '23

I'm not really a big fan of businesses pandering, but there are countries where the marketing team and employees of said companies could face serious consequences if they went out of their way to say they support LGBT+ rights. Profit is of course a deciding factor, as it's what a company needs to survive, but the safety of its employees is as well

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u/janeohmy Jun 01 '23

Well, yes, that's kinda the point. Fuck those countries

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u/onetrueping Jun 01 '23

Ah, so quick to ask others to die for your cause.

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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '23

So many of you are missing the point. If they're doing business in a country where people are executed because of a pride flag, why even pretend they're pro-lgbt?

Too risky to even change a twitter picture? They either leave that country or they don't care at all.

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u/onetrueping Jun 02 '23

Yep, gotta be all or nothing. Can't possibly take the time and investment to change the culture and cause actual lasting change, a PNG is more important.

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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '23 edited Jun 02 '23

Do you honestly believe they are changing the culture by doing nothing?

I'm not saying it has to be all or nothing, but in your universe "all" is the PNG and "nothing" is what you recommend. But the profile pic isn't even the middle ground, it's so close to doing nothing and they aren't even doing that in some countries.

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u/onetrueping Jun 02 '23

Changing culture is something that takes time. It involves changing perceptions, especially of young people, making them aware of options other than what they've been raised with. It's the very reason Republicans are attacking schools in red states, they want kids growing up without exposure to options like actually embracing who they are. Russia won't change immediately because the Russian people believe the world is like Russia. The same applies to Saudi Arabia and North Korea. An example of culture changes causing change is Iran and the hijab protests.

Changing a PNG to win political points in America or withdrawing access to culture in these countries that challenges the status quo is dooming these people to remain isolated.