Pride is and should always be a protest and a demonstration. Get the rainbow-washing, corporate capitalism out of it.
PatrickTheSosij on
It’s interesting really, it kinda shows how fickle the whole thing was. They were only doing it for business reasons
Effective-Potato-621 on
> corporate sponsorships drop
Isn’t this a good thing?
People are always complaining about corporate pink-washing, or whatever it’s called.
It’s quite amazing really.
Do one thing. People complain.
Do the opposite. People still complain.
Do nothing. People complain even more.
I’m beginning to think that people don’t actually want workable solutions.
In fact, I think that if someone were to come up with the best workable solution, they’d be the most hated person ever.
‚cause it’s all about the complaining.
That’s what people want.
Temporary-Guidance20 on
You can be proud without corporates and public financing it. Proud people don’t accept handouts.
Unique-Signature963 on
Dont worry im sure the pro Palestines will let you have pride
The_Only_Milo on
Has nothing to do with them tripling their prices then!
When we went to renew our slot in the parade we were priced out.
CrabPurple7224 on
Corporations aren’t dropping sponsorship just because of Trump. Pride is fine but the political statements around Isreal and Palestine are not. You are asking businesses, who ultimately want to stay neutral, to get behind a position they do not feel comfortable with.
JigMaJox on
LGBT groups should fundraise and do their own events rather than expect it to be paid by others.
you want a parade / party ….sure, you pay for it.
Anustart2023-01 on
Should have never taken money from massive corporations in the first place.
Eric_Olthwaite_ on
They’ve realised there’s no money in it, and that it’s been so overdone in recent years that a lot of people within that community are tired of it as well. They just want to get on with their lives, and not have people making a song and dance about it on their behalf.
SituationIcy5938 on
Why do we need pride events anyway given they have equality now?
Ghostly_Wellington on
I think the spirit of Pride will not suffer one iota due to lack of corporate Ethicswashing.
Go forth and march my gay friends!
toyboxer_XY on
>The situation has led one expert to warn that “the golden era of corporate sponsorship might be over” for ~~LGBTQ~~ organisers.
DEI cutbacks are part of it, absolutely, but at the same time, economic uncertainty is up. Companies are less likely to give *anyone* money for free street parties, and individual donors are tightening up donations to charities across the board.
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Pride is and should always be a protest and a demonstration. Get the rainbow-washing, corporate capitalism out of it.
It’s interesting really, it kinda shows how fickle the whole thing was. They were only doing it for business reasons
> corporate sponsorships drop
Isn’t this a good thing?
People are always complaining about corporate pink-washing, or whatever it’s called.
It’s quite amazing really.
Do one thing. People complain.
Do the opposite. People still complain.
Do nothing. People complain even more.
I’m beginning to think that people don’t actually want workable solutions.
In fact, I think that if someone were to come up with the best workable solution, they’d be the most hated person ever.
‚cause it’s all about the complaining.
That’s what people want.
You can be proud without corporates and public financing it. Proud people don’t accept handouts.
Dont worry im sure the pro Palestines will let you have pride
Has nothing to do with them tripling their prices then!
When we went to renew our slot in the parade we were priced out.
Corporations aren’t dropping sponsorship just because of Trump. Pride is fine but the political statements around Isreal and Palestine are not. You are asking businesses, who ultimately want to stay neutral, to get behind a position they do not feel comfortable with.
LGBT groups should fundraise and do their own events rather than expect it to be paid by others.
you want a parade / party ….sure, you pay for it.
Should have never taken money from massive corporations in the first place.
They’ve realised there’s no money in it, and that it’s been so overdone in recent years that a lot of people within that community are tired of it as well. They just want to get on with their lives, and not have people making a song and dance about it on their behalf.
Why do we need pride events anyway given they have equality now?
I think the spirit of Pride will not suffer one iota due to lack of corporate Ethicswashing.
Go forth and march my gay friends!
>The situation has led one expert to warn that “the golden era of corporate sponsorship might be over” for ~~LGBTQ~~ organisers.
DEI cutbacks are part of it, absolutely, but at the same time, economic uncertainty is up. Companies are less likely to give *anyone* money for free street parties, and individual donors are tightening up donations to charities across the board.
This is quite well discussed across the charity/NCVO sector – [https://www.ncvo.org.uk/news-and-insights/news-index/the-road-ahead-2025/challenges/](https://www.ncvo.org.uk/news-and-insights/news-index/the-road-ahead-2025/challenges/) is a good example.