And there’s the rub— when civil rights are left to corporations, they will only exist as long as they’re the most profitable option.
IMO, this is a fluke to be wary of, not really any kind of victory to celebrate. And, it’s especially a warning to the rest of us as to exactly how disingenuous their position is, while also serving as a warning as to how easily they will justify their bigotry (or worse) should market forces shift.
These companies are not our friends. They are not our allies. They simply have decided that, at least for now, they do not want to be our enemies. And only because it might hurt their bottom line.
In finance I suspect the only thing they care about is if you make more money than the average employee in that role. The only color that matters is green.
Exactly. There was a cost/benefit analysis, and they, at least for now, decided not to piss off the LGBTQ community. But that could change as soon as something else becomes more profitable.
Their decisions are not based on any sort of ethics or morality. Purely, instead, on what is most profitable and most risk adverse.
And thus is the cornerstone, the only cornerstone, of rainbow capitalism.
The term “Fairweather friends“ cannot possibly do this situation justice.
Edit: for what it’s worth, I could never have been more proud than to know, at this time, the LGBTQ community holds enough clout to have any influence on anything, let alone this much influence. We should not waste it, nor this opportunity. The coming months and years will be critical for our survival.
Oh I don’t think they are anyone’s ally. Im talking about on an individual level within their ranks they don’t care about race they care about money and if DEI programs are actually producing more money for them they will do it.
Conservatives claim DEI hurt companies, but the financial sector is competitive and profit driven, so something doesn’t add up
And there’s the rub— when civil rights are left to corporations, they will only exist as long as they’re the most profitable option.
IMO, this is a fluke to be wary of, not really any kind of victory to celebrate. And, it’s especially a warning to the rest of us as to exactly how disingenuous their position is, while also serving as a warning as to how easily they will justify their bigotry (or worse) should market forces shift.
These companies are not our friends. They are not our allies. They simply have decided that, at least for now, they do not want to be our enemies. And only because it might hurt their bottom line.
Beware.
In finance I suspect the only thing they care about is if you make more money than the average employee in that role. The only color that matters is green.
Exactly. There was a cost/benefit analysis, and they, at least for now, decided not to piss off the LGBTQ community. But that could change as soon as something else becomes more profitable.
Their decisions are not based on any sort of ethics or morality. Purely, instead, on what is most profitable and most risk adverse.
And thus is the cornerstone, the only cornerstone, of rainbow capitalism.
The term “Fairweather friends“ cannot possibly do this situation justice.
Edit: for what it’s worth, I could never have been more proud than to know, at this time, the LGBTQ community holds enough clout to have any influence on anything, let alone this much influence. We should not waste it, nor this opportunity. The coming months and years will be critical for our survival.
Oh I don’t think they are anyone’s ally. Im talking about on an individual level within their ranks they don’t care about race they care about money and if DEI programs are actually producing more money for them they will do it.
Yeah, that’s what I said. I’m not trying to criticize or anything, just to say that, yes, I definitely agree with you.
It’s almost like biases and discrimination lead to bad decisions and putting the effort to address them lead to better decisions or something. /S
It’s almost like Trump throwing everything into the shitter isn’t good policy