Starbucks Denies Union Allegations of a Ban on Pride Decorations
newrepublic.com
The coffee chain maintains it is not caving to far-right attacks on LGBTQ people, despite union reports.

The unconfirmed allegation is raising concerns that the coffee chain is the latest corporation to cave to far-right attacks on LGBTQ people.

    • 10A@kbin.social
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      1 year ago

      I dunno, might be impossible. But the fear of getting canceled for being homophobic is very real and widespread.

      • QHC@kbin.social
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        1 year ago

        But the fear of getting canceled for being homophobic is very real and widespread.

        [citation needed]

        Do you think the opposite is not true? Is it not possible for people to feel pressured to oppose a popularly held view because their particular social circle might cancel them?

        • 10A@kbin.social
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          1 year ago

          Any citation I could give you — and there are hundreds of thousands out there — would be from a conservative or right-wing source that you’d probably dismiss out-of-hand for being biased.

          As for the opposite being true: well I suppose it depends on one’s social circle, but sure in some cases. I mean that basically explains why so many Germans went along with the Nazis, and why today’s Chinese are so apprehensive to speak out against the CCP. I hope we can agree that living in fear of getting canceled is a bad thing.