Commentary For those following the Bud Light fiasco, one would expect a quick and dramatic turnaround to save the brand and the whole company from oblivion. It has faced a consumer backlash for the ages, one that has even driven the company to buy back its own product. Retailers stuck with surpluses are nearly giving…
Brands Roll Out Pride Collection Nationwide Despite Consumer Backlash
Many American and international brands have kicked off Pride Month promotions despite a consumer backlash against firms like Target and Anheuser-Busch for pushing transgenderism. Mega brands like Citi, Bank of America, Cisco, HP, and Pfizer have all changed their social media icons to pride-themed logos. Promotions include new LGBTQ-themed product ranges, messaging and donations to…
Pride Month Disaster: Is Target the Next Bud Light?
Target has come under fire for its pride-themed clothing line for children and for partnering with a designer who features Satan and hate for heterosexual people in his work. These recent decisions have caused customers to push back with their wallets. Target has since reached its lowest stock price since the pandemic, taking a $12.7…
Pride Event at North Hollywood Elementary School Sparks Tense Protest, Minor Skirmishes
NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.—A protest by parents and others upset about a Pride Month assembly at Saticoy Elementary School in North Hollywood turned confrontational on June 2, as protesters and LGBT advocates engaged in a tense standoff that led to some shoving and angry shouting before police formed a skirmish line to separate the sides. “It’s…
Southern California Parents Boycott School District’s ‘Pride Day’, Pulling Children out of Classes
Many schools at the Glendale Unified School District resembled a “ghost town” on June 2 as some parents kept their children at home in protest of the district’s planned “Pride Day” where students learn about LGBT activists and participate in activities that celebrate the LGBT community. While the number of absent students is currently unknown,…
Navy Posts and Then Quietly Deletes LGBT-Themed Images on Social Media
The U.S. Navy’s Twitter briefly went through an LGBT-themed makeover, before the military branch reversed course and removed the imagery. On Thursday, the Navy’s official Twitter account included a special LGBT-themed banner showing two U.S. warships and an F-18 fighter jet leaving the colors of the rainbow flag in their wake. The icon of an…
Walk-Outs and ‘Pray-Ins’ Oppose Pride Month Kickoff in Schools Across Canada
TORONTO—As Pride Month kicked off on June 1, many Christians in Canada kept their children home from school to avoid events that don’t align with their faith. A mother with a son in the York Catholic District School Board (YCDSB) in Aurora, Ont., pulled him out of school June 1 when she heard Pride Month…
Walmart to Offer Pride Merchandise Despite Controversies
Walmart is continuing to provide LGBT products as part of Pride Month, the firm said on Wednesday amid a consumer backlash against multiple brands aligning with such ideologies. “We haven’t changed anything in our assortment,” Latriece Watkins, Walmart’s chief merchandising officer, said on May 31, according to Reuters. Watkins’ statement comes following a backlash against…
Parents Push Back on Pride Month in Ontario Schools
The recent decision by a Catholic school board in Ontario’s York Region not to fly the pride flag during Pride Month in June is emblematic of a province-wide call to halt flag-raisings and other events expected in schools throughout the month. Many parents are looking at pulling their children out of school during such events….
Target Just Got Very Bad News | Facts Matter
Target’s stock has dropped more than 10 percentage points since the company invited controversy by unveiling its latest line of LGBT products. That amounts to a loss of more than $9 billion in market value, data shows. The issue goes far beyond Target—Walmart, Kohl’s, and many other retailers are also being watched closely by conservative…
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