I was in South Texas a few months ago (not my idea).
At a local H.E.B. There was a rack of Pride merchandise including t-shirts and bumper stickers that said “Y’all includes ‘all’”
They were on clearance so my cynical brain leapt to the conclusion that nobody was buying them. Nooope. They were being destroyed and otherwise vandalized while on the shelf. This was happening so often that the manager decided that it was costing more to keep them on the shelves than the goodwill of the queer community was worth to him.
Wake me up when a corporation does more than the absolute minimum during Pride. Otherwise it’s just more sociopathic virtue signaling from organizations that would happily sell Khmer Rouge branded glasses if they thought it would increase shareholder value.
I was in South Texas a few months ago (not my idea).
I live in South Texas, and know that when I say this to people who have never had a breakfast taco, the most common response is “Like, San Antonio?” So for the interest of clarity, how far south are we talking? Given your story, I’d like to know which community to be wary in if not avoid entirely if possible. (If it doesn’t already confirm one of my guesses.)
More directly in response to your comment, I am aware of the existence of rainbow capitalism. That doesn’t mean Republicans should get a pass for, say, calling in bomb threats to target, which has already happened. Nor should they get a pass for trying to prevent the sale of pride merch.
I was in South Texas a few months ago (not my idea).
At a local H.E.B. There was a rack of Pride merchandise including t-shirts and bumper stickers that said “Y’all includes ‘all’”
They were on clearance so my cynical brain leapt to the conclusion that nobody was buying them. Nooope. They were being destroyed and otherwise vandalized while on the shelf. This was happening so often that the manager decided that it was costing more to keep them on the shelves than the goodwill of the queer community was worth to him.
Wake me up when a corporation does more than the absolute minimum during Pride. Otherwise it’s just more sociopathic virtue signaling from organizations that would happily sell Khmer Rouge branded glasses if they thought it would increase shareholder value.
I live in South Texas, and know that when I say this to people who have never had a breakfast taco, the most common response is “Like, San Antonio?” So for the interest of clarity, how far south are we talking? Given your story, I’d like to know which community to be wary in if not avoid entirely if possible. (If it doesn’t already confirm one of my guesses.)
More directly in response to your comment, I am aware of the existence of rainbow capitalism. That doesn’t mean Republicans should get a pass for, say, calling in bomb threats to target, which has already happened. Nor should they get a pass for trying to prevent the sale of pride merch.