Do you continue to support people or companies despite their politics? -

[I Love Beef]

Oddly enough, I've done the opposite as a maneuver to avoid local woke vendors.

Local "whatever" store poses a SJW-bent - anything I get there can be found on amazon with free shipping at a lower price.

I have a long list of local people I cannot shop with, and its turned into a large amount of my budget going to Bezos.

Life isn't perfect, and people have their own needs, so the human reign isn't too much of something I'm willing to worry about over more important things.

On another hand, I find the SJW bent more amusing if they have a business, because it still means that "evil capitalism" is still in place while they "suffer and toil" over the fact that commie bullshit and socialist bastard fuckery isn't prevailing if they're that insufferable and deluded to begin with. Some people really need to get over themselves.

 

[Marissa Moira]

Did Cracked ever get cancelled for having a white editor in chief appropriating an Asian psuedoname just because?

That was his second pen name, his first one was Lee Wong, but changed it to David due to the work he did and needing it linked to his resume.

As they say, two Wongs don't make a white.

 

[PC78]

I usually don't boycott products. The only exception are ones that go so out of the way to scream their politics. The only product/company I'm currently boycotting is Ben and Jerry's.

 

[Massively Strong Greed]

There are so many scummy/woke companies now that you’d have to go full hippie to avoid them all. However, it’s not hard to boycott, say, Nestlé.

 

[axfaxf]

I usually don't boycott products. The only exception are ones that go so out of the way to scream their politics.

This.

When Gillette told me I was a violent rapist enabling nazi, I kinda took offense. And chances are that I´m not investing anything into vidya for the foreseeable future. But I´m not keeping some autistic list over Wrongthink™ companies. I suspect they will go out of business sooner or later, if they keep the pandering up.

I wish all these companies would just stfu and deliver the products customers want and need. To the satisfaction of everyone involved, instead of Current Year bullshit. But here we are.

 

[The Shadow]

I tend to avoid a company's output as much as possible if they've publicly made statements against my way of life. It's hard to avoid some conglomerates entirely (until some brave soul is possessed by Teddy Roosevelt's ghost and goes on a trustbusting spree). But if a company is using politics, left or right (and yes, I'm looking at cringe shit like Black Rifle Coffee on the right) I feel like I'm being blatantly pandered to. It feels manipulative and gross, like the company is grooming me to stick their fingers in my grundle.

It depends on how deep their commitment to woke is and whether or not they're utterly inescapable.

Companies like Microsoft or Google are practically impossible to boycott and Disney is close to that as well, but I still won't pay for any of their streaming services and make a point of buying physical media when I can.

As for the BLM coup, it depends on the degree of commitment.

Damn near every company gave a boilerplate endorsement of BLM in June 2020 but the ones still gunning hard for it like Disney, Coca-Cola, and Cartoon Network can all go fuck themselves and I will do my best to boycott their sorry asses as much as feasibly possible.

Disney is easy enough to boycott.

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[ClownBrew]

I do my best to avoid Woke Inc. but it's a royal pain in the ass at times. Sometimes I do end up snapping and giving in.

When you can't find a suitable alternative company, it's no fun brushing your teeth with straight baking soda. Neither is choking down protein shakes that turn your guts into one of those volcano science projects kids build for school, or dousing yourself in generic sunblock that feels like vaseline. On a roasting hot day full of yardwork.

Ironically enough I'm supporting black owned business by using Magic Powder on my beard just to own the comrades at Gillette. The irony not to mention the autism is not lost on me.

 

[HeirenPlaya]

If the product is good and is priced reasonably, or if I am just about forced to use the service, then yes.

I am trying to support more local, family-owned businesses, and yes (perhaps ironically), more Black businesses as long as they are not on some über-woke shea buttery BLM madness.

 

[Richard Harrow]

If they make a product I want and their competition isn't up-to-snuff, then I purchase. In the end, I have control of how I spend MY money, not how the recipient of my money decides to spend it thereafter. The boycott thing is more or less a social/political grandstanding maneuver to show your friends what a "good and righteous" person you are. Very few boycotts make a noticeable impact, especially when talking about major corporations.

 

[L50LasPak]

At this point everyone and everything is guilty of something, and even bothering to keep track of it all is just depressing. I just buy cheap and try not to think about it.

 

[Stormy Daniel's Lawyer]

I've recently dropped Disney+ and Coca Cola from my life.

I refuse to be a sheep that lies down with wolves.

 

[GHTD]

If it happens on a local level where someone does some stupid political shit, I stop shopping there for a while.

We had a Target back last year that made national attention when one of the employees, obviously part of the ACAB crew, filmed a TikTok of them making a "Blue Lives Matter" drink at the Starbucks mixed with bleach. When that happened, I didn't shop at that Target for about two months, but thankfully Target fired that dumbass.

 

[IAmNotAlpharius]

Overall, I don’t mind it when someone is genuinely being woke in the workplace because it’s usually a sign that they’re oblivious morons who can be milked of every last cent. They’ll trust anyone who can use their lingo. If it’s a coworker it’s often a sign that they’re genuinely useless and will be gone in less than two months. Businesses that drink the cool aid and don’t understand their demographics get exactly what they deserve. Still there are others that have so much market share that it doesn’t matter if tomorrow they started supporting Nazbol.

Imo it’s just a waste of energy and sanity to fret about corporations milking danger hair retards. It’s just as gay as protesting against Chikfila. I don’t care unless they’re being annoying while I’m physically at their stores, restaurants, etc., which is incredibly rare outside of San Fran, Portland, etc. As long as I get value from the product I don’t give a damn. I also avoid named brands since they’re overvalued hype, cereal is cereal, a shoe is a shoe, I won’t pay more for a mascot or for a swoosh. Loyalty to a brand, especially when they profess political views, is tantamount to donning a dunce cap and wearing a sign that screams “take my money, I’m retarded!1!”

 

[Inflatable Julay]

Depends on how egregious their opinions or actions are and how much I already like them. I can't watch Kevin Spacey movies anymore even though he used to be one of my favorite actors. I'll probably still buy Coke if I want some because the majority of workers in that company probably don't give a shit about being "less white". A ton of my local small businesses are very left-leaning, like putting up BLM pictures during the riots last summer, but I still like supporting local business and I already liked the people working there so I don't let politics get involved in that. I still don't buy Gillette products since they called their entire customer base rapists.

 

[Autumnal Equinox]

I don’t give a fuck what someone’s politics are as long as they’re not obnoxious and in your face about it constantly. I have both left wing and right wing friends and politics rarely comes up, and when it does we’re able to actually have a good conversation without it turning into some childish argument. I also have distanced myself from others because they let politics complete consume their life and have become insufferable to be around.

same thing with businesses and media. Don’t give a fuck if store #8675309 supports left or right wing politics as long as they treat their customer base fairly and sell quality products. If they start pushing an agenda and alienating potential customers again I’ll distance myself.

 

[Rich Evans Apologist]

I use adblock and I don't waste my existence watching television or using social media, so I have to go out of my way to find a reason to be mad at a company.

Further, read just the slightest tidbits here and there on corporate/business management theory and you'll realize that no-one on the board actually fucking cares or actually hates your guts, they're just doing what makes the most sense to their bottom line.
Their market analysis suggested you aren't gonna maximize their profits or give them a shield to deflect criticism, so they don't really have an incentive to cater to you. Get back into the hegemon's seat and maybe that'll shift around.

 

[Orion Balls Deux]

I still like Fat Albert and The Cosby Kids and would show it to my children, if I ever had any.. I can absolutely seperate a serial rapist from his work.

 

[Michael Jacks0n]

If it's a megacorp like Alphabet, Amazon, Microsoft, Bank of America, or Disney? I literally have no choice. I try to pirate any media I can (in Twisted Metal 2, of course), but quite frankly I have no choice if it's an internet service or financial institution.

For certain products, yes, definitely if I have the option to do so. I stopped supporting Gillette for their insufferable faggotry in 2019, so I use other brands instead -- this includes boycotting Duracell batteries, because believe it or not they're owned by Gillette as a parent company. I boycott Ben & Jerry's ice cream because they're vocally far-leftist and hired a former Soviet-era Stasi member in their company's leadership, and are unapologetic about it. Not to mention they have flavors for punchable dipshits like Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon. I easily boycott Marvel because comic books and superhero capeshit movies are already retarded, and even as a kid I never liked them. When I was in elementary school, my friends all wanted to play X-Men at recess, and I thought it was gay. With that said, it's not hard to boycott certain brands.

Musicians? See my above thing about media piracy (in Street Fighter II, of course). If an entertainer is talented enough, I can see past their politics and enjoy their content -- ONLY if they're talented enough. For example, Dave Grohl is a libtard and a feminist, but he was a great drummer for Nirvana, so I like his work with them, but I don't care for the Foo Fighters anyway. CCR and John Fogerty were also libtards and Boomer-era leftists, BUT, however CCR was a great band and Fogerty was a great singer, so I can look past his politics and enjoy his music. Rage Against the Machine sucks balls from both directions: politically and musically. Roger Waters is surprisingly a based Boomer leftard, and Pink Floyd is a great enough band that I can enjoy regardless. Meanwhile, I absolutely loathe most pop stars anyway, so when I hear about Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Adele, Miley Cyrus, and Cardi B being Democrats and libtards, it's no skin off my teeth since I've always hated their music anyway.

Movies/TV? Jim Carrey is an insufferable dipshit on social media, and frankly I never cared for his movies anyway. I liked them as a kid, but honestly each film he ever made at his career peak never stood the test of the time, and are all just cringe now (ex: Ace Ventura, The Mask, Dumb & Dumber, Batman Forever, Cable Guy). Kathy Griffin was never entertaining, the American Office show sucks, Sulu on Star Trek was always a lame character (I was always a Dr. McCoy guy), John Cusak movies were all shit, I never liked Johnny Depp in anything (including PotC), and Luke Skywalker was one of my least favorite Star Wars characters. That being said, avoiding movies with those aforementioned Twitter libtards/spastics is pretty easy, even if you do pirate it. The only real exception is the Simpsons, which in my defense was actually pretty based for its golden years, and they even had the conservative John Shwartzwelder as a head writer in its heyday to keep things balanced. Woke zombie Simpsons can go choke on a dick and die.

EDIT - I don't watch any sportsball in the slightest bit, so there's that too.

 

[Rusty Crab]

Oddly enough, I've done the opposite as a maneuver to avoid local woke vendors.

Local "whatever" store poses a SJW-bent - anything I get there can be found on amazon with free shipping at a lower price.

I have a long list of local people I cannot shop with, and its turned into a large amount of my budget going to Bezos.

The way I look at it is this:

I cannot hurt amazon. Even if 80% of people in the United States stopped using Amazon tomorrow, they would be just fine. At worst they get bailed out by the government.

I CAN hurt a local business. They run on thin margins, and telling the 50 year old Karen running the tea shop that hanging black power fists everywhere is not an acceptable practice is far more impact than leaving a whiny customer service email for Amazon that no one will ever see.

On top of that, I've noticed that local businesses are far more dogged (no offense) about being Woke than national ones are. During the summer riots, I got bombarded with emails from local businesses I used to go to "denouncing whiteness" and saying that would start donating their money regularly to anti-police organizations. That was enough to make my stop going, but passing by the businesses themselves, they started draping themselves in African #Resist shit that was downright embarrassing to look at.

 

[Banana Bread]

It all depends. A lot of the time the companies are just pandering to make the big bucks and don’t really believe what they’re saying, just going along with whatever rhetoric is “in” at the moment. And if it’s media, so long as the creators don’t bring their politics into it so as to not alienate a large portion of the audience, I don’t particularly mind. But something that clearly has an overt ideological message in it, like that woke dating sim ValiDate, is immediately recognisable as something made with a specific political leaning in mind, so they’re not getting a cent of my money.

The same goes for individuals offering a service. As an example, a lot of the best artists on social media who take commissions are woke, as the arts as a whole is a very left leaning field, but plenty of them are talented regardless of how brainwashed they might be, don’t exclusively draw ugly people of ambiguous gender covered in neon clown vomit (see: SJW art thread) and don’t care where the money comes from so long as they’re getting paid. If they won’t accept commissions from someone who, say, disagrees with the statement “trans women are women” or doesn’t support BLM, then I wouldn’t bother.