OPINION:
There are no words to describe the culture wars created by corporation partnerships with the LGBTQ contingent (“Pride Month pushback: Conservatives target corporations over woke merch,” web, May 29).
In the past two years, the aggressive tactics to expand Pride Month products through corporations have pushed the envelope of decency in ways we never imagined.
Whenever government, corporations and education institutions collaborate, it goes beyond pushy sales tactics; it’s systemic indoctrination. In my opinion, this is the new narrative for Pride Month.
The backlash against it isn’t an internet-generated outrage campaign, as claimed by some. If it were, why is June generating the most controversy among the various annual and monthly festivals?
It seems Pride Month supporters and participants are either under the impression everyone agrees with them or else are so arrogant as to ignore dissenters. How else do you explain the placement in children’s clothing sections of posters depicting men wearing female swimwear?
In a recent poll, 76% of people strongly disagreed with businesses and stores using men to promote Pride Month items for children. Since most business models focus on three things — profits, shareholders and consumer satisfaction — and corporations are losing billions pushing this nonsense, why do they continue? It’s been proved that businesses that get caught in culture wars never end up profiting.
Culture wars are like tornadoes whose intensity, size, shape and paths constantly change and destroy everything in their way.
These Pride Month celebrations mock religion, education, sports and commerce, and they pit neighbor against neighbor. They do not bring people together or expand support for a worthy cause.
Corporate Pride Month organizers need to realize that embracing polarizing issues is just bad business.
GREG RALEIGH
Washington
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