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Amazon has joined the slew of companies rolling back its DEI efforts in apparent celebration of Donald Trump’s “anti-woke” agenda. The changes specifically target LGBTQ+ people, with the section on LGBTQ+ rights being completely removed from its Positions page.

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The chicken shits in charge think we won't remember.

Sadly, I can't personally purchase any less from Amazon.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It really is depressing how many sellers are only on Amazon these days. I try and expend every opportunity for going through other sellers. And it usually works. But there's still some one off things only on Amazon that is really frustrating

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Yeah. It's a headache.

I have found that many (even most) will sell direct at a minor discount, if I can find their website.

It was a huge pain finding all the websites, but now I just search my password manager by topic and tend to do okay.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I suspect we might miss rainbow capitalism one day.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

I won't. I regret the few corporate-backed queer purchases I ever made. Companies were always willing to do this, but we let them drain our wallets in the meantime. I'm never licking another rainbow-colored boot again.

They'll do both these things at the same time, too. Disney was actively marketing itself as pro-gay while donating to everyone pushing the Parental Rights in Education Act, aka the Don't Say Gay bill. We were always funding our oppression.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 months ago

Wait so Lex Luthor was only pretending to care about human rights?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago

If it isn't law then these policies where explicitly to stall out actual progress.

If it is then its just virtue signalling.

Either way what did we expect?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Damn, it's like these mega corporations only ever care about what yields them the most profits at any given time.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

Surprising everyone who was born yesterday.