Transcript

8 panel comic

Panel 1: Yellow guy is working on a laptop in the background. In the foreground is a Brand Manager. Yellow Guy: “Sir, shall I put up our rainbow profile picture?”

Panel 2: Brand Manger snaps his head round and hisses “Cool your jets, Eugene. I’m checking the Profitometer”

Panel 3: Gonna do my best to explain this. We see The Profitometer. A huge machine that whirs and ticks. A digital display at the top of the machine reads “Supporting Pride equals”Beneath this display is a huge gauge with “Max Loss” on the left and “Max profit” on the right. There is a needle that is pointing exactly half way between the two extremes.

Panel 4: Close up on Brand Manager’s face. His teeth are gritted. Sweat trickles down his brow.

Panel 5: Close up on gauge. The needle remains exactly central

Panel 6: Close up on Brand Manager’s eyes. They are concentrating intensely. Also, more sweat.

Panel 7: Close up on the gauge. The needle clicks ONE DEGREE towards profit

Panel 8: Brand Manager screams like a football coach “GO GAY EUGENE”

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  • GraniteM@lemmy.world
    47·
    1 day ago

    It’s actually an example where 100% soulless corporatism can result in better moral outcomes than a particular ideology. Disney corporate doesn’t give a fuck about queer folk as human beings, but because there was money to be made, they were more likely to side with them than with the DeSantis administration. This is only so long as it’s profitable, but it’s still actually preferable to actively seeking to persecute theys and thems purely out of ideological hatred, even at the expense of tearing down a chunk of the economy.

    • lobut@lemmy.ca
      30·
      1 day ago

      I worked at a company which did the gay pride logo switch.

      I know it doesn’t mean much from people but the ones who pushed changing the logos were from our LGBT employees.

    • AA5B@lemmy.world
      7·
      1 day ago

      I don’t know, Disney got hit pretty hard on that. Its difficult to believe that was a big enough brand hit to counteract DeSantis’ spite

      I do believe companies also support causes when it doesn’t cost them anything and may give intangible benefit.