White people are naturally evil and they are not allowed to be proud of themselves because they are the scum of the Earth! What did white people ever do to the world? Did they invent the car, the train, the airplane, the computer, the phone, anything at all? NO, nothing! All they did was bad evil slavery. White pride is a motto primarily used by white separatist, white nationalist, neo-Nazi and white supremacist organizations to signal their racist or racialist viewpoints. Younger Asian Americans are finding strength from their Asian identity. The term arose from influences of hip hop culture within Asian American communities in the Western United States due to the creation of an Asian American pan-ethnicity (the concept was influenced in the late 20th century due to the influence of publications such as Yolk and Giant Robot magazines) that did not specify a specific ethnicity (such as Vietnamese, or Hmong). In the United States, Asian pride is a slogan primarily used by Asian separatist, Asian nationalists, and Asian pride organizations to signal their viewpoints. Pride, as opposed to shame and social stigma, is the predominant outlook that bolsters most LGBT rights movements throughout the world. Gay pride or LGBT pride is the positive stance against discrimination and violence toward lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people to promote their self-affirmation, dignity, equality rights, increase their visibility as a social group, build community, and celebrate sexual diversity and gender variance. In the United States, it was a direct response to white racism especially during the Civil Rights Movement. That ultimately we will be seen by our humanity and not by our gender or sexual orientation.” Carlos Escobar, Lead Designer on It Gets Better Project, Reebok.Black pride is a movement in response to dominant white cultures and ideologies that encourages black people to celebrate black culture and embrace their African heritage. I hope it will inspire them to fight for themselves and others, to have courage, and faith that sometimes things might not be the best, but they will get better. “My hope for the campaign is that it reaches younger people/ kids. The campaign featured activists and influencers in the LGBTQ+ community and aimed to empower real people who are fighting for equality and changes in everyday life. In 2020, Reebok donated $75,000 to the It Gets Better Project to help share the LGBTQ+ community’s stories and support the “Pride Notes” campaign. The footwear and clothing company is known for its consistent history of supporting and celebrating the LGBTQ+ community. However, it is also an undeniable reality that some companies are really here to support the issue, whether it is Pride Month or not. It is not surprising that most companies celebrate Pride Month just for individual business purposes.
Basically, they were defending that the matter was nothing personal but business.īut there are also companies that advocate beyond the logo The reason for the donations, as the three companies similarly put, was due to their need to depend on the elected officials’ support of their industries. FedEx, Pfizer, and UPS responded that they have always supported the LGBTQ+ community. The nine companies were contacted for comments on their contradictory actions. AT&T, UPS, Comcast, Home Depot, General Electric, FedEx, UBS, Verizon, and Pfizer are on the list. In a 2019 article written by Dawn Ennis, she points out 9 corporations that have publicly claimed to advocate for the LGBTQ community, yet in fact donated millions to anti-gay lawmakers and politicians. Bethesda is not the only company with dubious intent.