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Post by hop2 on Jun 21, 2020 14:06:37 GMT
It’s not pretty sometimes. The SC tone deafness, the EC debacle, but wait that’s not all. Craft company representatives on social media chiming in some in the wrong way. People I recently found that I’m just as recently blocking. It’s a whirlwind. There aren’t enough sunshine & unicorns to cover all this up. It’s about time too. Makes it easier for me to take my business elsewhere.
Craft ladies arguing on FB is the last thing I thought I’d see. Craft company representatives blabbing on FB about hot topic issues. Really? You can’t keep that crapoff your feed while you represent a company? Not even considering that, that is basically a pro systemic racism comment at this point?
I’m doing a lot of unfollowing, but I’ve added notes to the companies these people represent because unfollowing, is not enough.
Have I been under a rock or is this new to your feeds too?
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Post by basketdiva on Jun 21, 2020 14:39:39 GMT
I'm getting emails from companies I do business with ( none craft related) telling me how they are dealing with the hot topics of the day. Only time will tell if they are really doing anything or just saying what they want their customers to hear.
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Post by GiantsFan on Jun 21, 2020 15:38:25 GMT
It’s not pretty sometimes. The SC tone deafness, the EC debacle, but wait that’s not all. Craft company representatives on social media chiming in some in the wrong way. People I recently found that I’m just as recently blocking. It’s a whirlwind. There aren’t enough sunshine & unicorns to cover all this up. It’s about time too. Makes it easier for me to take my business elsewhere. Craft ladies arguing on FB is the last thing I thought I’d see. Craft company representatives blabbing on FB about hot topic issues. Really? You can’t keep that crapoff your feed while you represent a company? Not even considering that, that is basically a pro systemic racism comment at this point? I’m doing a lot of unfollowing, but I’ve added notes to the companies these people represent because unfollowing, is not enough. Have I been under a rock or is this new to your feeds too? My thoughts on this...It's not new, but the topic of racism (at least in the current era) is. There is a lot happening in the world right now. People are passionate about what they think and believe, no matter the topic. I love it when a sports teams puts out a rainbow logo and people reply "unfollowing", and the sports team responds with "bye {waving hand}". This has been going on for quite a few years. Regarding crafty sites. The person/company makes their stand (racsim, pride month, politics, vax vs anti-vax, to mask or not to mask, etc) on their social media sites and someone posts something like "I come here for crafting. "UNFOLLOWING!" Trust me, they know why they are losing followers. I'm glad companies and individuals are stating their opinions on their IG pages (I don't FB) because then I can decide if I want to support them or not.
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Post by breetheflea on Jun 21, 2020 15:52:00 GMT
I watch a lot of Booktube, Bookstagram etc and there is a lot going on there as well... boycotting companies: Book Outlet and Book-of-the-month in particular (I'm not sure what the 2nd one is about) for racism and not being diverse, whatever the latest rage against JK Rowling is (it's not new, people on Twitter were throwing out her books months ago) etc. It's not just scrapbooking.
I don't follow scrap celebrities (except Victoria Marie) so I don't know what is going on there.
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Post by hop2 on Jun 21, 2020 15:57:31 GMT
It becomes harder when it’s the DT member or demonstrator saying one thing when the company says another.
But I’m still holding the company responsible when the post includes #irepresentcompanynamehere in some way.
If your going to represent a company online either get in line with their message or shut the heck up
And lately the comments are shut off and sharing is limited so I can only assume the person knows their stance is going to be a problem and yet still they # the company they represent.
And worse to me, so far none of the companies have bothered to answer me. Therefore should I assume they agree?
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Post by myboysnme on Jun 21, 2020 16:11:25 GMT
I haven't read anything specifically. I did notice companies jumping on the make a buck Covid bandwagon and a bit of BLM. But I don't blame them. However, whenever someone posts as part of their ads, logo, or signs, anything showing support of politics I am against, I will not patronize them.
There have been times I have to, in businesses other than scrapbooking, but I prefer not to know their politics. A very popular long time eatery here began posting Trump signs all over his establishment and was out of business a year later. He was located right in the court house district and even pro Trumpers can't afford to be seen patronizing a business like that without being seen by their bosses, other lawmakers, etc and accuse of being partisan.
Another local business has pro sheriff signage and the sheriff is very active in politics, his wife works for the area Congressional representative and frankly, I don't want to know the politics of the sheriff. So I will not patronize them because by posting pro sheriff signage they are telling me they oppose my POV and might as well be telling me they don't want my money.
Would be interested to know what companies you have noticed.
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Post by GiantsFan on Jun 21, 2020 16:26:49 GMT
hop2 - Sorry, I thought you were actually talking about the company owners. I didn't realize you were talking about DT members. In that case, I do think the company should respond somehow. Maybe putting a disclaimer that design team members views are their own. Or suspending that member?. But then that might open another can of worms.
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Post by sleepingbooty on Jun 21, 2020 16:29:06 GMT
I have no issue watching scrappy (and other) companies reveal their true colours. They're emailing us all year long to buy from them. I am happy to connect the dots and pick who I support based on their values. I don't wish to contribute to certain causes so stores that support those in one way or another are removed from my list. These present times are a great way to figure out where I want my money to go to. Silver lining.
I keep my social media feeds to either work or personal life as in friends. I am not actively following any crafters or crafty companies besides a couple of designers. Ignorance is bliss in this case because I wouldn't want to weed through all the bickering happening right now.
As for JK Rowling, her latest TERF tweets are only that: the latest in a bunch of problematic statements. It's been ongoing for years. She heavily funded Scotland's anti-indepence campaign as well. As someone who loved reading the HP books as they were being released, it was a little heartbreaking but oh my, it's been years since she started spewing such things.
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Post by sleepingbooty on Jun 21, 2020 16:30:32 GMT
And worse to me, so far none of the companies have bothered to answer me. Therefore should I assume they agree? You should at the very least assume they don't care about you as a customer enough to give you even a standard PR answer.
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Post by hutchfan on Jun 21, 2020 16:48:33 GMT
What I find upsetting is some of these Scrapbook/Planner people I follow on IG are also book readers and they have no problem calling out Book of the Month for deleting comments and ignoring posts asking them about their stance so they cancelled their Ambassadorship and accounts but these same women are still supporting Scrapbook companies that did they exact same thing. It is Hypocritical. Don't lecture your followers if you can't follow your same advice.
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Post by Night Owl on Jun 21, 2020 19:15:15 GMT
Since modern scrapbooking started (I am talking 1990's) the majority of DT members, scrapbook store owners, magazine contributors, etc. were white women, often religious (Mormon), and often stay at home mothers (which means they were at least middle class) so I think some of these people are living in a bubble.
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Post by artisticscrapper on Jun 21, 2020 21:08:15 GMT
I don’t have FB but I am on IG. I only follow a few scrapbook companies and even fewer design team members. I haven’t seen much besides the BLM blackouts. I’d really rather they didn’t get into political or social issues. I’m only there for creative ideas. Crafting is my fun place where I don’t have to deal with real world issues for a while.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2020 21:32:35 GMT
It's like the NSBR and General Scrapbooking & Papercrafting sides of the board finally hooked up.
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Post by hop2 on Jun 22, 2020 0:37:43 GMT
What set me off this morning is an over seas Designer for a US company I follow posting a smack down meme that ‘Too bad if you don’t like history, doesn’t matter if it makes you uncomfortable and all lives matter’ . Really? Because when you tie the phrases ‘you can’t erase history’ with ‘all lives matter’ it just seems to say “Yay systemic racism, keep it up” to me? No? And, like I said, the comments were off and the shares were restricted so the poster knew it was problematic. Well then if you know it’s problematic take the #craftcompanyIworkfor out of your signature at the very least.
And now in the last year, and recently even more in the last month, the planner world just blew up with so many alternatives and small businesses to order from so I don’t need to buy from a company I don’t like.
Keep on posting obtuse crap, no problem, I’ll take my money elsewhere. At best you look obtuse and ignorant at worse you look like a racist supporting continuing systemic racism either way it’s not a pretty look.
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Post by Citygirl on Jun 22, 2020 1:10:24 GMT
For me the great unfollowing, muting, waste no time on started back in 2016.
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Post by Ryann on Jun 22, 2020 2:23:43 GMT
What set me off this morning is an over seas Designer for a US company I follow posting a smack down meme that ‘Too bad if you don’t like history, doesn’t matter if it makes you uncomfortable and all lives matter’ . Really? Because when you tie the phrases ‘you can’t erase history’ with ‘all lives matter’ it just seems to say “Yay systemic racism, keep it up” to me? No? And, like I said, the comments were off and the shares were restricted so the poster knew it was problematic. Well then if you know it’s problematic take the #craftcompanyIworkfor out of your signature at the very least. And now in the last year, and recently even more in the last month, the planner world just blew up with so many alternatives and small businesses to order from so I don’t need to buy from a company I don’t like. Keep on posting obtuse crap, no problem, I’ll take my money elsewhere. At best you look obtuse and ignorant at worse you look like a racist supporting continuing systemic racism either way it’s not a pretty look. I would really like to know who this individual is, because if I subscribe to them on YouTube, I want to unsubscribe from them straight away.
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Post by don on Jun 22, 2020 2:54:23 GMT
I am not important enough to get emails from Important people, unless they end up in Junk Mail, then they are deleted with the rest. I kinda don't like some of the topics here on this forum. It's getting a little like a forum I used to visit a few years ago.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2020 3:58:27 GMT
At least the Erin Condren fiasco took the heat off of Maggie Holmes and April Foster.
Maggie and April should send Erin over some overstocked stickers.
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Post by peachiceteas on Jun 22, 2020 10:13:11 GMT
I'm glad companies and individuals are stating their opinions on their IG pages (I don't FB) because then I can decide if I want to support them or not. This. It's about time we all started to become more engaged and aware of the people behind the businesses we are choosing to support financially.
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Post by glitterowl on Jun 22, 2020 10:16:26 GMT
It's like the NSBR and General Scrapbooking & Papercrafting sides of the board finally hooked up. This!! 100%. So is it terrible that I hope it’s just a really bad one night stand and not an enduring and dysfunctional relationship that will slowly drain the joy out of this scrapbooking hobby o’ mine?
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Post by peachiceteas on Jun 22, 2020 11:20:49 GMT
It's like the NSBR and General Scrapbooking & Papercrafting sides of the board finally hooked up. This!! 100%. So is it terrible that I hope it’s just a really bad one night stand and not an enduring and dysfunctional relationship that will slowly drain the joy out of this scrapbooking hobby o’ mine? No, not at all. I think if you want to tune out and disengage from it you can, but at least this information is becoming available if you do want to use it to inform your purchasing decisions.
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Post by hop2 on Jun 22, 2020 11:29:39 GMT
I am not important enough to get emails from Important people, unless they end up in Junk Mail, then they are deleted with the rest. I kinda don't like some of the topics here on this forum. It's getting a little like a forum I used to visit a few years ago. I’m sorry I didn’t think I’d really get anyone to talk to on nsbr. My intention was not to make anyone uncomfortable
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Post by lasteve1 on Jun 22, 2020 13:34:26 GMT
I am really torn on this whole topic and am a little unsure about writing how I feel here because I don't want it to be a debate. But at the same time, I want to put my thoughts out there because I'm open to hearing some thoughts and maybe it can help me through this... but please, don't attack me, but do help me understand and know how to do better...
I am 100% in support of BLM and want to learn how I can help. I think people should be wearing masks in public and should be respecting the science behind the pandemic. I feel strongly about both of these things, and my other extremely liberal beliefs, and politics are often in my thoughts/attention because I work in government policy. However, I also see the merit behind wanting to keep crafting feeds on crafting, book feeds on books, etc. I have a crafty instagram account in addition to my personal one and it has solely been about crafting, period. I don't even post selfies or other things that I do... it's 100% projects (mostly scrapbooking) & interior design/craft room design. My profile has info on how to get to my personal instagram where I post life updates and have occasionally posted a semi-political story (although I'm someone who actually works in government policy and believes that reposting stuff on social media is not very productive because it just helps people reaffirm their own beliefs and feel good about themselves when they aren't actually doing anything so for the most part I don't partake). That said, I felt pretty uncomfortable recently on my crafty instagram not knowing what I should post... would it be insensitive to continue posting scrapbook projects? Should I post something showing my support? What if I tried to show my support and somehow it came out wrong and people turned on me? I felt paralyzed, and ended up just taking a break from posting altogether.
I hate that I felt that way. My crafting instagram is an outlet for my hobby that brings me joy (disclaimer-I do not represent any brands and do not do it for profit, it's solely a hobby) and hopefully inspiration to others on that very specific topic. It definitely doesn't represent everything that goes on in my life and I don't think anyone should think it does. But, I saw so many posts saying things like "silence is showing support for racism" and stuff that made me feel really upset. And posts that said "it's a privilege to be able to turn off social media because you don't want to see racism." And I'm not black so I had a hard time knowing what the right thing was to do, because as much as I want to empathize, I have no idea what it is like to go through discrimination based on the color of my skin. But just because I'm not posting about it, or even scrolling through endless posts about racism, doesn't mean I'm not thinking about it or looking for ways to help in my real life--I'm just choosing to not use social media to do it because of my broader views on social media.
Still, I worried that maybe I wasn't looking at this right because I am not black. But, at the same time, in my professional life I deal with discrimination based on my gender very regularly and in the past few weeks I went through a pretty big incident of it and am still struggling through it. I remembered back to the women's marches and how much I supported that cause... even though I was directly affected that time, I supported it the same as BLM. But then, I didn't post stuff on my crafty instagram or even my personal one. I kept my feelings off of social media and preferred to gather information rather than put it out because I didn't feel like I would know the right thing to say. I feel the same way now. I struggled, and am still struggling, with speaking up about the blatant gender discrimination in my workplace and haven't been able to find my voice to really advocate for myself. But me not advocating for myself does not mean that I support what happened, that's like telling rape victims that if they don't report it they consented. That is absurd and counterproductive and I feel like some of the backlash right now is similar to that.
I love that brands are feeling comfortable to put out their thoughts out there and showing support where support should be shown. I am never going to unfollow a company for posting views that I agree with, but I'm also not going to unfollow a company for just posting about scrapbooking and staying silent on hot button issues. I think we should be showing companies grace when they mess up because they don't post something exactly right or they try to keep their feed solely focused on their craft. That is an opportunity to teach, not reprimand. That said, when people are posting blatant racist statements that is different and I totally support boycotting them and calling them out. But the brands that seemingly have tried and just not done it well, like BOTM and SC, I feel like the reprimanding is counterproductive... it seems like they are trying to do the right thing, but they are just people who are not educated on these topics and haven't made a career out of them. I think reprimanding them for missteps when their intentions were good is discouraging others from speaking out because of concern that the same thing will happen to them.
I don't know what the right answer is, but I think it lies in forgiveness and giving people second chances. Call them out if they say something that is wrong or offensive, for sure, but do it nicely and in a way that allows them to apologize and try to make amends. Don't shut them out completely. I think it's important to distinguish between those who are trying and those who are actively supporting racism. The first group of people can, and want, to learn how to do better. The second group do not. And that's a huge difference and I feel like people are so quick to lump these two groups together and that really worries me...
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2020 13:39:14 GMT
The key difference between you, lasteve1, and the others who've erred and are being called out (Maggie Holmes, Erin Condren, April Foster) is that you're KEENLY interested in and SEEKING OUT learning - how do you help, how do you make it better. Those who've been quoted on the board lately are just blithely assuming they know best (like Becky HIggins and Tracie Claiborne before them). They're talking when they should be listening and ignoring when they should be paying attention. You're on top of it and you rock for that!
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Post by hop2 on Jun 22, 2020 14:37:37 GMT
I would have taken it up directly with the person who posted but responses were shut off so my only avenue was to write the company they tagged in their signature.
I’m not going to name the person. I’m not looking to destroy their lives or anything I’m not looking to make a big controversy. I said enough info that if this person is on your feed you could see it and make your own decisions. But I do want an explanation from the company and perhaps this person could learn and grow. Or perhaps they really weren’t ignorant and really meant that? I will post an update if I get a response.
I left it vague enough because I just wanted to know what others were seeing and how others were were dealing with it. I follow people for crafty stuff and so many aren’t crafty stuff right now. For the most part it has been understandable and I’ve enjoyed getting to know more about people, because the issues that each has brought up have been personally affected by the issue they were discussing. To me that makes all the difference on why to say something or comment on it on a media that involves your business. I’m not explaining that right because I don’t think you need to be personally dealing with racism to stand against it. And we should not just sit out and be silent about racism.
I just guess I had no idea why someone, a white person, from another country would comment on a media they use to promote their work in a way that is seemingly supporting systemic racism on things that had nothing to do with them unless they are just so pro systemic racism worldwide that they felt the need to put it out there. What does it matter if *we* ( general USA we ) tear down ‘historic’ statues and want to make sure our authorities realize that black lives matter to us. Unless they strongly feel we should sit down, shut up and continue systemic racism. What does it matter to them?
I feel they have the right to comment, I often like my thoughts on our internal ‘crap’ to be challenged from outside, from other places. And I’ve often learned from outside views that I initially disagreed with. But, in this case, I’m confused as to why. What is the purpose? What do they gain? I guess that’s my own issue. But without an explanation I can’t look at their work at all. And they do a lot of work for this company so I won’t be able to look at their stuff either till they address it
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Post by lasteve1 on Jun 22, 2020 15:20:37 GMT
hop2 my comment was definitely not directed at your actions, it was in general based on what I have seen going on. @zingermack I totally agree with you about BH and TC because they have always been in their clueless bubbles, I'm not as familiar with what the others have done but definitely understand and agree with people boycotting someone who put out a statement that was anti-BLM. What I am most bothered by is the reaction to BOTM which I have seen as always pro-BLM and a company that actively seeks out diversity. They have always seemed to make an effort to include books by black and other minority authors and books that deal with racism or other issues that minorities face in the US and around the world (some of my favorites over the years--"A Woman is No Man" about sexism and oppression in a conservative Palestinian household in NYC; "A Good Neighborhood" about the harsh differences in the criminal justice system based on race/socioeconomic status; "Small Country" about a child growing up in Burundi) and I have read a number of novels from them over the years that have definitely broadened my worldview. I am also currently reading "The Vanishing Half" which is a book by a female black author that deals with racism, racial identity and has a black transgender main character. This was a book they included prior to the BLM movement really gaining traction so it was something they were doing on their own to try to be inclusive. From what I gathered that happened, it seemed as if they were trying to keep their feed focused on books only and trying to avoid the issue. They were called out for being silent (and possibly deleting comments that were not on the topic of books?), so they issued a public apology and put out some statistics on what they have done so far to support minorities (over the past years, not just recently) and clear actionable items for what they intend to do to be even more inclusive. Yet, people still were super quick to cut ties and call them out. And I have seen NO ONE forgive them and acknowledge their apology or attempts to be inclusive. I see a company that has always tried and is now trying harder, I don't see a company that has done anything intentionally racist and it really bothers me that people were so quick to judge... it's as if people feel like if they don't publicly reprimand others for not being anti-racist enough, they themselves will be seen as not anti-racist enough? That's a slippery slope...
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Post by msliz on Jun 22, 2020 15:25:05 GMT
The key difference between you, lasteve1 , and the others who've erred and are being called out (Maggie Holmes, Erin Condren, April Foster) is that you're KEENLY interested in and SEEKING OUT learning - how do you help, how do you make it better. In all fairness, I would take Maggie Holmes out of that lineup. In her subsequent post she explained her issues were in struggling with how best to be a supportive ally to the BLM movement given the (to her) seemingly conflicting messages she was receiving ("noise"). Speak out or Listen? Whites have the responsibility to speak up or whites don't have the right to speak when it comes to racial issues? They weren't really mixed messages at all, but she stupidly made a garbled post about her thought processes and her decision to run and hide, and she was rightfully called out for it. I really do believe her heart was in the right place. It's just that her brain was apparently somewhere else.
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Post by hop2 on Jun 22, 2020 15:39:48 GMT
I didn’t think your response was to me personally but I think we are somewhat grappling with similar issues. Knowing where you stand and what you believe is not necessarily a guide to when to speak out and when to listen. And for me its a real learning experience.
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Post by scrapcat on Jun 22, 2020 15:55:07 GMT
lasteve1 I really appreciate what you said here and find your comments and questions critically thought out. I can relate to much of what you said. I am not a fan of "cancel culture", yet, I admit to sometimes unfollowing without all of the facts. But that tends more to companies, brands and someone selling something. I am more interested in individual designers and hobbyists, and wouldn't do that so quickly unless something was blatant. I am a mediator by nature, so I tend to look for both sides of stories and try to reconcile some common ground. I also have a gov't background, which I am sure impacts my thoughts/actions as well. I originally did the same, have a personal IG but also have my public one for crafting, although, I just don't use any of it as much as I did, so most of my stuff stays on my creative one. I also prefer to stay creatively focused and as a hobby outlet, but I considered some of the people who I know follow me, and chose to voice my support for BLM and other initiatives in case maybe I might cause someone to think more about their views. I don't fault anyone who chooses not to partake, we can't know everyone's situation, home life, or job, and for that I don't see individual's silence as a problem. I also don't feel like my social media is an extension of me, it's what I want to put out there, not everything. But I think it is different for brands or people representing brands. I was thinking about this the other day, remembering how Instagram was an invite-only app in the beginning (much like facebook) and it was geared towards photographers and memory keepers. A way to document life thru photos. My reason for using it was to keep track of stories/photos I want to scrapbook, so then I would have a date and caption to reference. Obviously it's changed so much, and for that reason I was actually considering getting off of IG completely a couple months ago. Just because it's one big ad between brands and influencers. But I actually have appreciated it more lately getting to know some new-to-me users, specifically designers/artists/hobbyists. I am not totally familiar with the BOTM situation, except from what I saw people ending their ambassadorships. I feel like as much as people deny, we love a comeback story and there is room for it. (NFL, Britney Spears, Howard Stern) For the OP, I don't know what to say?! It will be up to companies to decide who represents them, whether they are employees or ambassadors of some type. And yes, it will impact their bottom lines. I would imagine most will take strides to end the problematic relationships. As for someone from another country commenting, I feel like we all do that. Also racism does exist in other countries, maybe not to the same level of systemic as it is here, but I would be curious if they live in some meadow full of unicorns?! I understand people may have a hard time unlearning and trying to understand, but that is something they should do privately/personally and not on FB, and def not as a representative of someone else. Appreciate all of the constructive conversations we've been having here on the GS board. Gives me something more to think about...
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Post by scrapaddict702 on Jun 22, 2020 16:21:35 GMT
I had to dump a band that I loved for 15 years in 2016 because of the lead's need to attack anti-Trumpers and pro-Hillary people...fine and dandy, but it was on his business page, not his personal one. I went to see if anything has changed the other day and the first post started with the 'The Intolerant Left' so nope...it's only gotten worse...thank goodness his vote doesn't mean much in good ol' California. I'm glad that I only legally purchased one album from his band. It's sad to see, especially because he along with 4 or 5 other bands couldn't even fill a small arena during the only concert that I went to featuring that band the summer before the 2016 election...it was literally maybe 200 people in total. So you'd think that he could use any and all fans he can get. At this point, I've had to call my idiot sister out on her crap (to which she blocked me on FB) and I'm not sorry for it. Her views are dangerous to my family and she treats my husband (who is Black) as some sort of token to demonstrate how not racist she is while in the same breath tries to define what Floyd's death caused in this country, which is not her place to do. This sister has many flaws I could list, but the worst is her narcissism which causes her not to atone for her past mistakes and instead she just ignores them or justifies them in some capacity (remind you of anyone?)...which in my opinion means that her past mistakes are still relevant to who she is now...like the time she dated a skinhead and had a conversation with our other sister stating that her boyfriend forgave other sister for having a Black child. So, if we're to the point where we're having to cancel family for our own peace of mind, the decisions made by companies don't surprise me, be they tone deaf or well intentioned. I spent a long time looking for mainstream scrappy businesses to send any sort of thoughts and prayers after the Pulse nightclub shooting because they've addressed other tragedies in the US. The radio silence spoke volumes. Then the other week, to see Happy Planner talk with their Black community seeking guidance to support the BLM movement and the Black community to only end up posting something reminiscent of All Lives Matter when they were literally hand held through what to say from the Black planner girls just magnified how tone deaf the Mormon/religious creative businesses really are. Anyone replying All Lives Matter or trying to diminish the BLM movement on social media business accounts I follow (mostly on IG) are immediately blocked. These people are so dug in that arguing isn't going to accomplish anything. They'd prefer to live in denial of reality and many of them spread mistruths and I'm no longer interested in debating. I'm not really inclined to argue with businesses either at this point...if I find the statements or actions egregious enough, then I'll just cancel them, too. All that being said, to make sure this stays as a SB reply...if anyone finds a company making a BLM stamp set (I keep asking all of the big brands that say they're working on something but won't specifically mention is being BLM related) PLEASE let me know, especially if they're using some of the proceeds to support BLM and other relevant organizations. I hope I didn't end up too far off from your intent of this post, but I probably did. Sorry...there are just so many thoughts floating around that sometimes it all comes out in a huge jumbled mess, which is why I feel like I'm probably not the best advocate even though the information BLM/Reallocate Funds is trying to teach people about has been my beliefs for a very long time now.
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