Go Woke, Go Broke???

[Ingomike]

Personally I prefer reality. If I call something that isn't a win a win,

I did say “winning”, not that it was a win…

I did use the word win in a follow up post, not intentionally but as a shortcut…

 

[wtburnette]

This particular issue I don't see as winning, but I can see how you might refer to it as such. I'm a bit more cynical I guess. Just because he's saying, "we're getting too much pushback on ESG, so we'll start calling it by a different name", I don't see that as cause to celebrate. They're openly saying they're just going to continue the same thing under a different name. I guess we celebrate that we've annoyed them...

I guess in that light it is a win because annoying the Left is always a good thing...

 

[DadSmith]

Anheuser-Busch CEO won't say whether partnership with Dylan Mulvaney was a mistake: 'Bud Light has supported LGBTQ since 1998' | Blaze Media

The CEO of beer giant Anheuser-Busch sat down for an interview with the hosts of "CBS Mornings" and still refused to say whether the Bud Light partnership with controversial transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney was a mistake. On Wednesday, Brendan Whitworth, a former Marine and member of the...

www.theblaze.com

 

[wtburnette]

Anheuser-Busch CEO won't say whether partnership with Dylan Mulvaney was a mistake: 'Bud Light has supported LGBTQ since 1998' | Blaze Media

The CEO of beer giant Anheuser-Busch sat down for an interview with the hosts of "CBS Mornings" and still refused to say whether the Bud Light partnership with controversial transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney was a mistake. On Wednesday, Brendan Whitworth, a former Marine and member of the...

www.theblaze.com

That's okay, he doesn't have to. Everyone knows it was a huge mistake, he doesn't have to say it. Unless he ever wants the beer to sell again of course...

 

[DadSmith]

'Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny' Stumbles With Disappointing $60 Million USD Box Office Opening

The fifth installment was one of the most expensive movies ever.

hypebeast.com

 

[Creedmoor]

'Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny' Stumbles With Disappointing $60 Million USD Box Office Opening

The fifth installment was one of the most expensive movies ever.

hypebeast.com

Tickets for evening showings are like $18.00 so two or three tickets, drinks, candy and popcorn.
No Thanks.

 

[littletommy]

Tickets for evening showings are like $18.00 so two or three tickets, drinks, candy and popcorn.
No Thanks.

It’s kinda funny, we were just talking about the movie last night. I really want to see it, I love the previous ones, it’s one of the few movie franchises that me and my wife both enjoy watching together, but during our conversation last night, the idea of going to a theater to see it, never came up.

We’ll wait for it to hit a streaming service and make a night of it then, for way less expense than going to a theater.

Weird how much things have changed in the last few years.

 

[DadSmith]

It’s kinda funny, we were just talking about the movie last night. I really want to see it, I love the previous ones, it’s one of the few movie franchises that me and my wife both enjoy watching together, but during our conversation last night, the idea of going to a theater to see it, never came up.

We’ll wait for it to hit a streaming service and make a night of it then, for way less expense than going to a theater.

Weird how much things have changed in the last few years.

I was a big Indiana Jones fan as well. I enjoyed the adventure aspect of the movies. I'm not so sure I want to see this one. I imagine it's full of woke ideologies and that would ruin it.

 

[littletommy]

I was a big Indiana Jones fan as well. I enjoyed the adventure aspect of the movies. I'm not so sure I want to see this one. I imagine it's full of woke ideologies and that would ruin it.

I hope not. I haven’t seen anything really negative about it.

 

[wtburnette]

I hope not. I haven’t seen anything really negative about it.

 

[actaeon277]

I hope not. I haven’t seen anything really negative about it.

I've heard a LOT bad about it.

Basically, the first 15 minutes or so is supposed to be good ole Indy.

The rest is setting up a replacement.
Well, the last one sucked, and it was setting up a "son" as the replacement.
But, they needed someone other than the "white man" as the replacement.
So, they made another sucky movie.

Granted, Ford is getting long in the tooth and needs to be replaced.
Shoulda done that with the "son".

 

[manifest destiny]

I loved the first two movies. The one previous (with the son) is among one of worst movies I've seen, this franchise or otherwise. I've read plenty of bad reviews on this particular installment. I'll likely still watch it, but NOT at a theater that wants $13 for a soda. As to the franchise in general, it might have played better to treat it similarly to James Bond, recurring roll by different actors. But, then again, Bond has grown long in the tooth as well. And really, Ford is what made the first two movies.

 

[Shadow01]

The CEO is only upset that the masses figured out what he was doing.

 

[Bugzilla]

Sucks that your company supplies a woke company.

The Hurt Won't Stop—Bud Light Fiasco Causes Bottling Plants to Cut Production, Lay off 645 Workers

redstate.com

 

[Shadow01]

Maybe companies need to have a better understanding of the corporations they are supplying…

 

[DadSmith]

Anti-child-trafficking thriller 'Sound of Freedom' clears $10M in presales before July 4 opening, signaling continued strength of anti-Hollywood | Blaze Media

Update: Jeffrey Harmon, co-founder of Angel Studios — the company responsible for distributing "Sound of Freedom" — has since objected to the "conservative" label originally applied to the film in this report, underscoring online that this "is NOT a conservative film. ... It is not political at...

www.theblaze.com

Not woke, and selling well.

 

[Ingomike]

The glass company, while losing million, also will not admit the mistake bud made…

“When Bud Light fell from the top of the sales charts, many in the press tried vainly to come up with other reasons behind the fall. (Sorry, guys, but Cinco de Mayo has been taking place for years, and the shift in drinkers' tastes was projected to occur in the span of half a dozen years, not in a matter of weeks!) A-B InBev America CEO Brendon Whitworth appeared on "CBS Mornings" last week in an attempt to smooth over the problems, but his evasive non-answers and corporate double-speak swayed no one.“

“Now, a bottling partner is absorbing its share of significant loss of business, and it, too, wants to avoid admitting the problem publicly. This only means the problem will continue to fester, and more market hits will occur. It is amusing/amazing to see a major brewery ignoring a basic tenant of drinking problems: The first step is admitting it.“

Aftershocks From the Bud Light Debacle

townhall.com

 

[jamil]

I agree with the message being sent that "stakeholder capitalism" is a losing proposition. But I strongly suspect these companies don't care enough to fundamentally change. Even after feeling the scorn of being shunned for their behavior, they continued supporting it. They fired the people who made the deal with Mulvaney. Yet they continue to support ClownWorld™.

 

[Ingomike]

Culture Wars Put American Companies On The Defensive

Boycotting a beer, attacking products celebrating the LGBTQ community, and criticizing shareholders for promoting diversity: In the face of growing criticism from conservatives, American companies are backtracking on progressive corporate initiatives.

www.barrons.com

 

[Ingomike]

Great explanation of ESG, CEI, and HRC.

“The answer is that corporations are effectively held hostage by powerful asset managers—like Blackrock, Vanguard, and State Street—who demand that they adhere to an environmental, social, and governance (ESG) agenda. In order to earn the stamp of approval from these powerful shareholders, companies participate in scoring systems created by left-wing organizations who set the agenda for how they respond to cultural issues.”

“These organizations require complete fealty—with no room to question the methods or demands and no forgiveness if you deviate even a little from their program.”

“We see this toxic cycle play out in the new requirements of the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index (CEI). Even though the CEI preceded ESG in time, it has become a bellwether for whether companies are living up to the social justice agenda represented by the “S” in ESG.”

“HRC began rating companies on how their policies and practices serve the LGBTQ movement in 2002. At first, a perfect score on HRC’s index meant a company held nondiscrimination policies and offered healthcare benefits to employee’s same-sex partners. Yet, over the years, as more companies complied with these requirements, HRC ratcheted up its demands.”

“Now, HRC moves the goalposts each year in a way that commits companies to some of the most radical political goals of LGBTQ activists to maintain a perfect score. For example, to earn 100% this year and the coveted “Best Place to work for LGBTQ Equality” title, HRC is demanding that companies cover “puberty blockers for youth” in their healthcare plans.”

Corporate America Continues to March Left. Here’s What Can Set Them Free.

townhall.com