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Originally Posted by BullDog
Ender I don't understand why you say "Corporate scandals = least of lgbt/queer community's worries." Big corporations make lots of money and that money can be used to fund lots of hateful things. It can do a lot of damage.
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They do lots of damage every day by merely existing. These sorts of scandals detract from real social issues and basically allow people who don't care to be politically active an avenue to think they're doing some kind of good without actually doing any good. What this restaurant does with its money changes nothing for someone who doesn't have anything to eat to begin with. Whether this restaurant funds anti-lgbt orgs or not, they already promote the continued maltreatment of homeless/low income and other disadvantaged people (including queers) by their very existence. The damage exists with or without their money. Its the entire damned system that is the problem and continues to allow these organisations to exist. Its not going to change anything for the plight of Ugandan lgbt folks or of disadvantaged queer folks in the US.