This is something we were thinking of doing, but Ian Haworth has already put together a thread for us. As you’ve no doubt noticed, June 1 marks the start of Pride Month, and corporations around social media have all changed their Twitter and Facebook avatars to include the pride rainbow — heck, the U.S. Marine Corps tweeted a helmet with rainbow-colored rifle rounds. We noted in a previous post how one company seemed to have forgotten to update its logo in the Middle East, and Haworth has compiled a number of major corporations that somehow did the same.
Is there a reason why BP didn't use a rainbow for their Middle East branch?@bp_plc @bp_MIddleEast pic.twitter.com/CMyx9OZAv7
— Ian Haworth (@ighaworth) June 1, 2022
Is there a reason why BMW didn't use a rainbow in their Middle East branch?@BMW @BMWMiddleEast pic.twitter.com/5d9kAwOcmN
— Ian Haworth (@ighaworth) June 1, 2022
Is there a reason why Cisco didn't use a rainbow in their Middle East branch?@Cisco @ciscomiddleeast pic.twitter.com/QnRFGzZoug
— Ian Haworth (@ighaworth) June 1, 2022
Is there a reason why Mercedes didn't use a rainbow in their Middle East branch?@MercedesBenz @MercedesBenzME pic.twitter.com/tUdWDGUhmY
— Ian Haworth (@ighaworth) June 1, 2022
Is there a reason why Bethesda didn't use a rainbow in their Middle East branch?@bethesda @bethesda_me pic.twitter.com/XkWzMHIpyP
— Ian Haworth (@ighaworth) June 1, 2022
Is there a reason why HP didn't use a rainbow in their Middle East branch?@HP @HPandMe pic.twitter.com/UqyYhVGfyL
— Ian Haworth (@ighaworth) June 1, 2022
Is there a reason why Pfizer didn't use a rainbow in their Saudi Arabia branch?@pfizer @PfizerSaudi_LTD pic.twitter.com/D2Y9INEIKk
— Ian Haworth (@ighaworth) June 1, 2022
Is there a reason why Coca-Cola didn't use a rainbow in their Middle East branch?@CocaColaCo @COCACOLA_ME pic.twitter.com/ke9d41YMRs
— Ian Haworth (@ighaworth) June 1, 2022
Coca-Cola is one of the most woke corporations out there and is always happy to insert itself into political issues. And what would be the danger of adding the pride rainbow in the Middle East? Oh, that’s right, you might alienate customers there and it could cost you money.
We hope the State Department gets on this right away.
Related:
‘We had a good run’: US Marine Corps Pride Month tweet comes complete with rainbow bullets https://t.co/4ZcNzhJcCU
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) June 1, 2022
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