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re: Exxon faces "backlash" after banning the flying of BLM/LGBTQ flags at Houston offices

Posted on 4/22/22 at 9:26 pm to
Posted by Hangit
The Green Swamp
Member since Aug 2014
39596 posts
Posted on 4/22/22 at 9:26 pm to
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Exxon's stance of not recognizing external groups.


Having a company softball team is cool.
Posted by Bulletproof Lover
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2008
1900 posts
Posted on 4/22/22 at 9:33 pm to
See what happened to Disney? Exxon doesn’t want that evil.
Posted by McLemore
Member since Dec 2003
31652 posts
Posted on 4/22/22 at 9:38 pm to
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More like blacklash, amirite?


Or backstash. As in, stashing things on one's butthole.

I tried.

But to the point: I openly welcome backlash. The worm is turning. F all these terrorists.
Posted by SPEEDY
2005 Tiger Smack Poster of the Year
Member since Dec 2003
83555 posts
Posted on 4/22/22 at 9:40 pm to
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In response, members of Exxon’s PRIDE Houston Chapter are refusing to represent the company at the city’s June 25 Pride celebration



The horror
Posted by tigerbutt
Deep South
Member since Jun 2006
24668 posts
Posted on 4/22/22 at 9:43 pm to
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This is like the 4th thread on anti-LGBT topics just today. Man y’all are obsessed


We need more
Posted by dallastigers
Member since Dec 2003
5795 posts
Posted on 4/22/22 at 9:53 pm to
Are gays and blacks the only groups that companies need to show pride in?

Mexicans, Indians, Koreans, Japanese, Vietnamese, Native Americans, Jamaicans, creoles, Jews (for many it’s not about religion), Lebanese, Persians, Pakistanis, Kurds, Ukrainians, others who had to deal with the Brit oppression and/or relocation like the Irish, Scots, & Cajuns, those who cannot use or read plural pronouns to describe one person as it’s illogical, those affected by black violence (which unlike blm can focus on the black on black violence problem), gays who liked having the excuse to not get married and like their men vagina free, lesbians who like their women penis free, bi-sexuals who admit they really are just sluts, and so on.

One can be found for every day of the year if a company is so concerned about showcasing identity politics over their business.
Posted by Sal Minio
17th Street Canal
Member since Sep 2006
4199 posts
Posted on 4/22/22 at 9:54 pm to
frick the queers. Wait? Maybe not.
Posted by Sal Minio
17th Street Canal
Member since Sep 2006
4199 posts
Posted on 4/22/22 at 9:58 pm to
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And all because <2 % of the population...


So, you fly an American flag that is 98% full and you fly a LGBQT flag that is 2% full right under it. Problem solved.
Posted by Florida225
Houston
Member since Oct 2008
2837 posts
Posted on 4/22/22 at 9:58 pm to
Remember 25 years ago:

“We just want to get married, who cares!?”

Today:

“We just want to frick your kids, who cares!?”
Posted by jlc05
Member since Nov 2005
32909 posts
Posted on 4/22/22 at 10:02 pm to
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Filling up at exxon tomorrow.

Yep, will do the same. frick the lgbtq/blm/lmnop commies
Posted by jlc05
Member since Nov 2005
32909 posts
Posted on 4/22/22 at 10:05 pm to
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Normally, I'd laugh at the idea of backlash against Exxon in Texas. But, I was just in Dallas, and I was shocked by the number of people still wearing masks.

San Antonio lol at Dallas
Posted by Larry_Hotdogs
Texas
Member since Jun 2019
1365 posts
Posted on 4/22/22 at 10:20 pm to
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In response, members of Exxon’s PRIDE Houston Chapter are refusing to represent the company at the city’s June 25 Pride celebration


Quick story on heritage Exxon history. Prior to the finalization of the Exxon and Mobil merger, there was a protest in front of the Exxon God Pod in Las Colinas, TX. Mobil had same-sex partner benefits, where Exxon did not. Contrary to popular belief, it was a takeover more than a merger. Most company systems went to the Exxon way of operating.

The alphabet soup Mobil employees got out their pitch forks and torches expecting to be heard, and they were. Old hairlip Lee Raymond, then CEO, apparently got on a megaphone and told the crowd (paraphrasing), “Moving forward, we will not offer the benefit. If you want us to offer that, pass a law.”

And until recently with the “legalization” of same sex marriages, there have not been same sex benefits.
Posted by notiger1997
Metairie
Member since May 2009
58567 posts
Posted on 4/22/22 at 10:32 pm to
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And until recently with the “legalization” of same sex marriages, there have not been same sex benefits.


How recent was this that they started offering those benefits?
Posted by kywildcatfanone
Wildcat Country!
Member since Oct 2012
120066 posts
Posted on 4/22/22 at 10:40 pm to
Why would a company fly a terrorist organization flag?
Posted by Larry_Hotdogs
Texas
Member since Jun 2019
1365 posts
Posted on 4/22/22 at 10:42 pm to
I think in 2014.
Posted by Bard
Definitely NOT an admin
Member since Oct 2008
52045 posts
Posted on 4/22/22 at 10:42 pm to
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“It is difficult to reconcile how ExxonMobil recognizes the value of promoting our corporation as supportive of the LGBTQ+ community externally (e.g. advertisements, Pride parades, social media posts) but now believes it inappropriate to visibly show support for our LGBTQ+ employees at the workplace,” the workers’ group said in the email.


Translation: You either celebrate us or we're going to call you a bigot.
Posted by Havoc
Member since Nov 2015
29062 posts
Posted on 4/22/22 at 10:51 pm to
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This is like the 4th thread on LGBT topics just today.

Aww so typical, stifle discussion because you don’t like it. Liberty!!
Posted by RogerTheShrubber
Juneau, AK
Member since Jan 2009
263366 posts
Posted on 4/22/22 at 10:53 pm to
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Are gays and blacks the only groups that companies need to show pride in?


These two collective societies seem to always demand special treatment and attention, which I abhor.
This post was edited on 4/22/22 at 10:54 pm
Posted by bad93ex
Walnut Cove
Member since Sep 2018
27709 posts
Posted on 4/22/22 at 11:00 pm to
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These two collective societies seem to always demand special treatment and attention, which I abhor.


When it changed from equality to equity, people should have started asking questions.
Posted by UKWildcats
Lexington, KY
Member since Mar 2015
17344 posts
Posted on 4/22/22 at 11:24 pm to
Keep that horseshite out of the workplace. It is not welcome.
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