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What was the most egregious case of woke capitalism going wrong?
345 sats \ 10 comments \ @Aardvark 20 Apr AskSN
It feels like companies are finally backing away from overtly political advertising, but for a whole there it seemed like every company was jumping on the bandwagon.
Personally, I think the Gillette ad campaign that actively insulted their entire customer base took the cake.
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89 sats \ 6 replies \ @SimpleStacker 20 Apr
In terms of total value destruction, I'd say it's Disney Star Wars. Wokeness wasn't their only problem, but I think it was a big part of it, especially the practice of promoting people to run Star Wars who don't actually understand what people love about the franchise.
The most acute single incident was probably getting Dylan Mulvaney to promote Budweiser
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72 sats \ 2 replies \ @Undisciplined 20 Apr
It's tough with Star Wars, because it was basically never good after the first trilogy, so it's hard to blame wokeness for ruining it. Fundamentally, I think it was a universe that was never really meant to be elaborated on.
I see the the destruction of the MCU as more fitting here. They created the most successful franchise in film history and promptly transitioned into throwing it away in pursuit of overtly woke objectives.
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @Aardvark OP 20 Apr
I can't believe that they're still making those movies.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @022fbc9cef 20 Apr
Episodes I to III are absolutely epic and the only reason you do not like them is that you are old and you saw them long after the original trilogy.
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52 sats \ 1 reply \ @benthecarman 20 Apr
Dylan mulvaney was definitely peak
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @028559d218 20 Apr
I'm still not convinced that D Mulvaney wasn't a really clever psyop. Transgender people are not like that at all.
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30 sats \ 0 replies \ @Aardvark OP 20 Apr
God the star wars thing was a wild ride. It went on for years because they just continued to double down and release more garbage.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @BallLightning 20 Apr
I think there has to have been some direct or indirect cohesion behind the scenes. Some of these "woke" decisions were obviously absurd and I am quite sure most of the employees that had to implement them had to know that they are absurd, but couldn't say so.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @HardMoney 20 Apr
Bud Light
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @028559d218 20 Apr
In general... the tariffs. Tariffs raise costs for consumers, make industries generally less competitive, and have big government picking winners and losers.
Totally woke.
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