#32 Rainbow-washing and performative allyship of pride

This week, we're joined by our favorite Derek Tran once again to chat about the state of COVID, rainbow-washing, performative allyship, and showing up authentically.

In this episode we talk about:

Derek's Tinder profile. Yes. Really.

COVID mask mandates going down in many parts of America

Rainbow-washing and performative allyship from companies

Goods Unite Us revealing of where corporate sponsorship is going toward

The capital reason why it's valuable to rainbow-wash and market pride

Why we all still need to support pride as a protest

The shift away from hiring police at pride

Why everyone needs to stop eating at the evil chicken shop

Showing up authentically yourself this pride season

Speaking with our action vs. performance

References

Goods Unite Us

Queer Liberation March

You can find Derek at:

Instagram: @findyourfearless

You can follow me at:

Instagram: @stevenwakabayashi

YouTube: @stevenwakabayashi

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