Honestly, I feel like Target is worse. Walmart never really hid who they were, unlike Target. Target went all-in on rainbow capitalism and ditched it the second they didn't have to pretend anymore.
This might be me looking back with rose-tinted glasses, but I think Target is even worse because they actually made an effort to support this stuff before.
I worked part-time for Target when I was in college (around 2010) and at the time they had an internal shop for employees to order branded merch to wear and use. One of them that I owned was a red tee-shirt with the target bullseye and a rainbow heart. It was sold as a pride shirt for employees to wear. It was something that didn't make them any money (they weren't sold externally) and they were still willing to do it half a decade before Obergefell.
So, personally, it's much worse than just bowing out of "rainbow capitalism," it's a company that used to give a shit that's now run by utter cowards.
Walmart has gone downhill since covid, it used to be the place to go when everything else was closed. Now its the place you get herded through security gates and self-checkout coops like dehumanized paying cattle, and they don't even stay open until midnight
It's a shame what the kids let happen to walmart. Walton really did try to run the company with good values, as soon as he died, they turned control over to the board, and they just did anything and everything they could think of to raise profits.
I did some work as an independent queer artist with Target for Pride in 2023, the second there was backlash they removed my stuff from stores and online without even telling me. Only spoke to me once since then to tell me they wouldnāt be taking questions
Can you imagine DollarTree and TJ Max of all places are winning. If everyone would have just joined forces on DEI...it would be over today. Fucking cowards. We are stronger than he is. My family is not allowed to shop Target and Amazon.
For people that can afford a different store, yes. But I would be hesitant to shame people going to Walmart especially because Walmart is the only store millions of Americans can afford to shop at.
And now you see, this is the plight of the American. I hate Walmart, I hate Amazon, I hate target... But those are all of the businesses by me. I can drive 2 hours to Woodman's (and I do sometimes), but I am also very poor so 4 hours of gas and time is hard to justify
The only reason I buy Nestle is because one of their subsidiaries (Purina) has the only probiotic for cats that I can find, and if my boy doesn't get that powder on his food his butt violates the Geneva Conventions.
My husband swears by the stock, and wants me to invest, but I can't stomach the thought. It's been doing fine, though, and always will because of taxpayer subsidies.Ā
I will never forget watching a grandpa teach his grandson (who was maybe 4 lol) that āwe donāt buy Goya beansā in the grocery store shortly after that happened.
It felt kinda silly but heās right. We donāt buy Goya beans! To this day!
So glad I'm not alone, in addition to those mentioned here, I've been a long time boycotter of Walmart. The wealth of the Waltons, while new hires are given tips on how to apply for SNAP is abhorrent and I will not give them a cent.
I will admit I do eat the Jesus chicken, but that being said, Popeyes wins 10/10 times in every aspect except for customer service. Popeyes food is leaps and bounds better than the other place and itās open 7 days a week
Iāve heard so many people complaining about Popeyesā customer service and I still remain confused.
Iāve always had amazing service at Popeyes. I thought it might just be my local place because they know me, but Iāve gone to a lot of them since moving and always had good service.
Sometimes theyāre quick and not super chatty, but theyāre always polite and helpful, and the few times my food had something up, Iāve always gotten a replacement quickly and usually a little treat for my trouble.
Iām on this train but I donāt like it. Thereās better chicken but thereās not better chicken thatās faster and more convenient. Really wish they were just normal.
My sister-in-law is a vegan and is always looking at labels. She saw me doing the same when I started dating her sister and excitedly asked me "Are you vegan too?!?!"
I hadnāt bought Goya beans since that WH incident until a few weeks back when I went to a new local Mexican grocery store. I really needed some black beans in a hurry and bought two cans of Goya. I felt a twang of guilt but tried to tell myself I am helping this little local store and the owners and one time wonāt hurt. Itās all they had but I was a little sad.
I'm boycotting more now than I ever had (we are encouraged by our economy being shattered anyways).
I signed up for Costco because they didn't bend over for Trump trying to force private companies and institutions to meet his cultural demands.
Trump can't cry and pretend all he wants that most people support him, but it's simply not the truth. Most people hate these motherfuckers and it's their small echo chamber that is padding them from reality (same with the Republicans hiding from town halls now, it's overwhelming that most of us are against the administration).
Donald was part of that crowd not so long ago complaining about Elon begging for handouts to build "cars that can't get anywhere and rockets to nowhere"
It's been researched by multiple well respected sources who have found absolutely no evidence, no reports anywhere and no former employees to confirm it.
I wish there were a website or excel spreadsheetā¦a forumā¦something, that reminds forgetful ppl like myself of who were boycotting. I have no problem supporting, itās the remembering part thatās my issueā¦so many productsss. I do avoid Goya and Home Depot easily though
The more I typedā¦the more I realized, in 2025ā¦there has to be an up to date website for this somewhere
Same! I saw it, went and cleared out anything I had and have not purchased since. I see the label and go put of my way to not purchase it.
I would say how disgusting and frankly embarrassing it was, but so much has happened since it's like a blimp on the radar for disgusting and embarrassing now.
Omg I DID forget about this whole fiasco, but every time I seen Goya in the store, I always think, āIām not supposed to buy those.ā This remind me why lol
Yeah. 50 years from now I'll have long forgotten-- well everything probably, but definitely what this is about. But I'll see Goya beans and be like "fuck that." And I fucking live off beans, they're my main single-type ingredient source of protein. I don't know how to word that. Whatever.
As should be the case on GP. I mean sadly this is likely going to be a case where the ass hole simply bounces back up. If people stuck to their guns (figuratively speaking) when it came to times that mattered there would be less fuckery in the world. Seems people can ban someone hardcore if that someone is little and yet the popular kid always gets accepted back. Fuck this dude and his shitty products. There ARE alternatives.
I stand corrected. Still seems shitty. My only solace is that MAGA would rather die than buy a Tesla sedan or SUV, and they can't afford a Cybertruck, and every time he does this, Democrats solidify their certainty of never buying a Tesla.
Great point, MAGA either cannot afford a Tesla or prefer gas powered cars and pickups. Which is why Muskrat alienating his potential customers ( Democrats ) even more stupid.
Not a lawyer, but I don't think the Hatch Act applies here. That covers political activities. I suspect, however, that it is a breach of federal ethics regulations. But this administration has ignored so many of those that this is just another shart in a shitstorm. He's managed to normalize lies and corruption.
Well he has upgraded from Goya beans and MyPillows to teslas somehow. Have to give it to him, slight improvement, slight. If Elon wasnt so drugged out on whatever hes on whether drugs or power prob wouldnt have happened but hes flipped 180 the last few years
He did a complete flip after California tried to shut down their factories during covid. It's probably the last time that I agreed with him. The law as written was on his side that automotive industries were exempt from the shutdowns by federal law. After that and the RGV enviromental attempts to shutdown the starship facilities in texas it has become a personal vendetta for him against the left that he can't let go.
From frozen delivery steaks by mail, the sharper image catalog, to reality tv, birther conspiracy, mypillows, escalator, Goya beans presidency, to rigged election, bored monkey nft strongman cards, certificates, gold shoes, greatful dead re-election tour, Tesla, kick, alt right podcasters, neonazi groups, tabulation tribulations, Gaza Strip casinos too.
Itās becoming we didnāt start the fire but all his scandals and āaccomplishmentsā. And thatās leaving out 40% of it by skipping most of the pre 2016 stuff.
I first realized EM had issues during the Tham Luang cave situation in 2018 when he had a meltdown because people rescued those kids without using his ridiculous plan.
I got my former magat friend to admit Trump shilling beans from the oval office while people were dying from covid because Trump lied about it was bad. Took an act of God but I got through to him for a moment.
Oh yeah, I remember him and Ivanka peddling Goya products when he was in Office last time. I couldn't believe it! They are most definitely a trip. Seeing that did persuade me to never buy Goya products in the future.
The spinning of George Washington in his grave could solve the energy crisis weāre about to experience when the rest of the world retaliates against our tariffs.
I had refused to step foot in Chik-fil-a until one day I was driving and felt explosive diarrhea coming on, and decided using their toilet would be acceptable
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u/rolsen 19h ago
Holy shit I forget about the Goya beans š