Fux Channel's trust fund baby and bloviating white supremacist Tucker "Mothertucker" Carlson has been one of the most vociferous opponents of the Black Lives Matter movement, using racial stereotypes to smear the push for an end to police violence in minority communities. According to Media Matters, earlier this week, Carlson ranted about rioting and looting and claimed the Black Lives Matter movement "doesn't care about the lives of black people" saying,
'This may be a lot of things, this moment we're living through, but it is definitely not about Black lives. And remember that when they come for you and at this rate, they will. Anyone who has ever been subjected to the rage of the mob knows the feeling. It's like being swarmed by hornets. You cannot think clearly. And the temptation is to panic. But you can't panic. You got to keep your head and tell the truth. Tell the truth. If you show weakness of any kind, they will crush you." (our emphasis)Fortunately, some of his advertisers were watching the white supremacist's diatribe, and several of them have (hopefully permanently) dropped their ads from his despicable white power hour. That begs the question of why these companies had their ads running on Carlson's nightly Klan klatch to begin with, but message sent.
BONUS: T-Mobile's CEO Mike Sievert was direct and to the point:
It definitely is not. Bye-bye Tucker Carlson! #BlackLivesMatter— Mike Sievert (@MikeSievert) June 10, 2020
(photo: Asked and answered.)
The encouraging thing about advertisers dumping trash like Carlson is that, regardless of what kind of beliefs the corporate leaders themselves hold, the corporate world has crunched the numbers and concluded that bigots are not a market worth catering to. Their numbers and/or buying power are just not large enough to be worth the hassle of being associated with shows that appeal to them.
ReplyDeleteInfidel -- Exactly right. For advertisers, it's getting exposure with their desired customers, and as you've pointed out, Carlson doesn't bring them the customer demographic they desire either in buying power or quantity.
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