Results: Should brands get involved in culture wars?
Published on 01/09/2024
Attn: Please do not use the comment section to take sides on the actual issues discussed, but only discuss whether brands should or should not interfere.
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1.
A lot has happened in the past 3 months between Israel and Palestine. Regardless of your opinion on who's right and who's wrong, the whole world reacted and took sides. Many corporations got involved by making official statements, making donations and so on. Do you think corporations should get involved? Yes
15%
412 votes
No
48%
1297 votes
Undecided
24%
658 votes
Not Applicable
12%
333 votes
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2.
Why do you think corporations got involved? Company leadership is truly supporting the ideology
11%
299 votes
Company leadership is reacting to employee's voices
12%
323 votes
Company leadership feels pressure from consumers to get involved
21%
575 votes
Company leadership believes in social responsibility
13%
345 votes
Tax benefits for donations
25%
675 votes
An easy (cheaper?) way to market the brand
18%
485 votes
Large corporations are controlled by the shadow government
9%
251 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
30 votes
Not Applicable
32%
877 votes
Getting some publicity for doing what they think people will appreciate.
29%
789 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.24% | 9 | |
| they r scare of the liberal woke morons and the problems they can cause | 0.03% | 1 |
| dunno | 0.03% | 1 |
| All of the reasons could be applicable | 0.03% | 1 |
| Propaganda | 0.03% | 1 |
| Their business, their money, their voice | 0.03% | 1 |
| afraid of negative publicity | 0.03% | 1 |
| I THINK IT'S STUPID TO GIVE ANY OF THEM MONEY | 0.03% | 1 |
| I DON'T KNOW | 0.03% | 1 |
| Greed | 0.03% | 1 |
| Corporations are directly involved with the parties to the conflict. | 0.03% | 1 |
| to make money | 0.03% | 1 |
| They think it will make them more money | 0.03% | 1 |
| not sure or could be a combination of things | 0.03% | 1 |
| They should not get involved | 0.03% | 1 |
| to make more money | 0.03% | 1 |
| all | 0.03% | 1 |
| Stop supporting gay | 0.03% | 1 |
| Large corporations should STFU & sell their products. NO ONE needs to know where they stand on ANYTHING. | 0.03% | 1 |
| being cowed and shamed by leftist trolls | 0.03% | 1 |
| Corporation that want to should be involved for any of the above reasons or others--it's up to them. | 0.03% | 1 |
| Stick their noses in where it probably doesn't belong. | 0.03% | 1 |
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3.
Has a corporate action made you react to their brand when they got involved? Yes, by buying more of their products when they aligned with my opinion
9%
249 votes
Yes, by boycotting the brand and not buying their products when they didn't align with my opinion
20%
536 votes
No, I don't buy stuff based on that company's values; only based on the product's value to me.
40%
1077 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
20 votes
Not Applicable
35%
943 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.64% | 12 | |
| I tend to buy products that others have boycotted for what I deem stupid reasons | 0.05% | 1 |
| looking realltyd umb like Budweiser | 0.05% | 1 |
| if people would stop being stupid with their feeling of belonging to a brand...stupidity like this would not happen | 0.05% | 1 |
| To be honest I don't check out their values. | 0.05% | 1 |
| I have boycotted companies but not on this issue. | 0.05% | 1 |
| I DON'T KNOW | 0.05% | 1 |
| Depends | 0.05% | 1 |
| A combination of these matters | 0.05% | 1 |
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4.
When the war in Ukraine started, many companies closed their operations in Russia (even before the embargo) as a way to show they don't support the war. Did this action made you view those brands better? Yes
35%
939 votes
No
24%
660 votes
Undecided
16%
441 votes
Not Applicable
24%
660 votes
5.
5.
Which of these topics do you think companies are ok to get involved in by taking a stand (official statements/donations/business decisions): Wars / global conflicts
23%
627 votes
Racial discrimination
31%
830 votes
Religious discrimination
21%
569 votes
Sexual discrimination
29%
772 votes
Pollution / environment
34%
911 votes
Freedom of speech
22%
605 votes
Human trafficking
30%
800 votes
Politics
9%
247 votes
Other (please specify)
2%
48 votes
None of the above
39%
1057 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.33% | 18 | |
| Not sure | 0.06% | 3 |
| Undecided | 0.04% | 2 |
| others | 0.02% | 1 |
| Foreign trade because of the countries already involved and the support | 0.02% | 1 |
| Assisting customers in the area they are located in when there is a natural disaster. Ex: floods, fires, etc. | 0.02% | 1 |
| Labor laws (wages, unions and working conditions) | 0.02% | 1 |
| No racism | 0.02% | 1 |
| Huge government & corporations Corruptions ! | 0.02% | 1 |
| The notion that the "war on terrorism" propaganda is still credible among ignorant old people is quite disheartening. They think Iraq had WMDs and that the Gulf of Tonkin incident occurred. They are easily duped by Zionist propaganda. | 0.02% | 1 |
| Anything they choose! | 0.02% | 1 |
| health | 0.02% | 1 |
| Treatment of Animals | 0.02% | 1 |
| It's all money laundering and we should stay out. | 0.02% | 1 |
| Their choices, their corporate philosophy, their money. | 0.02% | 1 |
| it's only and always for profit......never for the consumers. | 0.02% | 1 |
| I think it varies greatly depending on the people in charge and the issue itself. If something is morally wrong, then yes, the company shouldn't shy away from standing up for the right thing. But overall I think it's better if they stay out of it all | 0.02% | 1 |
| How about sticking to the business they are in! | 0.02% | 1 |
| no comment | 0.02% | 1 |
| mental health | 0.02% | 1 |
| all of 'em | 0.02% | 1 |
| hunger | 0.02% | 1 |
| How about companies just sell their products. Don't care about their opinions otherwise. | 0.02% | 1 |
| Hmmm... | 0.02% | 1 |
| They can do anything they want--they are private entities. | 0.02% | 1 |
| I have no idea. | 0.02% | 1 |
| Jada | 0.02% | 1 |
| Whatever they want-It's a FREE country!! | 0.02% | 1 |
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