One of the founding principles of #StopFundingHate is that if we have to oppose discrimination in all its forms - be that racism, anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, misogyny, anti-Traveller hostility, disabilism, transphobia or other forms of anti-LGBTI hate 1/ crowdfunder.co.uk/build-the-figh…
Being a consumer gives each of us a voice - and everyone has the right to speak out & raise concerns with the companies we shop with if they advertise in media that fuel discrimination & hate /2 crowdfunder.co.uk/build-the-figh…
Media outlets are free to print what they like within the law. Equally, companies are free to choose where they do & don't advertise - and consumers are free to seek to influence those advertising choices /3 crowdfunder.co.uk/build-the-figh…
There's a growing recognition that consumer engagement with advertisers is a positive & powerful campaigning tactic. In fact, the Spectator recently published an article celebrating "The campaign to boycott the extremists who peddle fake news" /4 blogs.spectator.co.uk/2019/03/the-ca…
This recent Spectator article noted that a number of advertisers had pulled out of The Rebel & Westmonster over extremist content, and that "Companies are moving with alacrity to protect their reputation" /5 archive.is/qukJx#selectio…
By the same token, it should hardly be a surprise if some of the companies that advertise in the Spectator now consider rethinking that relationship in the light of recent coverage /6
The example of the Daily Express shows that when advertisers make efforts to avoid funding hateful content, positive changes can happen thedrum.com/news/2019/08/0… #StartSpreadingLove #StopFundingHate /7
#StopFundingHate works - & we've seen some significant changes - but this latest example from the Spectator is a reminder that there's a way still to go before our media is free from hatred & discrimination. If you'd like to help #BuildTheFightback: ==> crowdfunder.co.uk/build-the-figh… /8
