Companies Politicising their Brand

With just under 2 months left until this farce of a same sex marriage plebiscite is over, I for one can't wait for it to be finished.

Today, my major beef is with companies and the media saying they support the Yes or No Vote. Again, I don't care which way you want to vote, its your democratic right to vote the way you see fit and not feel ashamed of it.

But we have these companies saying "QANTAS supports same sex marriage" or the ARL, ARU, Virgin Australia plus a million more.

The problem is, that is not the view of the entire company, thats the view of a couple of people on the board that are looking to score social points.

The Australian Rugby Union say they support Same Sex Marriage, but then Israel Fallau tweeted last Thursday “I love and respect all people for who they are and their opinions. but personally, I will not support gay marriage.”
Israel is a devout Catholic, while he may not agree with the Yes campaign, he tells then that he respects them and their opinions.

So how can the ARU speak for everyone in its organisation? How can QANTAS say that the organisation, which is made up of tens of thousands of unique individuals, support one way or another?

This is blatantly social point scoring, and sadly some people would be dumb enough to fall for it. People wont fly Tiger airways because it didn't come up in support, where as QANTAS did.

Shame on big business for using such a sensitive issue to try and sway consumers and the public.

Other instances of business abuse of the issue include Margaret Court having her name stripped from a tennis stadium because of her opinions. Last I checked she received the accolade because of her tennis achievements, not because of her personal opinions.

But now we have the teenager in Canberra who was sacked because she dared to speak up saying that it was ok to vote No. Where is the public outcry!! Where is the rage of the media!!!
If that girl was sacked for saying she was voting Yes, the media, fakebook, even old Teary Eyed George Brandis would be screaming at the top of their lungs about bigotry.
Sorry poor teenage girl, your opinion isn't as valid because its not what the left media want to hear.

Shame on Australia ad Shame on the media for turning this whole debacle into a complete farce and splitting the nation. All i ask for is equal coverage of both camps. While of course I say people have every right to vot anyway they like, I include voting No in that, because it is OK to Vote No if that's what you believe. The NO voters are no less of a human and have the exact same rights to democracy as the Yes voters.

Bring on Nov 15 so all the rubbish can be over.