Career Expert Ginny Clarke Warns Against “Fake Allies” in the Workplace: ‘Manipulation Isn’t Always Obvious’ https://shinemycrown.com/career-expert-ginny-clarke-warns-against-fake-allies-in-the-workplace-manipulation-isnt-always-obvious/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #CareerAdvice #Leadership #ProfessionalGrowth #WorkplaceCulture #FakeAllies

"In January, [Shelley B. Woke] posted the first of what would become a series of thematic poasts on Bluesky about “Allyship” based on actual comments “allies” had made on social media and in the press. Politicians, consultants, random Democratic Party apologists — every one of these is based on something someone said or did."

https://medium.com/@shelleybwoke/a-mile-wide-and-a-half-an-inch-deep-4ecd8e086e77

#trans #transgender #Allies #Allyship #FakeAllies

The corporations can never actually be real #allies, no matter how hard we wish and delude ourselves. We can't #freemarket consume our way to #liberation. #lgbt #lgbtq #corporategreed #boozallen #queer #pinkcapitalism #pinkwashing #fakeallies #thefirstpridewasariot #corporatepride #capitalism #lgbtqia #equality #socialjustice #justice #equity

Booz Allen withdraws as WorldPride corporate sponsor

https://www.washingtonblade.com/2025/02/10/booz-allen-withdraws-as-worldpride-corporate-sponsor/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=booz-allen-withdraws-as-worldpride-corporate-sponsor

> Company updated programs to comply with Trump executive orders

Pro Tip: when someone says that your language is exclusionary, explaining to them why they are wrong is only going to make things worse. #allies #FakeAllies