BA’s gender neutral salutations the latest example of ‘Woke capitalism’
13 October 2021
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In the Media
Emily Carver writes for Conservative Home
13 October 2021
Economic Theory
Annabel Denham writes for The Spectator
In an op-ed for The Spectator, IEA Director of Communications, Annabel Denham, took aim at British Airway’s (BA) move to drop ‘ladies and gentlemen’ from its announcements. Annabel suggested that BA has bigger problems than gender neutral salutations to deal with after 18 months of travel restrictions.
Annabel argued: “There’s still little evidence to suggest that companies benefit economically from their performative progressivism. ‘Woke capitalism’ is a paradox, because most woke people want to dismantle the whole system. They are more likely to view corporate publicity stunts, like airlines banning gender-binary terms, as cynical and manipulative. It’s likely that stunts like BA’s current virtue signalling do companies no harm, but neither do they actively benefit from it.”
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Annabel argued: “There’s still little evidence to suggest that companies benefit economically from their performative progressivism. ‘Woke capitalism’ is a paradox, because most woke people want to dismantle the whole system. They are more likely to view corporate publicity stunts, like airlines banning gender-binary terms, as cynical and manipulative. It’s likely that stunts like BA’s current virtue signalling do companies no harm, but neither do they actively benefit from it.”
Read the full article here.
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