In the real world, there’s a good reason why Gay Pride needs to exist and Straight Pride doesn’t. Straight people, especially white straight people, don’t have to stand up for their rights. Straight men such as those behind Straight Pride are auto-celebrated, auto-protected and auto-privileged every second of every minute of every day of their whingeing, resentful, spiteful lives. Outgoing chairman, Charlie Mayfield, said that White was not “the conventional retail choice”, but “these are not conventional retail times”. John Lewis inspires more customer loyalty than most, but there isn’t a magic wand to make the likes of Amazon go away.

Source: The Guardian June 08, 2019 15:56 UTC