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In reply to the discussion: Komen Cuts Planned Parenthood Grants Months After Arrival Of New VP, Who Is Abortion Foe [View all]CoffeeCat
(24,411 posts)Besides losing funding from people like us, who are disgusted with this political decision--they've
now tainted the Susan G Komen name and pink ribbon with their logo on it. Companies aren't
going to as freely place that ribbon on their products now. Controversy like this makes companies
nervous.
Now they've tainted their symbol--the pink ribbon with the Komen logo. It is on many, many
products. Companies don't want a symbol on their product that pisses off half of America.
This was a horrendous, awful move from a PR standpoint and also from a fundraising standpoint.
They'll lose so much money over this.
Moreover, think that the corporations that do carry that pink Komen ribbon on products. That ribbon
was there because of marketing relationships that were cultivated by marketing and PR executives from
Komen and manufacturing partners. Isn't that going to be just a tad bit difficult for Komen to
forge new partnerships with these manufacturers when many women work in high-level
marketing and PR positions in these large companies?
Just how many successful, corporate, female executives are going to be in a hurry to support
Komen now that they have done this to Planned Parenthood. They'll be shut out, by many.
Leave it to a staunch, rabid pro-lifer to not *think things through.* It's all about the emotional
appeal that sounds good at the moment. Don't bother thinking too hard about the reality.
I think this decision to hire this new vp was one of the worst HR decisions I've seen in a long time.