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ethical consumption under capitalism?
Mar. 1st, 2025 12:26 pmI don't know if you folks heard, but somebody tried to organize a boycott of large corporations yesterday. I had half the day off, so I spent it... shopping.
Hey, I was out of some produce, so I hit PCC, the Seattle co-op (yeah, I'm tempted to put quotation marks around that) with hippie roots. I think that's OK with the boycott.
Yesterday was, for better or worse, the annual ladies' night at the hardware store not far up the bus line from my place. 20% off. Free wine & popcorn. I'd made a shopping list weeks ago because of course I did.
The line to get in wrapped around the corner. I wouldn't say it was bananas because we're talking about north Seattle ladies here, but it was a little like being in a submarine. The hardware store is part of the True Value chain, and I paid with my trusty credit union debit card. Is that consistent with the boycott? Wayell, not completely.
I wasn't the only trans woman in the store, so yay? And speaking of trans girls and organizations that are cool with them, the Girl Scouts were selling cookies a few doors up the street. For the first time in my life, I bought a box, purely as a political act. No, really. My favorite: the peanut butter sandwich cookies. So I guess you could say I bought an indulgence for my sins from the Girl Scouts.
Hey, I was out of some produce, so I hit PCC, the Seattle co-op (yeah, I'm tempted to put quotation marks around that) with hippie roots. I think that's OK with the boycott.
Yesterday was, for better or worse, the annual ladies' night at the hardware store not far up the bus line from my place. 20% off. Free wine & popcorn. I'd made a shopping list weeks ago because of course I did.
The line to get in wrapped around the corner. I wouldn't say it was bananas because we're talking about north Seattle ladies here, but it was a little like being in a submarine. The hardware store is part of the True Value chain, and I paid with my trusty credit union debit card. Is that consistent with the boycott? Wayell, not completely.
I wasn't the only trans woman in the store, so yay? And speaking of trans girls and organizations that are cool with them, the Girl Scouts were selling cookies a few doors up the street. For the first time in my life, I bought a box, purely as a political act. No, really. My favorite: the peanut butter sandwich cookies. So I guess you could say I bought an indulgence for my sins from the Girl Scouts.
