kuakistar:rairii:omgthatdress:nerdpoet:savingprivateprose:karbarkalediscope:slumbeauty:philosophy-of
kuakistar:rairii:omgthatdress:nerdpoet:savingprivateprose:karbarkalediscope:slumbeauty:philosophy-of-compassion:Stop buying/ wearing TOMS they have partnered with the Focus on the Family, which was named as a Hate Group by the Southern Poverty Law Center.SPREAD AND SHAREi’m shocked!do they still give kicks to the kick-less?Yes but they do it by competing with/destroying local textile/shoe manufacturing industries and, consequently, hampering the economies of the communities and nations they aim to help. All of which creates a dependence on foreign aid which keeps them (Toms) in business.^TOMS shoes is a pretty big cog in the White Savior Industrial Complex, so even if they never “officially” partnered with FOTF, they’re still a pretty shitty company pretending to be good.My dad keeps track of what initiatives like these are actually useful (he works in NGOs and development and human rights) and directed me to this website which I then saw later on a reblog on the TOMS, which is amusing.Go check out THESE SHOES because they are made by Ethiopians at 300% the normal wage of Ethiopians in similar jobs, you know, allowing for a system that actually helps them develop and create less dependency.“these shoes” = where’s the link? OOPS edited the original post to have the link but you can go directly here. -- source link