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Pronoun badges backfire for embarrassed banks

4 July 2022

4:47 PM

4 July 2022

4:47 PM

Pride month means only one thing: the chance for corporations to embarrass themselves with the latest right-on social media stunt. This year it was the turn of Halifax, which took to Twitter last week to declare that ‘Pronouns matter’ alongside an image of its new-style staff name badge, featuring the words ‘she/her/hers’ underneath.

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