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Funny it doesn't go both ways. Blue-chip companies are glad to rainbow up in June even if they show a history of underemploying LGBT folk and failing to acknowledge gay families. Heck, some of them support anti-LGBT activist groups while still flying rainbws.
I suspected it was about silencing Jezebel even though they are way less radical than the far-right interests they regard as stil brand safe... or are glad to support until the public notices.
It does go both ways, you're just selectively ignoring it. Look at what happened to Bud Light, consumption is down and countless endorsements severed, because the company presented a message and an image that certain people didn't like. The result is the same, if you present an image that people or companies don't want to be associated with, they're allowed to not associate with it.
It's not even a question of being glad to support it until the public notices. Companies were probably glad to get the advertising until THEY noticed it, or until someone pointed out to them just what they were sharing a page with. Most big businesses, especially those going through a third party advertising company, couldn't tell you where their ads will appear. Until it's brought to their attention, they may not even know.
And again, nobody gave half a shit about silencing Jezebel, nobody went out of their way to punish or suppress them, all they did is just not give them money. Not giving someone money isn't the same thing as silencing someone.