The current Sussex projects are the OW and Harry mental health documentary, and then the Procter & Gamble collaboration with Archewell, after the rather flat reception of the Vax Live event. Why do they need to promote everything they say or do, especially when they are allegedly charitable acts? It seems a little like bragging, and attention seeking, and yes, the public are starting to ignore them as are the media.
There have been many petitions for various reasons that have called upon the public to boycott P&G brands in the past, but is this one that more people will take notice of? The other reasons are associated with activists concerned with environmental issues, and animal testing, as well as ethical work practices – all of which have come under scrutiny. One doesn’t need to be an activist to disagree with P&G jumping into bed with the Sussexes, and it has made many question whether they consider P&G as an ethical brand.
https://harrymarkle.wordpress.com/2021/05/12/the-sussexes-phoney-pontificators/
Then the news of Jason Knauf resigning has hit the headlines. This was inevitable, but it makes you wonder if this frees him to offer evidence without his hands so tightly bound, and what other secrets does he take with him? The ANL case is not as yet closed, and it never will be until the truth of fully revealed. He will remain in his position until the end of the year, but everyone really wants to hear what Sara Latham has to say. Will someone ‘let her’ speak her truth?
Meanwhile, millions of people are looking through their cupboards to see what P&G items they have, and they are either throwing them out, or choosing alternatives to replace them when items need to be replenished. Many are learning about the hidden stories behind P&G, and it makes for uncomfortable reading. In the UK, the trusty Fairy Liquid is owned by P&G, as is Oral B and Pampers – soon people will have to make ethical choices, as many loyal customers are writing to tell P&G of their disappointment in their choice to support an entity that was built on lies and betrayal. Somehow, I doubt this was the kind of publicity that P&G expected they were buying into, and with more independent brands, ethical suppliers, and supermarket own brands available, people have far more choice these days and won’t necessarily stick with what they have used for years. The #BoycottProcterandGamble hashtags aren’t what they anticipated after the announcement of the collaboration…