White Magazine shuts as advertisers withdraw due to same-sex marriage dispute
Bridal publication White Magazine has announced it will be closing its operations after the company failed to feature same-sex couples and weddings.
As a result, the magazine’s advertisers and sponsors withdrew from the publication, leaving the company “no longer economically viable”.
White Magazine closes after failing to include sam-sex couples and weddings
A lot of talking around the issue here and discussions about values – but why not simply reverse the position and feature same-sex marriage? Or just feature them from the beginning?
and so it begins
A dinosaur publication goes exist because it fails to evolve. And ironically they probably also believe dinosaur bones were placed here to test our faith.
Hello, Department of Religious Freedom? Yes, I’d like to apply for a Diversity of Thought and Feelings Grant. ‘Failing business’ category, sub-category ‘Won’t someone think of the children’. We’ll take 10 full-page ads and 20 half-page, thanks.
42.2% voted no, and would represent plenty of people who voted that way on religious grounds. Let them believe what they want without howling them down. That’s kinda democracy. Or have we forgotten that?
It looks like 42.2% of the population isn’t a viable market. Whoops.
Last time I checked, ‘howling’ was still free speech. And readers and advertisers are allowed to walk away from publications… that’s “kinda democracy”. Nobody’s rights have been violated here. The right to religious freedom doesn’t come with some magical protection from market forces.
62% of Australians voted YES , where are you getting your figures ?
Gay marriage, a convenient excuse for a business failure. And an outing for the haters too.
Completely agree, how is this social/political issue being dragged in to a failing business. Seems like a result of poor business sense and strategy. Using this as an excuse is rubbish
My thoughts exactly
They are a wedding publication. Publish weddings!!! Another great step in the right direction getting rid of it.
I’m a big advocate of a diverse world, and don’t personally agree with the values this company is sticking to; but at the same time we have to respect people’s viewpoints any way they come. They have learned the consequence of a polarised viewpoint, and didn’t have on board the right sponsors obviously if that’s the way they operate. That’s really dying on your sword unfortunately and having to suffer the consequences at the end of the day, as heartless as that sounds.
I do think that the brands who pulled out are fantastic for openly supporting all people and taking a stand like this. Kudos to them. I wish we could celebrate who they are.
Values ARE more important than relationships, or they are meaningless.
For a group of people with ‘no agenda but love’ it sounds suspiciously like they had a very obvious agenda.
No, it means they’re a cashed-up minority who are sick of being discriminated against and they, like the advertisers who value a diverse audience and customer base (and yes, the income they represent) voted with their dollars. It’s called democracy, dear.
I was clearly talking about the publishers here, dear.
Here we go again with the tiresome same sex marriage debate. You have to admire the tenacity of social media bullies who are all for diversity but can’t tolerate diverse views that don’t match their own.
Unfortunately the publishers have confused ‘values’ with beliefs’.
Though it must have been a very tough 12 months for them.
It’s just as well gay people didn’t have to endure 12 months of inequality, injustice, hatred and abuse.
I applaud Australia’s broad acceptance of the what is now ‘bleeding obvious’ – that same-sex marriage has done no damage to Australia’s values. In my perception it has actually improved them on the score of tolerance and equality at a time when our overall our values seem to be slipping.
I wished those who rushed to comment had first read what Luke & Carla had posted in their farewell message.
They made sense and their refusal to be drawn or baited into a controversy not of their making is noteworthy.
Instead of blaming the hate squad, they have chosen to walk away from their 12 year labour of love.
They didn’t choose this fight and refused to be drawn into one.
It’s a difficult and heartbreaking decision which deserves empathy and respect.
Not to be diminished into so much kindling to stoke the flames of division, victimhood and anger.
In a decade or so the decision to not feature same sex weddings will seem as logical as a rejecting mixed race marriages today.
Maybe they could now focus on a magazine that assists Anglican schools to weed out and sack gay teachers in 2019. At least there is an existing market for that product.