I get it … Odyssey isn't exactly a site you would go to looking for LGBTQ articles. Instead, it's filled with Listicles, GIFs, and Grey's Anatomy memes-- which let me say, I'm not hating on it… it's just annoying that these are the articles that this organization highlights on their social media pages and website.
I just want more diversity on this site.
Being Pride Month, I expected to there be at least 1 or 2 posts highlighted on Odyssey's website, or even reposted on their social media pages. But nope, I scrolled for about 10 minutes and saw one post remotely related to the LGBTQ community. What I saw instead where very hetero, very, dare I say, white posts, aimed at women. So the general demographic: straight, white (probably Christian) women. Which honestly, kind of creeps me out.
Could Odyssey not even make a small acknowledgement that it was Pride Month? Say "Hey, we stand with and support the LGBTQ community! Happy Pride Month!"
Want to know what they did acknowledge though? National Donut Day-- June 1st, the first day of Pride Month. Like, listen, I love donuts, but not enough to completely ignore a community that has been battling for human rights for an unnecessary amount of time.
And no one better argue that "Oh, well they didn't highlight Pride Month/LGBTQ people because no one wrote an article about it", because listen, simply looking up in the search bar on the Odyssey website, anything LGBTQ related, there are a handful of articles-- articles that even fit with what Odyssey usually highlights on their social media (like songs to add to your playlists, Netflix recommendations, etc.). But none of these articles were highlighted this month.So please @ Odyssey, share some LGBTQ posts.
Share articles/GIFs/polls, whatever, involving the LGBTQ community. Organizations like yours adds to the repression that not only this community, but other minority groups face. Stop promoting this agenda aimed at white, straight, Christian girls. Literally, who cares whether a certain flower describes a college major? What this community and your audience cares about is highlighting groups that need to be highlighted, whose stories need to be shared.
How else are we supposed to end this repression of voices on minority groups if you are doing nothing to stop this repression.
So @ me, fight me, change my mind, whatever. I literally don't care. Unless you're promoting Pride Month, or any other minority group (in a positive way, no one needs any negativity right now) I won't care about what you're saying.