Tucker Carlson Sees Advertiser Exodus After 'Black Lives' Comment

[left-of-center2012]

Tucker Carlson is losing more advertisers in the wake of the Fox News host’s controversial comments about the Black Lives Matter movement.

Walt Disney Co., Papa John’s International Inc. and T-Mobile US Inc. said this week they would no longer advertise on his show after he sparked an uproar in addressing the global protests over police brutality and racial inequality.

“This may be a lot of things, this moment we are living through,” he said Monday on his Fox News show, “Tucker Carlson Tonight.” “But it is definitely not about black lives and remember that when they come for you, and at this rate, they will.”

Carlson’s show has seen several waves of advertiser boycotts in recent years over his commentary. In December 2018, PepsiCo Inc.’s SodaStream, TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. and others pulled their ads from Carlson’s show after he said immigrants make the U.S. “poorer and dirtier and more divided.”

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-11/tucker-carlson-sees-advertiser-exodus-after-black-lives-comment?srnd=politics-vp

[grumpyduck]

1. Oh, man, I have to stock up on popcorn.

[Mike 03]

2. At the bitter end, there will be only Tucker Carlson and "My Pillow"

[AnotherMother4Peace]

9. And it's the WORST pillow ever. It's just chunks of foam in a sack - horrible.

[BamaRefugee]

19. I would disagree. I got mine as a gift and thought it was a joke. But when I finally used it...can't

sleep without it now.

Not an approval of MyPillow management, just the product.

[AnotherMother4Peace]

25. Glad it works for you. I could not stand sleeping on chunks of foam in a bag - the worst.

A recent review from MatressClarity (a site I use to check out QVC claims): "MyPillow does have a good amount of hype but for us, the MyPillow Premium fell flat, literally, during the review. The chunks of foam were compressed by the head overnight and after only a few nights of sleep, it became too flat to be comfortable while back sleeping".

[CurtEastPoint]

3. Jeez, you know you suck when Papa John's abandons you

[AnotherMother4Peace]

6. That's definitely hitting bottom - when you lose Papa John's.

[uponit7771]

10. lol

[infullview]

22. I Know!

Now that's bad when the even the racist conservative owner of Papa John's leaves you...

[Cirque du So-What]

24. He's been kicked to the curb by the PJ's board of directors

Otherwise, they’d undoubtedly be sticking with Fucker Carlson.

[SoonerPride]

4. He'll always have that pillow schmuck.

[Jirel]

5. Good.

Let’s hope the turd finally gets flushed.

[uponit7771]

7. "... when THEY come for you" ... such a fuckin racist

[CurtEastPoint]

8. you mean... 'the coloreds'?

https://www.dispatch.com/news/20200610/gop-ohio-state-senator-wonders-if-rsquocoloredrsquo-people-get-covid-19-from-not-washing-their-hands-as-much

[zak247]

11. It will Wipe his goofy smile

off his face when he gets thrown off the air for his racist remarks

[orwell]

12. Nice PR move asswipes...

...but they will all be back once the uproar subsides.

After all, racists buy pizza too.

[Ford_Prefect]

13. Couldn't happen to a more deserving guy...well maybe one other.

[alterfurz]

14. That moment when you meme yourself...

[Zambero]

15. These jerks keep losing advertisers but invariably gain them back

To include Limbaugh, Hannity et al. There have been instances where sponsors have left en masse. However, certain if not most advertisers eventually come back, and no doubt new ones will come on board. It's up to consumers to keep tabs on who keeps them afloat, and act accordingly by taking their purchasing power elsewhere. Occasionally I'll tune in to their shows as long as I can stomach it, just to see who pays their salaries.

[BamaRefugee]

20. Thank you. Exactly what I was about to post!

[soothsayer]

16. Judd Legum fighting the good fight

He’s been contacting advertisers

Link to tweet

?s=21

[rainin]

17. Anybody else think they'll leave with great fanfare and come back quietly...later?

[ProfessorGAC]

18. I Doubt It

They'll see very little negative financial impact. Whatever they see will be offset by the reduced expenditures.
Their marketing folks will review other opportunities and put the money there.
This gesture is a good symbolic move & may end up making them moré money in the future.
I don't think there will be a sound business reason to go back.
Good will has inherent business value to a consumer product company. (Well, maybe not pharma or big oil)

[BamaRefugee]

21. They always do. We've been through this over and over.

[onetexan]

23. Good. Shut him down.

[JudyM]

26. Yup, this is a start.

[klook]

27. List of Carlson's advertisers: MediaMatters.org

Media Matters has compiled a list of Tucker Carlson's leading advertisers (a fast-shrinking list!):
https://www.mediamatters.org/these-are-tucker-carlsons-leading-advertisers

The only one I patronize is Office Depot (and have for pretty much their entire existence). I've contacted them to let them know they can kiss my business goodbye until they quit advertising on this scumbag's show (I phrased it a little more delicately than that, of course).