My Personal Boycott List

BOYCOTTING companies and brands because of their support for fascism is difficult, because the companies and brands involved are so pervasive. To my mind, however, convenience and utility can never take precedence over morality; the sacrifice of those things is inconsequential compared to the brutality others are suffering under the Trump regime.

The following list is limited, for now, to brands and companies that are available or do business in the Philippines, where I am thankfully located away from the neo-Nazi MAGA madness, and have contributed to Donald Trump’s campaign organizations, either as companies or through their executives on an individual level. For the time being, I am not going to blacklist companies or brands that contribute to the Republican Party in general or to other specific candidates, but those should not be considered exempt. Managing a list and then doing the most important part, actually following it, takes some work; it’s simply easier to do if it’s done in stages.

The primary source of the data for this list is the very excellent app Goods Unite Us, backed up by a little additional research where questions arose. I highly recommend the app, and in my opinion, anyone who is serious about fighting the evil should have it and refer to it often.

The Blacklist as of April 16, 2025

·       Ace Hardware
·       Adidas
·       Agoda
·       Air Canada
·       American Eagle
·       Amway
·       ArmorAll
·       BHP
·       BMW (this one personally hurts, but it’s also not at all surprising)
·       Bausch & Lomb
·       Briggs & Stratton
·       Buffalo Wild Wings (you guys are obnoxious anyway)
·       Burlington
·       Cinnabon (oh, DAMMIT)
·       Clorox (c’mon guys, WTF)
·       Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf (no loss there)
·       Craftsman (your stuff is overpriced, anyway)
·       Cuisinart
·       DHL
·       Dole Food (oof, this is a big one)
·       Epson
·       Evian
·       Farberware
·       Foot Locker
·       GMC
·       Goya Foods
·       Group Danone
·       Guess?
·       Hanes
·       Heinz (FUCK!)
·       Hostess Brands
·       Jeep
·       Jif (Peter Pan has always been better)
·       Kraft Foods Group (another huge one)
·       Kwikset
·       Little Caesars
·       Maserati
·       Milwaukee
·       Nature’s Miracle
·       Pennzoil
·       Permatex
·       Planters
·       Playtex
·       Reebok
·       Ritz Crackers (ouch)
·       Rockport
·       Royal Dutch Shell (yeah, no shit)
·       Russell Hobbs
·       Ruth’s Chris Steak House (the overcooked steak experts)
·       Ryobi
·       Slumberland
·       Smucker’s
·       SpaceX (the only thing that applies here is Starlink)
·       Subaru
·       Texas Roadhouse
·       Weber
·       Wendy’s (where am I supposed to get my fish sandwich now?)

 

I would assume that the local franchisees or subsidiaries of these brands would protest, and foreswear any involvement with politics or support for Donald Trump. (Some wouldn’t, though; he is inexplicably popular with a lot of people here) That’s fine. Compose a public statement unequivocally repudiating Donald Trump and the support of your parent brand or company, post it prominently on your website and/or official social media accounts or send it to me, and it will be duly noted and you will be removed from the list. Otherwise, I will consider you fascist-adjacent jagoffs, not do any business with you, and aggressively encourage others to shun you as well.