http://www.out.com/news-opinion/2013...ssian-magazine


How do you feel about this?

Personally I think that they might as well, because it's either that or shutting down the business all together in Russia and losing money.


Who agrees? Who disagrees? Discuss.

Russia needs to set their priorities straight.

It doesn't "call into question the company's commitment to LGBTQ rights". It just shows that they have common sense. They aren't actively making a political statement by removing the lesbian couple from the Russian magazines when they have even actively supported LGBTQ in the past, they're merely making a decision concerning their marketing campaign in Russia.

I'm sure they are thinking about legal issues as well. But the main motivator might be to not repel potential Russian customers who feel strongly about homosexuality. (Poor souls.)

It's sad, but IKEA is not to blame here imo, they are basically another victim. Every company has to put consideration for each local market's specific economic and social landscape first if they want to be successful there. That's how McDonald's conquered the world after all.

No, They aint tryna mess up their paper lol. They are a business, at the end of the day.

^ Yes they are a business at the end of the day, but they need to practice business ethics. If they lead, other companies would follow by example. Russia would then feel the negative impact of losing the presence of worldwide companies. I wish someone was more ballsy.

Sticking up for LGBTQ probably isn't part of IKEA's core business ethics though. While they may sympathize, it's still optional.

I'm only okay with this because it's Russia and their country is messed up.

One ad isn't going to lead people away from a company

It's the law tho.

Until that awful law is repealed, Ikea has to follow it.

There are more effective ways of protest than in a magazine.

I don't blame them. They'd be in a LOT of trouble with the government if they didn't