ANZ face backlash for deciding they are the “country’s moral arbiter”: Panahi

Sky News host Rita Panahi says ANZ has launched another “virtue signaling” campaign “trying to convince us of how virtuous they are”. Ms Panahi said the bank’s new ad designed to call out hate speech against the LGBT community is not only for Sydney’s upcoming Mardis Gras but also for a “new google feature that actively blocks LGBTQI hate speech and replaces the hurtful words with love heart and rainbow emojis”. She said the ANZ ad was criticized not just by “conservatives but by those would prefer the bank to stick to banking," while also receiving much backlash from the “LGBT community for not consulting with them about the ad”. “This is not the first time ANZ have decided they are the country’s moral arbiter” as the bank publicly condemned Maria Folau for standing by her husband Israel Folau last year and for running a series of ads telling Australian girls “that they are repressed and live in a sexist society” she said. “At the same time they were lecturing Australians about sexism, equality, diversity and inclusion they were ripping off thousands of customers. “ANZ were forced to pay back $682 million it ripped off customers over a 10 year period.”

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