Customers at Halifax Bank have withdrawn their funds and canceled their accounts after the British bank issued a warning to those who don\u2019t like its new \u2018woke\u2019 pronoun policy.<\/p>\n
Halifax tweeted a photo of a name badge with preferred pronouns and a caption that reads, \u201cPronouns Matter.\u201d The tweet also featured the hashtag #ItsAPeopleThing.<\/p>\n
The tweet has received more than 12,000 responses as of the time of this writing.<\/p>\n
Pronouns matter. #ItsAPeopleThing<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/vj9UdlBnLy<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Halifax (@HalifaxBank) June 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n\n In reaction to Halifax\u2019s woke action, customers have criticized the bank for \u201cvirtue signaling,\u201d and many have said they will no longer do business with them, according to Washington Examiner<\/a>.<\/p>\n One customer tweeted, \u201cI shall be transferring my \u00a3300k+ mortgage over to another bank. One that values customer service and short wait times over pronouns and virtue signaling. Loved the good old days when a bank was just a bank.\u201d<\/p>\n I shall be transferring my \u00a3300k+ mortgage over to another bank. One thay values customer service and short wait times over pronouns and virtue signalling. Loved the good old days when a bank was just a bank.<\/p>\n \u2014 Ryan Link (@ryaaaanismyname) July 5, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n\n One of the tweets was answered by a representative from Halifax named AndyM, who said that they encouraged the user to \u2018close their account\u2019 if they do not agree with the company\u2019s \u2018values.\u2019<\/p>\n We strive for inclusion, equality and quite simply, in doing what\u2019s right. If you disagree with our values, you\u2019re welcome to close your account. ^AndyM<\/p>\n \u2014 Halifax (@HalifaxBank) June 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n\n Below are some of the responses from the internet:<\/p>\n My wife and I have followed this advice, partly due to Halifax\u2019s current virtue signalling but mostly the eagerness of AndyM to lose customers.<\/p>\n Mortgage is being moved, credit cards have been cancelled, deposit account closed. Had been with you since the 90s.<\/p>\n Nice work. pic.twitter.com\/9ZB6Jw5eqj<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 mike tommo (@miketommo99) June 29, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n\n And while you say pronouns matter, I say pronouns are the membership card of a dangerous movement and lead to things like this:https:\/\/t.co\/bbN2Q7e4vF<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Simon Edge (@simonjedge) June 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n\n Account will be closed. I\u2019m fed up of this shit.<\/p>\n \u2014 Not that Elon. (@Eggplant_Elon) June 29, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n\n No, they do not. Politeness, efficiency and courtesy matter when you\u2019re working in a bank. I don\u2019t need to know about the sexuality of people I don\u2019t know.<\/p>\n \u2014 Effel (@flcro) June 29, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n\n The former spokesman for the bank weighed in on the controversy.<\/p>\n The Independent<\/a> reported:<\/p>\n Halifax\u2019s decision to tell customers to close their accounts if they disagree with the bank\u2019s stance on staff pronoun badges is an \u201coutrageous\u201d move, its most famous former employee has said.<\/p>\n Howard Brown, who ran Halifax\u2019s TV commercials in the early 2000s, said the bosses at the bank should \u201cleave politics to the politicians.\u201d<\/p>\n His comments came after Halifax tweeted a photo of an employee badge with Gemma\u2019s name on it, with the pronouns she, her and her written below it.<\/p>\n \u201cPronouns are important,\u201d Halifax wrote in his tweet. \u201c#ItsAPeopleThing\u201d.<\/p>\n The pronoun badge policy, announced during Pride month, was praised by LGBT+ groups but criticized by some customers, who threatened to switch banks in protest.<\/p>\n Halifax, who introduced the policy to prevent \u201caccidental sexual intercourse,\u201d responded by saying that customers who \u201cdisagree with our values\u201d are welcome to close their accounts.<\/p>\n Mr Brown, 55, was working in a Halifax branch in Birmingham when executives chose him as the bank\u2019s face some 22 years ago. He left in 2012.<\/p>\n The post Halifax Bank\u2019s Woke Pronoun Policy and Bullying of Customers Leads to Mass Exodus of Clients<\/a> appeared first on The Gateway Pundit<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Customers at Halifax Bank have withdrawn their funds and canceled their accounts after the British bank issued a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3235","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n