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The Maytag Man Wants to Celebrate Pride with You<\/b><\/p>\n

\"maytagFor 49 years, he’s been America’s “reliable and strong repairman who loves to do the dishes.” This year, he’s also “dependable, powerful and stocked full of Pride.”<\/p>\n

After last year’s successful ad campaign that showed the Maytag Man holding a colored layer cake with a caption that read “Proud to be in any home,” an allusion to bakeries that had refused to serve same-sex couples<\/a>, Maytag is bringing back the rainbow version of the good-looking handyman to celebrate LGBT Pride month. And this year, Maytag’s parent company Whirlpool also joined in.<\/p>\n

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On its Facebook page<\/a>, the caption reads “It’s just that simple.”<\/p>\n

It’s not as simple, however, to please everybody. Tweets applauding and criticizing the initiative quickly appeared on the social network.<\/p>\n

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The lgbt pandering is nauseating @TheMaytagMan<\/a> .<\/p>\n

— DernDawn (@noprezzie2012) June 2, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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@TheMaytagMan<\/a> love you Maytag Man lol 😁🌈<\/p>\n

— des (@603Lezzy) June 2, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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@TheMaytagMan<\/a> Stop making lgbt identities saleable product shit man<\/a> machine seller<\/p>\n

— real subtle (@realsubtle) June 2, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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@realsubtle<\/a> @TheMaytagMan<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/Ia3ctr3NOX<\/a><\/p>\n

— Andrew S. (@shoutingboy) June 2, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Whirlpool is proud to be the first and only appliance manufacturer to receive a 100 score from the Human Rights Campaign on its annual Corporate Equality Index<\/a>, a list of the nation’s most LGBT-inclusive companies based on their treatment of LGBT employees, consumers and investors. The company says it has received perfect scores since 2003.<\/p>\n

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#EqualityWorks<\/a>, which is why we are proud to support the #LGBT<\/a> community by participating in @HRC<\/a>’s #CEI2016<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/c9B9S3rFhY<\/a><\/p>\n

— Whirlpool Corp (@WhirlpoolCorp) November 18, 2015<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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