#FearlessGirl was supposed to stand for female empowerment and equal representation in finance, and State Street Global Advisors has changed her meaning to "asset stewardship," then turned around to sue the artist for ownership. . It’s one thing to capitalize on – and, in the process, delegitimize or minimize – the causes that we as your customers care about. It’s quite another to commission an artist, get global attention for the appearance of supporting female empowerment, and then prevent the artist from sharing her works centered on female empowerment elsewhere. Oh, and then to change the meaning of the work altogether from “female empowerment” to “asset stewardship.” . . If you feel affected, disgusted, or angry at this bait-and-switch and ongoing abuse, I encourage you to #StandFearless with the artist and with women everywhere who have had enough. Support the #GoFundMe, and share it with your friends and family. Regardless of gender, what State Street is doing is offensive and shows corporations that they can misuse causes and their supporters to benefit their own brand and bottom line without repercussions. To quote my grandmother, a lifelong Fearless Girl: “And I say, fuck all that.” . . Link in Bio. #financialfeminism #istandforequality #standforequality #thisisbullshit #artistsofinstagram #artistssupportingartists #womensupportingwomen #femaleempowerment #equalrepresentation #dobetter (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0jKSdYHOnD/?igshid=5os84wu29o99
