Apple's Octavia Spencer video criticized as 'greenwashing', promotes harmful tropes
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A short film by Apple featuring Octavia Spencer as Mother Nature scolding Tim Cook was criticized as "greenwashing" and promoting tropes.
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In the 5-minute sketch, Spencer as Mother Nature questions Apple's claims to be carbon neutral by 2030 at a fictional corporate meeting.
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On social media, reactions were very negative, calling it "cringe", a "dud", and hypocritical "greenwashing" from Apple.
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Critics suggested Apple make phones upgradable and stop releasing new models every year to really help the environment.
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Tim Cook's acting in the video was also mocked on social media for being unconvincing.