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I think a big part of it is having a cheerful, fun shared symbol that a marginalized group of people can share to feel a sense of connectedness. It's a token of membership in the group that helps people who often feel extremely isolated and besieged by a hostile society remember that there are other people who share there experience and who support them. As a stuffed animal Blahaj is literally an object for providing emotional support, both in normal times and in times of distress. While the adoption of this particular shark was likely arbitrary, it has proven to be an extremely powerful unifying symbol.
okay I'm taking off my Anthropologist hat now. Back to shitposting.
Most Hexbears are either suspicious of or opposed to consumer activism. There are a couple of memes and one-liners about Leftist beliefs not requiring a vow of poverty, or the adoption of an austere lifestyle. It's also recognized that individual consumer choice does not meaningfully effect corporations. Basically - Feeling guilty about it won't help anyone. Buying from allies and fellow travelers is encouraged where possible, and if you have the option certainly do avoid buying from particularly bad companies, but "There is no ethical consumption under capitalism" is an oft repeated saying and understood in the sense that anything you buy is tied in to global capitalism in some way or another.
That said, uncritical support for people who choose the five fingered discount version of trans shark liberation.