A New Teen Fragrance with a Disgusting Insinuation.....

American Family Association Online ^ | 9/25/03 | Don Wildmon

[EsclavoDeCristo]

AFA Activism

Action Alert - 9/25/2003

Target store chain void of common decency

The Target corporation subsidiary, Marshall Field's, is actively campaigning for your children to purchase a new teen fragrance with a disgusting insinuation. - Don Wildmon 9/25/2003

Would you believe Target has approved its Marshall Field's stores to sell a product called FCUK? Target must consider parents really naive to not know exactly what type of message they are "targeting" to our kids.

Here's how one mother put it:

I didn't see this on television but it was an advertisement insert in last Sunday's newspaper for Marshall Field's dept. store for a cologne and a clothing line aimed at teenagers called "Fcuk" and their advertising slogan to go with it is "scent to bed". I was really appalled at this and then a friend of mine saw huge posters promoting this IN the Marshall Field's store in my area. When she complained to a clerk about it she was referred to a manager who told her the corporate office makes all the decisions about what they advertise. Another mother put it this way:

Not only does the name make an obvious grab at the mind to be misspelled as one of the vilest slang words ever used, it also goes further to make its point. A young, attractive, half dressed couple are snuggling on a bed with the words "scent to bed" superimposed over their picture. On the inside where you can pull the flyer apart to see what the product smells like you read "open here to try fcuk her" and "open here to try fcuk him". On the back page is an offer to "get your scent to bed t-shirt". For a major retailer to promote and sell this type of product is reprehensible to me. I hope it is to you too! I think we need to pull out all the stops to let Target know they have crossed the line with our families.

ACTION NEEDED

Will you join me by making an extra effort in contacting the Target corporation by taking action? We already know the Target will block emails sent through the AFA Action Alert system, so your extra effort is greatly appreciated!

Call Target's toll-free number and let them know how disgusted you are with their decision to sell FCUK products through their Marshall Field's stores. Their toll free number is 1-800-440-0680, extension 1.

Here's a note: You will be told that you are calling Target, not Marshall Field's. Don't be fooled by their attempt to discourage you. Target is responsible for Marshall Field's decision to sell their nasty product!

In addition, they may ask for your mailing address. We recommend not giving that information. By doing so, your home might become a target for receiving a promotional mail out for the product.

Additional contact information:

Headquarters Address Target Stores 1000 Nicollet Mall Minneapolis, MN 55403 (612) 304-6073 Fax: 612-696-3731 Online comment form: Click Here

Thank you for taking action on this vital issue!

Sincerely,

Don Wildmon, Chairman AFA Action Alert

P.S. Please be sure to forward this to your friends!

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[EsclavoDeCristo]

I guess thats one less store I'll be shopping at....

[TotusTuus]

Yep.

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[EggsAckley]

Welcome to FreeRepublic!

[SteamShovel]

I always thought "Fudrucker's" was a terrible thing to name a place to eat. I figure they thought kids would think it was cool to mess the name up. Bad words keep becoming more common in every day language. FCUK is just another step down the slope.

[diggerandscraper]

Just as a general FYI, FCUK is supposed to stand for "French Connection, United Kingdom". They're a fairly big chain of clothing and related-stuff stores here in the UK. And yeah, they'll admit that they chose the logo because it was controversial. It's actually adopting that acronym and logo that brought them up from being a minor player to a fairly large one in the UK market (at least).