Posted on 11/30/2004 10:07:49 PM PST by ETERNAL WARMING
HOLIDAY BLUES Macy's stores boycotted for replacing 'Christmas' Effort punishes 'Miracle on 34th Street' icon, claims chain offending millions of customers
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Posted: December 1, 2004 1:00 a.m. Eastern
© 2004 WorldNetDaily.com
Immortalized in a 1947 Christmas movie classic, Macy's is now the focus of a boycott campaign protesting the department-store chain's replacement of "Merry Christmas" with politically correct greetings.
1947 Christmas classic "Miracle on 34th Street" featured Macy's department store
A group called the Committee to Save Merry Christmas says Macy's and its umbrella Federated Department Stores have ignored several requests that "Merry Christmas" signs be returned and that its advertising acknowledge the time-honored phrase.
"It's the height of hypocrisy for a corporation to make tens of millions of dollars selling Christmas presents, yet coldly refuse to acknowledge Christmas," said the group's chairman, Manuel Zamorano, in a statement. "What's the holiday all about, anyway? Politically correct phases like 'Seasons Greetings' and 'Happy Holidays' are no substitute for the real thing."
Macy's was featured in "Miracle on 34th Street," the Maureen O'Hara and Natalie Wood film set in the department store's celebration of Christmas. The flagship store in New York also is famous for its elaborate Christmas-season window displays.
Zamorano says Macy's and its affiliated stores have been "systematically" removing references to "Merry Christmas" over the past several years.
"This is offensive to the sensibilities of millions of average Americans," he said. "Eliminating 'Merry Christmas' is plain wrong. It’s time to remove Macy's and Federated from the Christmas shopping list."
Federated Department Stores, Inc., operates more than 450 stores in 34 states under names such as Bloomingdale's, Bon-Macy's, Burdines-Macy's, Goldsmiths-Macy's, Lazarus-Macy's and Rich's Macy's.
Zamorano, a Sacramento, Calif., media consultant, expects his campaign to take several years before it gets results.
One year ago, he wrote to Federated's then-chairman, James Zimmerman, saying he hoped a boycott could be avoided.
"We find this to be personally, culturally and traditionally offensive when it is known by everyone your company actively solicits our patronage and purchasing of gifts for the Christmas celebration, and now refuses to acknowledge Christmas in your stores," Zamorano wrote.
The boycott was launched in May when new Chairman Terry Lundgren did not respond to a follow-up letter.
A Macy's spokeswoman did not return WND's call requesting comment, but the company told Citizen magazine earlier this year it believed Zamorano had unfairly singled out Federated, because other stores have the same practice.
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Do you know what all this secularism means?
--Names of the following teams must be changed:
New Orleans Saints, Anaheim Angels, San Diego Padres, etc.
--Radio stations ban songs like "God Only Knows", "My
Prayer", "Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel"...
etc
Around last Christmas, whenever I went to the base to shop (I'm retired) I noticed a lot of people saying "Merry Christmas" with an attitude, like, "I'm saying Merry Christmas, and if you want to make trouble about it, bring it on."
Of course, I was glad to return their "Merry Christmas," but I was also happy to see so many people so emphatic about it.
That's right. Too bad for them He's not really going anywhere.
A "right on" post. Good job and a very Merry Christmas to you and yours.
When is this PC bull-sh!t going to stop?
When we actually carry through and QUIT supporting these businesses.All it takes is for everyone to stay as mad as you are now and follow through,before it's too late to make a difference.
ping
Geesh, what's next -- taking the tree down from Rock Center?
No, they will just change the name of it to the "Holiday Tree," if they haven't already.
You know something -- I read some of the posts here about NYC and Xmas and wonder if they're even about the same city where I live. Yesterday a post appeared about banning decorations in public schools. I walked by a public school yesterday and the windows were festooned with decorations.
Thanks for the post. I hadn't heard about any of this and was almost ready to put my order in at Macy's online. But now, fuhgeddaboutit. There's just too many places I can spend money without spending it at a store that trashes the holiday traditions.
Sad, but true. But, ya know what...
Merry Christmas!
Not true at all. They've had Christmas decorations up in past years here in NYC. More than likely, and unspoken, they don't want to make themselves a target.
Just received a discount post card for Macy's (includes Lazarus). We have a Lazarus at the mall in Northern KY and was going to use it there. Not now!! MERRY CHRISTMAS...Lazarus.
I'm cutting my card up now too. I will certainly tell them why.
I'm thrilled to report there is a Nativity Scene in a prime spot in our town. It is in front of church very pretty and prominent. It's been a long time since I've had the pleasure of seeing a Nativity Scene displayed for Christmas.
Merry Christmas
Christ didn't come to bring peace, but division.
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