Posted on 12/21/2004 9:55:35 AM PST by St. Johann Tetzel
SHOP AT TARGET -- THEY SUPPORT LGBTQ FAMILIES
Rainbow Law is calling for the LGBTQ community to support and shop at Target stores this holiday season. After Target refused to allow the Salvation Army to place bell-ringers and kettles at their stores (because they discriminate against the LGBTQ community), the anti-gay equality crusaders began their usual lies and propaganda campaign.
There is no reason to let this attack go unchallenged. We have the power to counter the far right's relentless assault on our civil rights and liberties. And one of the most effective methods for defeating unfair practices is by using the power of our combined financial resources.
Why would you continue to support companies who donate millions of dollars to campaigns and politicians who are hell-bent on destroying your family?
Rainbow Law has compiled a detailed list of the companies that contributed money in support of campaigns and candidates who oppose equal marriage rights and we are calling for a general boycott of these companies. [FReepers take note: please support these companies to counteract any pressure the LGBT might bring!]
To win the election at any cost, political campaigns lied about Gay and Lesbian Families and they lied about what Equal Marriage really means. Because of those lies, eleven state constitutional amendments banning equal marriage rights passed.
And the opposition was successful in spreading the lies via the media. That is why Rainbow Law also suggests that we find an alternative to mainstream newspapers, television and radio stations. Especially Clear Channel Communications and Fox Television -- two media giants with a proven right-wing bias and agenda.
For an alternative perspective, turn the channel -- listen to and support your local public broadcasting stations. Watch your Public Broadcasting station for the news. Listen to National Public Radio and Air America Radio and read newspapers and magazines like Rainbow Law's Un-Censored E-Zine.
In addition to supporting Target Corporation for their courage to stand up to injustice, we hope you will think queer as you make any purchase.
Instead of spending money at straight-owned enterprises, purchase products from queer owned or queer friendly merchants. When you are in the market for a new home, car, insurance, etc, support people who support your family. If you need help at work or at home, hire queer people to do things.
In the past, boycotts have been used successfully to pressure corporate supporters of bigoted politicians into withdrawing their financial contributions.
Together we have the power to make a difference!
Heh. Excellent.
Then the SA is no longer a "quiet exception" but a business decision. Perhaps there would be lawsuits, but Target wouldn't lose.
Yes, fighting lawsuits can be expensive... but not as expensive as a bunch of ticked off conservatives who drive an extra mile to spend money elsewhere.
It was a poor decision, both ethically and financially.
I wonder if Scott Paul will do a presentation of his torture, humiliation, and bondage stuff? http://www.scottpaulpresents.com/click-a-cuff.html I was lurking in a radical homo dg and spotted this website, which was the focus of much excitement. So I bet it'd go over real well with Targets' new 'clientele." Just imagine......they won't have to creep around back alley's to find this stuff anymore.
Its called the Gobbels syndrome...
Funny how so much of today's left resembles Nazi Germany, and ironic that they accuse us of Nazi aspirations.
There's a not-so-subtle difference between what Target did and what you portrayed in your first sentence. You're just not party to it.
I'm well aware of SA's nature, and of Target's-- as are the vast majority of the Target employees I come in contact with on a daily basis, who deplore, almost universally, the stance Target was forced to take-- but nonetheless understand the reasons that stance was taken.
I also understand the meaning of the word Salvation, and I'm confident we'll greet each other in Heaven.
I appreciate your level head on an otherwise hysterical thread. All this boycotting reminds me of Jesse Jackson's dealings with Toyota. Target is damned if they do and damned if they don't. Why should businesses in the United States have to choose between battling boycotters?
My other question would be why is this current accusation (about Target banning SA kettles because of anti-gay discrimination) suddenly "the truth"? It's an e-mail sent by a gay group. People on FR often accuse gay groups of lying and deceit to further their agenda. But all of a sudden this odd theory (which makes far less business sense than Target's explanation) is accepted as gospel truth.
Yeah, how's that working for the Boy Scouts (who are NOT a business)?
Yes, fighting lawsuits can be expensive... but not as expensive as a bunch of ticked off conservatives who drive an extra mile to spend money elsewhere.
Well, they're already being boycotted by hard-core Dems who are pissed that they give 70%+ contributions to Republicans. What's a few more mis-guided individuals?
Fighting lawsuits isn't expensive. Losing lawsuits is expensive. If you don't believe they'd lose, the ACLU has some land in Florida they'd like to sell you.
It was a poor decision, both ethically and financially.
It was the lesser of three poor decisions. Target is a business not a church. It's not even a charitable organization, but I'd put its contributions up against any major U.S. corporation in a heartbeat.
For the life of me, I can't figure out why any company, selling to the public, would alienate potential customers.
The mere fact that the military has a "Don't ask, Don't tell" policy is because normal people do not want to know what your sexual habits are.
All these perverse, flaunting, fags have to do is shut up like hetrosexuals do.
This stench coming from Target may well remain in many persons nostrils for a long time.
Must admit, I'm having trouble responding versus reading the thread, but I hope no one is accepting this accusation as true.
Target's decision to end the exclusion for SA had nothing to do with SA's supposed anti-gay stance. But I'd be willing to bet that the groups that started threatening and complaining to Target the loudest were certainly motivated by it.
Way to reward their efforts, guys!
Some people just don't deal well with the fact that there are opinions out there different from their own. Their answer? Boycott!!! That'll show 'em! I'm sure that Target will shake in its boots over a half dozen angry conservatives talking about not shopping at their store for a week or two, or until they forget about it.
Now, if people were really serious about making a difference, a well-thought out (and handwritten) letter to the C-O 's and directors of the company, stating the problem specifically, and suggestions to remedy it, will get a whole bunch of attention. Don't ask me why handwritten letters get more attention.....they just do. Might be because it shows the person is interested and not just cut-and-pasting off of some web site.
Try it, it works.
This is from the link you sent:
"There is a growing body of evidence that homosexual activist groups may have placed pressure on Target to evict the Salvation Army," said Schenck in a statement. "Whether somebody in the Target chain of command sympathizes with them or not isn't known. Perhaps the company isn't even aware that this is an organized effort."
There is no proof in that article, just theories.
The company, maybe, but isn't liberal Sen. Mark Dayton heir to the Dayton-Hudson stores group, that owns Target?
A call to action from emotionally disturbed, sexually confused people isn't exactly trustworthy in my opinion. If we don't stop 'em, they'll never get the help they need.
I thought Amazon was owned by Borders and that their selected vendors represented a broad range of retailers.
I have a pretty good idea of what is happening. Some time ago Target was the victim of an urban rumor ( see snopes.com) that they did not support veterans groups. In that rumor Target's statement about the charities they support was changed by the person starting the rumor. A line was added saying that this support included Gay and Lesbian causes. I think Rainbow Law saw this and assumed it was truth and is using that as the basis for their claim that Target banned Salvation Army because the SA discriminated against GLBTCWHOGIVESADAMN peoples. Target deserves to be given the benefit of the doubt. They are active in community charities and they are a big time supporter of St. Judes Children's Hospital. A hospital that gets my prolife support because they do not engage in embryonic stem cell research. So consider the source when reading internet information. Thanks.
Amazon lists their partnerships in the lower left corner of their website.
Featured Partners
Babiesrus.com
Office
Target
Toysrus.com
Target's policy toward military leave is certainly not above-and-beyond, but it is in-line with most businesses I've looked at.
Benefits, position, and time-in-position considerations are honored.
Not sure what you mean; of course I'm not "party" to it, other than being a former customer. Maybe you meant to say I'm not "privy" to it. But, unless you know some secret Target's not telling us, I doubt it. In fact, I commented a number of times on their 'business decision' back when it was news.
Sure, when they banned the Salvation Army kettles, Target made a business decision. No problem; free enterprise is great! I'll respond with a consumer decision.
To help matters, Wal-Mart -- Target's main target, of course -- has pledged to match kettle contributions at their stores, up to a million dollars. Thus, some of us might decide that's a good reason to increase our kettle donations at Wal-Marts, rather than respond to Target's business decision as you have (with indifference, at best).
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