Christians criticize Gay Games sponsors

Washington Times ^ | 6/6/2005

[worldclass]

Two conservative Christian groups are criticizing Kraft Foods Inc., and Harris Bank for contributing $25,000 each to the 2006 Gay Games in Chicago. Gay Games officials say it's the first time any of their sponsors have been attacked since the quadrennial sporting event began in 1982.

[conserv13]

Queer Agenda:

7am - Gym
9am - Breakfast (fruit bowl, mimosas)
10am - Massage, facial, body wrap
12noon-4pm - Shopping!
4pm - teatime
6pm-Dinner (tossed salad, white zinfandel)
8pm-NAMBLA meeting
10pm - Will & Grace
11pm-3am - Dance party!

[linkinpunk]

first time any of their sponsors have been attacked

"attacked"????

Since when is criticism and "attack"?

[mlc9852]

Why do you care if I care? I won't support a company that condones sexual deviancy - simple as that.

[reformed_democrat]

They are just trying to promote their products to another demographic.

Their financial support of the Gay Games encourages the continuation and expansion of this event. If Kraft were marketing to this demographic, they would feature same-sex couples with children in their ads. I've not seen ads like this (but then again, I don't watch very much TV), so I'm guessing they're trying to show their support for the Gay Games without being too public about it.

Kraft's PR department should be savvy enough to realize that a company specializing in processed cheese food would instantly become fodder for late-night talk show jokes if it publicly declared its support for the Gay Games (Velveeta vs. Vaseline comes to mind . . .).

These companies are trying to play both ends to the middle -- support the Gay Games, but don't call attention to that support. Now that their financial support for this event is on record, it should be interesting to see their PR departments spin the publicity.

[mlc9852]

Here's the Kraft memo.

http://www.quest-online.com/NewFiles/Quest_Newsroom_11.html

[Bluegrass Conservative]

I won't support a company that condones sexual deviancy - simple as that.

So what companies do you support then?

[ameribbean expat]

it's one sporting event where you won't see the broad jump...

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

Why do you care if Kraft tries to promote their products with homosexuals?

Because they don't want homosexuals to be fed.

[Delphinium]

Someone get a list of all Kraft products. I for one take this stuff seriously.

[mlc9852]

Go to Kraftfoods.com. I already emailed Marc Firestone that I would no longer buy Kraft products. I really hate to give up Miracle Whip but I suppose I can live with Hellman's. But I am serious about this. I'm sure Kraft won't miss me but I will know I did the right thing.

[Osage Orange]

Might be hard to stop using Kraft Products:

Beverages

Coffee

General Foods International

Gevalia

Maxim

Maxwell House

Sanka

Yuban

Frozen Treats

Kool-Aid Slushies

Powdered Soft Drinks

Country Time

Crystal Light

Kool-Aid

Tang

Ready-to-Drink

Country Time

Crystal Light

Fruit20

Kool-Aid Bursts

Tang

Veryfine

Convenient Meals

Bacon

Oscar Mayer

Louis Rich

Cold Cuts

Oscar Mayer

Louis Rich

Frozen Pizza

DiGiorno

Jack's

Tombstone

Hot Dogs

Oscar Mayer

Lunch Combinations

Lunchables

Macaroni & Cheese Dinner

Back to Nature

It's Pasta Anytime

Kraft

Kraft Easy Mac

Velveeta

Meat Alternatives

Boca

Meat Snacks

Tombstone

Pastas and Sauces

DiGiorno

Cheese & Dairy

Cheese Cubes

Back to Nature

Kraft

Cold Pack Cheese

Woody's

Cottage Cheese

Breakstone's

Knudsen

Light n' Lively

Cream Cheese

Back to Nature

Philadelphia

Temp-tee

Grated Cheese

Kraft

Hummus

Athenos

Natural Cheese

Athenos

Churny

Cracker Barrel

DiGiorno

Handi-Snacks

Harvest Moon

Hoffman's

Kraft

Polly-O

Process Cheese Loaves

Kraft Deluxe

Old English

Velveeta

Process Cheese Sauce

Cheez Whiz

Process Cheese Slices

Back to Nature

Kraft Deli Deluxe

Kraft Free Singles

Kraft Singles

Kraft 2% Milk Singles

Velveeta

Process Cheese Spread

Easy Cheese

Shredded Cheese

Back to Nature

Kraft

Grocery

Baking Chocolate/Coconut

Baker's

Baking Powder

Calumet

Barbecue Sauce

Bull's-Eye

CarbWell

Kraft

Breakfast Beverage

Postum

Cereal Bars

Post CarbWell

Post Honey Bunches of Oats

Coating Mix

Shake ‘n Bake

Oven Fry

Condiments

Grey Poupon

Kraft

Sauceworks

Cooked Cereal

Cream of Wheat

Dips

Kraft

Dog Snacks

Milk-Bone

Dry Packaged Desserts

Dream Whip

D-Zerta

Jell-O

Knox Gelatine

Minute

Energy Bars

Balance

Balance CarbWell

Fruit Preservatives

Ever Fresh

Frozen Whipped Topping

Cool Whip

Ice Cream Topping

Kraft

Pasta Salads

Kraft

Pectins

Certo

Sure-Jell

Pickles/Sauerkraut

Claussen

Pie Crusts

Honey Maid

Nilla

Oreo

Ready-to-Eat Cereals

Back to Nature

Post

Alpha-Bits

Banana Nut Crunch

Blueberry Morning

CarbWell

Cinna-Cluster Raisin Bran

Cranberry Almond Crunch

Frosted Shredded Wheat

Fruit & Fibre

Golden Crisp

Grape-Nuts

Great Grains

Honey Bunches of Oats

Honeycomb

Natural Bran Flakes

Oreo O's

Raisin Bran

Shredded Wheat

Shredded Wheat ‘n Bran

Spoon Size Shredded Wheat

Toasties

Waffle Crisp

100% Bran

Rice

Minute

Salad Dressings

Good Seasons

Kraft

Kraft CarbWell

Seven Seas

Sour Cream

Breakstone's

Knudsen

Spoonable Dressing

Kraft Mayo

Miracle Whip

Steak Sauce, Marinade, Worcestershire

A. 1.

A. 1. CarbWell

Stuffing Mix

Stove Top

Yogurt

Jell-O

Light n' Lively

Cookies

Back to Nature

Barnum's Animals

Biscos

Café Creme

Cameo

Chips Ahoy!

Dad's

Famous Chocolate Wafers

Family Favorites

Old Fashioned

Ginger Snaps

Lorna Doone

Mallomars

Marshmallow Twirls

National Arrowroot

Newtons

Nilla

Nutter Butter

Oreo

Pecan Passion

Pecanz

Pinwheels

SnackWell's

SnackWell's CarbWell

Social Tea

Stella D'oro

Teddy Grahams

Crackers

Air Crisps

Back to Nature

Better Cheddars

Cheese Nips

Crown Pilot

Doo Dad

Flavor Crisps

Harvest Crisps

Honey Maid

Nabisco Grahams

Nabs

Premium

Ritz

Royal Lunch

SnackWell's

Stoned Wheat Thins

Triscuit

Uneeda

Wheatsworth

Wheat Thins

Zwieback

Ice Cream Cones

Comet Cups

Packaged Food Combinations

Handi-Snacks

Lunchables

Refrigerated Ready-to-Eat Desserts

Jell-O

Handi-Snacks

Snack Bars

Honey Maid

Newtons

Planters CarbWell

SnackWell's CarbWell

Snack Nutsp> Corn Nuts

PB Crisps

Planters

Sugar Confectionery

Altoids

Callard & Bowser

CremeSavers Hard Candy

CremeSavers Soft Candy

Jet-Puffed

Kraft Caramels

Life Savers

Milka L'il Scoops

Nabisco Fun Fruits

Terry's

Tobler

Toblerone

Trolli

[Bluegrass Conservative]

Someone get a list of all Kraft products. I for one take this stuff seriously.

You're a better man than I. Gay supporting or not, I'm not stopping my Country Time lemonade habit! lol Anyway, here is a list of Kraft products sold in the United States:

Beverages: General Foods International , Gevalia, Maxim, Maxwell House, Sanka, Seattle's Best Coffee, Starbucks, Tazo, Torrefazione Italia, Yuban, Kool-Aid Slushies, Country Time, Crystal Light, Kool-Aid, Tang, Capri Sun, Country Time, Crystal Light, Fruit20, Kool-Aid Bursts, Tang, Veryfine

Convenient Meals: Oscar Mayer, Louis Rich, Taco Bell Dinner Kits, California Pizza Kitchen, DiGiorno, Jack's, Tombstone, Lunchables, Macaroni & Cheese Dinner, Back to Nature, It's Pasta Anytime, Kraft, Kraft Easy Mac, Velveeta, Boca

Cheese & Dairy: Back to Nature, Kraft , Woody's, Breakstone's, Knudsen, Light n' Lively, Philadelphia Cream Cheese, Temp-tee, Kraft Grated Cheese, Athenos Hummus, Churny, Cracker Barrel, DiGiorno, Handi-Snacks, Harvest Moon, Hoffman's, Polly-O, Kraft Deluxe, Old English, Velveeta, Cheez Whiz, Kraft Deli Deluxe, Kraft Free Singles, Kraft Singles, Kraft 2% Milk Singles, Easy Cheese, Kraft Shredded Cheese

Grocery: Baker's Baking Chocolate/Coconut, Calumet Baking Powder, Bull's-Eye Barbecue Sauce, CarbWell Barbecue Sauce, Kraft Barbecue Sauce, Postum, Post CarbWell, Post Honey Bunches of Oats , Shake ‘n Bake, Oven Fry, Grey Poupon, Sauceworks, Cream of Wheat, Milk-Bone, Dream Whip, D-Zerta, Jell-O, Knox Gelatine, Minute, Balance, Ever Fresh, Cool Whip, Certo, Sure-Jell, Claussen, Honey Maid, Nilla, Oreo

Cereals: Back to Nature, Post, Alpha-Bits, Banana Nut Crunch, Blueberry Morning, CarbWell, Cinna-Cluster Raisin Bran, Cranberry Almond Crunch, Frosted Shredded Wheat, Fruit & Fibre, Golden Crisp, Grape-Nuts, Great Grains, Honey Bunches of Oats, Honeycomb, Natural Bran Flakes, Oreo O's, Pebbles, Raisin Bran, Shredded Wheat, Shredded Wheat ‘n Bran, Spoon Size Shredded Wheat, Toasties, Waffle Crisp, 100% Bran

Miscellaneous: Minute Rice, Good Seasons, Seven Seas, Breakstone's, Knudsen, Kraft Mayo, Miracle Whip, A. 1., Stove Top, Light n' Lively,

Cookies: Back to Nature, Barnum's Animals, Biscos, Café Creme, Cameo, Chips Ahoy!, Dad's, Famous Chocolate Wafers, Family Favorites, Old Fashioned, Ginger Snaps, Lorna Doone, Mallomars, Marshmallow Twirls, National Arrowroot, Newtons, Nilla, Nutter Butter, Oreo, Pecan Passion, Pecanz, Pinwheels, SnackWell's, SnackWell's CarbWell, Social Tea, Stella D'oro, Teddy Grahams, Wild Thornberry's

Crackers: Air Crisps, Back to Nature, Better Cheddars, Cheese Nips, Crown Pilot, Doo Dad, Flavor Crisps, Harvest Crisps, Honey Maid, Nabisco Grahams, Nabs, Premium, Ritz, Royal Lunch, SnackWell's, Stoned Wheat Thins, Triscuit, Uneeda, Wheatsworth, Wheat Thins, Zwieback

Miscellaneous cont.: Comet Cups, Handi-Snacks, Lunchables, Honey Maid Snack Bars, Newtons Snack Bars, Corn Nuts, PB Crisps, Planters, Altoids, Callard & Bowser, CremeSavers Hard Candy, CremeSavers Soft Candy, Jet-Puffed, Kraft Caramels, Life Savers, Milka L'il Scoops, Nabisco Fun Fruits, Terry's, Tobler, Toblerone, Trolli

[Delphinium]

You're a better man than I. Gay supporting or not, I'm not stopping my Country Time lemonade habit!

I can't say I follow it perfectly, but I try when ever possible. I will pass the story around some. It all adds up.

[Delphinium]

Miracle Whip is a tough one, but my husband and I follow the Adkins diet anyway.

[Kryptonite]

i don't like the fact that kraft is partnering with groups that have recently condemned anyone who is criticizing the sponsorship of gay games as extremist radicals, and i've told them as much.

the gay people are the out of the mainstream radicals who are insisting on not promoting diversity by excluding heteros from their event.

[Bluegrass Conservative]

. . . not promoting diversity by excluding heteros from their event.

It's okay to not promote diversity at every event! Men are discrimated against from being in the Miss American pageant too, but that's okay! I personally do not care if gay people have the "Gay Games". There are other groups that have similar things, Senior Games, Special Olympics, etc.

[Kryptonite]

yes but kraft's entire justification is diversity, which makes no sense because of the exclusionary nature of the gay games

[worldclass]

"Why do you care if Kraft tries to promote their products with homosexuals?"

By putting their name in support of a group that defines itself by their desire to stick their penis up the butts of other men, they revolt me. So yes, I care.

[tal hajus]

I suppose one event that won't be there will be the broad jump.

[little jeremiah]

Homosexual Agenda Ping.

Couple points - companies which donate money to immoral causes are free to get boycotted. And the idea of special Olympics for people who practice same sex sodomy - crazy! These people are seriously mentally ill.

Let me know if you want on/off this pinglist.