Posted on 10/07/2005 1:30:13 PM PDT by dvan
Target Corporation will continue to ban the Salvation Army from their 1,351 stores this Christmas season. The Army will not be allowed to place their red kettles in front of Target stores.
Despite increased need caused by the hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Target continues to bar the Salvation Army.
Many observers feel that the ban by Target is a result of pressure put on the company by homosexual groups. Homosexual activists have targeted the Salvation Army for years because of the Army's refusal to recognize their lifestyle. Target is a supporter of various homosexual causes.
While Target contributes to homosexual groups, the company publicly states that they will not contribute to any religious groups. For Target, homosexual organizations are worthy of financial support, Christian and Jewish organizations are not.
Further showing Target's true colors, WTOP Radio Network in Washington, DC, reports that Target is one of the national chains that will be carrying a new line of women's products that includes a vibrator.
Elexa by Trojan spokeswoman Cassandra Johnson says the products will be discreetly packaged and sold in the feminine care aisle.
"Formerly the domain of sex shops, such products have been brought out of the shadows by popular television shows like 'Sex and the City,'" WTOP reported.
While Target continues to ban the Salvation Army, competitors such as Wal-Mart are increasing their donations to the Salvation Army. Wal-Mart and others continue to welcome the Army's kettles.
Please send an email asking Target to end their ban of the Salvation Army and their offering of a sex toy line of products. In addition, you can email Wal-Mart, thanking them for supporting the Salvation Army.
Send Your Email To Target and Wal-Mart Now! Please help us spread this important information about Target by forwarding this to your friends and family.
Sincerely,
Don
Donald E. Wildmon, Founder and Chairman American Family Association
Killjoy! This was turning into an amusing thread; and then you go off and taint it with some reality.
Indeed, Target did ban the Salvation Army here last Xmas and we haven't shopped there since. Walmart welcomes the SA. This has nothing to do with Wildmon and sex toys but I do find the courting by Target of the homosexual/pederast community rather disgusting.
Apparently Elexa is a line of "for her pleasure" products which includes:
http://www.elexabytrojan.com/product.aspx?prod_code=ring
Apparently this is the product that the AFA is concerned about...
http://www.elexabytrojan.com/product.aspx?prod_code=ring
Note: The Vibrating ring is not available in Alabama, Colorado, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, and Virginia.
well the Super WalMart they are building near me may even be open by the time Christmas comes around...
otherwise, if I need to go to Target, I will, but silly boycotts are just that, silly.
What part of "While Target contributes to homosexual groups, the company publicly states that they will not contribute to any religious groups. For Target, homosexual organizations are worthy of financial support,"do you not understand? Perhaps you are GAY?
I get so sick and tired of the sound of those incessant bells during the Christmas season, it's nice to know there is a store I can visit without having to hear them.
Don't kid yourself. Boycotts are effective tools of the trade. Jesse HiJackson and Al Sharptongue have made a comfortable living by extorting millions with the threat of boycotts.
yeah it SURE worked on Target last year....
I consider them silly. If I need something and only a certain store has it, I am going there....
Bye, bye Target! You'll never see any of my business...
That is your right to do that, but many people have principles that are important to them and their families. Obtaining a product that is cheap and convenient is not always the most important issue with us. Personally, we are very selective about where we do business based on a set of principles that are meaningless to many other people. My wife still won't buy a foreign car. That is one issue we differ on as I own two Japanese vehicles. I think her prejudice goes back to her Dad fighting in the Pacific during WWII. I bet you have many discriminating practices as well.
Nuttier Side?
I think it is nutty that a woman would need a "vibrator" to achieve an organism. Sex is a God given gift for man and wife. I think Target is definitely the wrong place to merchandise "sex toys", no matter how discreet the packaging is suppose to be.
so wait I don't have principles because I won't play the stupid and childish boycott game?
LOL
give me a break....
While I strongly disagree with Target's decision to ban the SA red kettles from their stores, I also think the whole sex-toy (gasp!) angle is silly.
Can you fly around the room with it?
Let go of my ears I know what I'm doing??
You missed the point.
Suggest you study the history and effectiveness of boycotts to vanish your lack of knowledge on the subject. Hint: Think South Africa
Uh, no. They just won't shop there.
No one is advocating arson.
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