Next week's Best Buy ad:
Posted on 11/24/2009 11:06:58 AM PST by libh8er
Allah forbid a major big box retailer send holiday wishes to members of one of the world’s largest religions. But that’s what Best Buy did, including a small message wishing Muslims a “Happy Eid al-Adha” in a circular. And now the Twin Cities-based retailer is facing a boycott by commenters at the rightwing Free Republic forum.
Best Buy, as we reporter earlier, was the target of a rightwing “War on Christmas” campaign in 2006 for not using the word “Christmas” in its holiday marketing, but this year, it’s been upgraded on the American Family Association’s list from anti-Christmas to merely “marginalizing” the Christian holiday.
Now Wonkette reports that Freepers are incensed that the company would give a holiday shout-out to members of the globe’s second-largest religion. Freepers are jamming Best Buy’s customer forums expressing their displeasure (although some commenters are thanking the company for the move). One commenter calls it “sickening” and a “really bad marketing decision” (really? There are around 1.5 billion Muslims world-wide).
Back at the Free Republic board, comments are, unsurprisingly, more pointed.
Commenter “wally_bert” writes: “BB is a Mpls company. Mpls is overrun with ragheads.”
Commenter UB355 writes:
WTH?? This PC crap is KILLING THIS COUNTRY. ENOUGH ALREADY!!
How bout Happy SATAN DAY. BUNCH A FRICKEN MORONS.
Still others think Best Buy should give equal time and have a “Merry Christmas” message. Eid al-Adha actually happens this month — from Nov. 27 to 30 — not next month and, remembering Abraham’s sacrifice of his son, it obligates Muslims to follow the “pillars of Islam,” one of which is charity, by donating to those in need.
Well bah bye Best Buy.
“One commenter calls it “sickening” and a “really bad marketing decision” (really? There are around 1.5 billion Muslims world-wide). “
This is such a stupid response, There may be 1.5 billion muslims world wide, but they aren’t in Best Buys selling markets. The US is, with it’s TINY muslim population...
These people just don’t ever engage their brains...
What the author fails to realize is that there was no mention in the circular of a “Happy Thanksgiving”.
Yes, we realize that Christmas is NEXT month and Eid al-whatever is this month. How could we forget?
The only mention of Thanksgiving on the front page is BB announcing that they would be OPEN on Thanksgiving, providing their store hours.
More stellar journalism.....
It is on the ad they have in their store. I went in this morning, asked to speak to the manager, showed him the ad. I told him that I had been looking at washing machines, but now I will buy nothing. They want to recognize a muslim holiday on their Thanksgiving flyer, but no Happy Thanksgiving.
Happy jihadi day! Sorry, but jihadis are not happy. They are the most miserable, self-loathing worms that exist. Almost as bad as the liberals.
I was on that thread and I wasn’t nasty. Why didn’t they quote me?
“Clean-up after honor killing in aisle 5...”
And a Happy Eid-Al Adha to you.
LMAO!!!
More stellar journalism.....
Do you think, for a moment, that this "error" was accidental?
I didn’t know they sold remote detonators.
I did that too quickly......I put three p’s in happpy. Oh well. ;)
“Right-wing” is code for anyone who disagrees with the Lamestream Media.
>I was on that thread and I wasn’t nasty. Why didn’t they quote me?
Me to. All I remember saying was this it was overpriced, overrated and that Staples 2 minutes away beats their prices by at least $10.
Plus I stated that FRY’S in Socal beats them handily..even though BB clerks are lazy idiots who dont seem to enjoy their lives.
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