Posted on 09/25/2003 1:34:39 PM PDT by truthandlife
Would you believe Target has approved its Marshall Field's stores to sell a product called FCUK? Target must consider parents really naive to not know exactly what type of message they are "targeting" to our kids.
Here's how one mother put it:
I didn't see this on television but it was an advertisement insert in last Sunday's newspaper for Marshall Field's dept. store for a cologne and a clothing line aimed at teenagers called "Fcuk" and their advertising slogan to go with it is "scent to bed". I was really appalled at this and then a friend of mine saw huge posters promoting this IN the Marshall Field's store in my area. When she complained to a clerk about it she was referred to a manager who told her the corporate office makes all the decisions about what they advertise. Another mother put it this way:
Not only does the name make an obvious grab at the mind to be misspelled as one of the vilest slang words ever used, it also goes further to make its point. A young, attractive, half dressed couple are snuggling on a bed with the words "scent to bed" superimposed over their picture. On the inside where you can pull the flyer apart to see what the product smells like you read "open here to try fcuk her" and "open here to try fcuk him". On the back page is an offer to "get your scent to bed t-shirt". For a major retailer to promote and sell this type of product is reprehensible to me. I hope it is to you too! I think we need to pull out all the stops to let Target know they have crossed the line with our families.
ACTION NEEDED Will you join me by making an extra effort in contacting the Target corporation by taking action? We already know the Target will block emails sent through the AFA Action Alert system, so your extra effort is greatly appreciated!
Call Target's toll-free number and let them know how disgusted you are with their decision to sell FCUK products through their Marshall Field's stores. Their toll free number is 1-800-440-0680, extension 1.
Here's a note: You will be told that you are calling Target, not Marshall Field's. Don't be fooled by their attempt to discourage you. Target is responsible for Marshall Field's decision to sell their nasty product!
In addition, they may ask for your mailing address. We recommend not giving that information. By doing so, your home might become a target for receiving a promotional mail out for the product.
Additional contact information:
Headquarters Address Target Stores 1000 Nicollet Mall Minneapolis, MN 55403 (612) 304-6073 Fax: 612-696-3731 Online comment form: Click Here
Wow, this is raelly hguh.
Yes.
Sorry, but I have a life.
Sounds like some moderator has an itchy finger. This is the culture war; people need to know about big business' intent to keep sexualizing children.
Might as well have pulled every discussion of Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky too. After all, nice people don't discuss such things.
If these things weren't being pushed into the mainstream, we wouldn't need to address them on FR.
They wanted to wait until the boycott of all things French declined?
Big Liberal there
A 'Whoops' for Target
From the Los Angeles Times
Target pulls apparel on neo-Nazi allegation
By Leslie Earnest
Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
August 29, 2002
Target Corp. pulled clothing bearing "88" and "Eight Eight" from its shelves this week after complaints that the words and numbers are code for "Heil Hitler" among neo-Nazis.
Nobody would have even paid much attention to this FCUK company.
It would have just gone away eventually, like most fads do.
But hey, now that the American Family Assoc. is making such a big stink,
every kid around is gonna want to buy this stuff - what could be cooler?
All-Star Team
Zeljko Rebraca (Yugoslavia) C 13,6 9,1 1 63
Gregor Fucka (Italy) PF 13,3 5 0,9 65
Arturas Karnisovas (Lithuania) SF 17,1 6 1,6 57
Alberto Herreros (Spain) SG 17,9 2,7 2 46
Vassilij Karassev (Russia) PG 16,1 1,9 2,1 60
I think its pronounced "fooshka" or something.
I just might patronize stores that sell it. Wildmon doesn't like it - fine. But he ought not to try to remove my ability to buy it from stores.Wildmon oughta go back to his Mighty Mouse cartoons and quit minding everyone else's business. But he won't, statists live to tell everyone else what they should do (in detail) and he's one of America's worst.
The theocratic statists should perhaps pick up copies of Unintended Consequences, Carl Drega and Travis McGee's book in order to get an idea of what might be in store for them if they ever begin to get their way on a large scale.
-Eric
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