Thank goodness I don't have to give up Best Foods mayonaisse. I had to buy the store brand today for my potato salad for the GWB party tomorrow and I know it won't be as good.
I'm glad I don't have to give up Dove soap, one of their brands.
Not so fast!
Check out post 479!
No, don't give them back your business just because they placated us for a short time. Remember why they hired her in the first place: because they agree with and support her views. Only they got hit hard in the wallet so they have to make a concession.
This isn't the first time Unilever (Slim Fast's parent company) has been involved in a political controversy. Unilever's Lipton Tea division continued to sponsor the Dixie Chicks' concert tour after the Chicks made their infamously disparaging remarks about President Bush in the spring of 2003. In fact Lipton parodied the public backlash in a commercial featuring the Chicks:
In the fall of 2003 the Dixie Chicks starred in a broadcast TV commercial for Lipton Ice Tea which made a tongue-in-cheek reference to the corporate blacklisting and the grassroots backlash: in the tea spot, the Chicks are about to give a stadium concert when the electricity suddenly goes out - but they manage to electrify the stadium all by themselves, belting out a rousing "a capella" version of "Set Me Free" to the raving cheers of the fans.
Apparently, Unilever likes to hire big-mouthed Leftists to represent their company. (I've read that the company executives are major supporters of the Demoncratic Party.) So please, keep up the boycott of Unilever products and keep their stock falling!
Make your own! It's much better. (Just doesn't keep as well, so don't leave it out for too long.) There's also a premium brand that is just as good as Best Foods/Hellman's, and has preservatives, if you can find it.