Kodak fires man over 'gay' stance

WorldNetDaily ^ | Oct 24, 2002 | Joe Kovacs

[Conservative_Rob]

Here is the text of the message I left on the Kodak communication web site:

Hello

I want you to know that I am organizing a boycott of all Kodak products and services in my local community and I will also suggest to all of my friends and associates who hold Kodak stock to sell it as a response to your position that people who view a gay lifestyle as immoral and abhorrent are to be ignored and discarded.

I guess if we are to be ignored then you don't need our business either.

Please don't bother to respond to this communiqué as it will be received as too little and too late.

Only a complete removal of your so-called diversity program and a public apology to all of us who view homosexuality as wrong would suffice as a reason to drop my organized boycott.

Since you obviously deem the gay dollar as more valuable than the dollars of the rest of us then you shall have to get by without our business.

Watch the growth of Fuji market share, profits, and stock price.

[Orbiting_Rosie's_Head]

They'll stop reading as soon as they hit the word "Nazi". Good luck all the same though.

You're probably right, but they'll get the central idea of the message before they get there. I suppose the rest is wasted breath, but it makes me feel better

[MissMillie]

No, they don't. But this guy didn't just send an email back to the source... he sent an e-mail to everyone who received the original email.

Regardless of who has what values, this guy wasn't very bright.

[Conservative_Rob]

The "guy" at Kodak did nothing to demean or impune any gay person - he simply said that he was "offended" at the e-mail that was sent to him. I guess it's not OK to be "offended" if the "offence" is directed toward Christians.

[strider44]

you may as well boycott just about every consumer products company in America. Pretty much all provide health insurance for domestic "partners", talk diversity out the ass, make their purchasing managers award certain percentages of business to minority owned companies...the list goes on and on...

[Chancellor Palpatine]

The idea that Disney was tanking over a Baptist boycott is ludicrous. Disney has been having trouble at its parks because of a bad business model related to lack foot friendliness, cost of food and other expenses, length of stay, and philosophy where attractions aren't upgraded, but new ones are built. River Country has been closed for quite a while, and an entire resort has been completed for 2 years but still hasn't been opened because the crowds aren't supported. Meanwhile, they still can't handle moving even diminished crowds from place to place, and there are long end of night lines to get to monorails, buses and ferries.

[Made In The USA]

I'd like to see some diversity awareness on the behalf of EK. How about they show some tolerance for those of us who have traditional values? I wonder to what extent Mr. Szabo has a EEOC complaint (or whatever bureaucatic relief venue) to get compensated for EK's lack of tolerance...

[MissMillie]

You replied to an email... but did you send your reply to everyone that got the same email as you did? It's one thing to say to HR, "don't send this to me, I don't like it." Quite another to send an email to the whole company saying, "this stuff makes me sick."

[Chancellor Palpatine]

Damn typo - "lack of foot friendliness".

[Station 51]

I am not defending Kodak's policy, I am simply saying that they a right to make such a policy without the interference of government or other groups.

[ItsTheMediaStupid]

How appropriate that you chose a gay actor who played a hetrosexual lawer AKA Perry Mason. How disgusting.

[MissMillie]

What made you misunderstand me and think that I didn't understand?

[FormerLurker]

"Every possible definition of diversity is embraced by Kodak," Blamphin said. "This is a company that does not take these matters lightly. Considerable thought is behind decisions that are made and policies that are established."

Does that mean they embrace NAMBLA and other pedophilles who advocate the rape of young children? How about sado-masochism, bestiality, necrophillia, urophilia, and coprophilia?

[MissMillie]

"I have a better plan--how about we see what God has to say, and then follow that."

And of course, this entails using your version of what you believe God has to say... which, of course, cannot be proven.

Pass.

[MatthewViti]

keep preaching that toleration bs

[FormerLurker]

A "Kodak moment" during a gay ole "coming out" party..

[MissMillie]

where did I do that?

[eastsider]

... for the "times of your life" ...

[Marobe]

Thanks for the URL, here's my letter to Kodiak:
My comment is directed at the arrogant socialist position of Kodak management.
If you feel that consumers don't matter and consumer boycotts are irrelevant, I suggest you speak with Disney Inc. and China-Mart formerly known as Wal-Mart. As a consumer and avid photographer, I vote with my wallet.
Since Kodak has chosen to support un-American anti-family values, and to deride the religious values of Christians & Jews by encouraging abnormal behavior, I shall purchase my supplies elsewhere.
I shall also encourage family and friends especially those with children to buy their film products elsewhere in order to shield their young ones from a company that supports and encourages purveyors of abnormal sexual habits .
Good luck thumbing your corporate nose at real Americans. I hope your morally bankrupt corporate policies bring you the lack of success that you deserve.

[Maximilian]

The idea that Disney was tanking over a Baptist boycott is ludicrous.

Offending your core market is rarely a good business strategy. Here is a link to a Baptist site describing the effects of the boycott.
Boycott May be Taking its Toll

At the time (1997) Disney was the star of the NYSE and Eisner was making over $500 Million per year. But check out this chart of Disney stock. It tanked in 1998, never participated much in the huge run-up of the "bubble" years, and now is down to where it was 10 years ago. Even the Nasdaq hasn't done that bad.
Disney 10-year Big Charts