Yay, more things I have to drop

[stinglikeabee]

Queerty's 10 Companies That Hate The Gays (via ONTD_political)

I'm still on the fence about boycotts, seeing as how they're poorly thought out most of the time but damn, seeing those names on the list just makes me want to stomp on things. Even this:

A Fortune 1000 Company, Brown-Forman distributes Jack Daniels, Southern Comfort, Finlandia Vodkas, Herradura

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[stinglikeabee]

Haha, that was my second thought!

[parlance]

Thanks for posting that. :-( (the link needs an "l" in html, btw)

[stinglikeabee]

Fixed, thanks!

And I had no clue about Domino's. Good thing I don't eat their nasty pizzas.

[parlance]

I've been boycotting them for years because of the anti-choice thing.

Very sad about Salvation Army. Well, there's still Goodwill and Oxfam.

[saavikam77]

Thanks so much for the link to that post. I've been meaning to try to do less of my shopping at Walmart for a while now. Now I have a really good reason to.

*hugs*

And thank goodness there's still Guinness. Hubby would cry if he couldn't get that. :p

[stinglikeabee]

*hugs* Aw. My mother and I used to work at Target, so we're pretty snooty about Wal-Mart. I don't get high-and-mighty about it as sometimes it's the only choice for families, but it's always a good thing when people make the decision not to shop there anymore.

Oh, if I heard something awful about Guinness or its parent company, I'd cry too. What will I drink at St Paddy's/bars/everynight in front of the TV? :P

[stinglikeabee]

What I was disturbed to find out was that the Salvation Army is an evangelical organisation that hires lobbyists hoping to influence politicians in DC. IMO charities, even secular ones, shouldn't have lobbyists. They should do what it says on the tin ie give the donations to the people who need it most, not try to affect government policy.

Yep, I hear ya on the boycotts, particularly the Prop 8 boycotts: either they're unsuccessful in drumming up major support and fly under the radar, or the assy ones like the El Coyote restaurant fiasco serve as fuel for the other side. It's hard not to feel as if the boycotts will serve no larger purpose. And who knew about Domino's? Anti-choice AND anti-gay. What a charming combination.

[stinglikeabee]

Thankfully, no :)

[bradygirl_12]

I always pass right by the S.A. bell-ringers and don't put money in the kettle. I give to charities who don't discriminate. A pity, because they do good work, but I can't stomach the homophobia.

[stinglikeabee]

You're right, and that's the funny thing about SA. They won't turn away people in need, and certainly don't stop and ask whether said persons are non-Christians/gay/whatever else they object to. It's admirable, but then SA will turn around and actively discriminate in hiring or donate money towards influencing discriminatory laws. That's what pains me the most about religious organisations: they say the message is love, but they exclude those who should receive it.

[bradygirl_12]

Actually, I have heard of the organization refusing to help a gay person who was out of his apartment because of a fire. They are very evangelical Christian.

[stinglikeabee]

Seriously? :/ Geez, that's really messed up.

I do have a story on the brighter side of SA: during the '04 wildfires in Riverside County, SA helped my classmate find a place with donated clothing and food when he lost his home. But if they had known he was gay... *shivers* It's just wrong. I don't know what part of Christianity would justify turning away a person in need.