Target begins selling gay pride t-shirts. Social conservatives are outraged. (Congress, generation)
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The Family Research Council and American Family Association are steamed. The AFA says Target is "ramming same-sex marriage down the throats of the American people".
I am all for gay marriage, gay rights, and all of those things. I took the time to write a blog entry supporting gay marriage. However, I've always had a little trouble with the notion of a specific demographic based on sexual preference. The simple concept of a gay parade has always seemed a little odd to me. On the other hand, there is nothing "morally wrong" with what Target is doing. I'm unclear as to their motive, but there's nothing morally wrong with selling gay pride T-shirts.
Exactly as gallowsCalibrator says. Target is free to sell the shirts, and people are free to boycott and object to their hearts content. This won't stop me from shopping there.
What is interesting about this story is that Target almost certainly has crunched a ton of numbers before deciding to sell these shirts. I bet they even ran some focus groups to try to predict the PR fallout. Anyone remember this story from a couple months ago? How Target Figured Out A Teen Girl Was Pregnant Before Her Father Did - Forbes
A father complained to Target that his daughter had received ad material from Target for maternity clothing. The daughter was a high school student, and dad was outraged. A little later dad called Target back to apologize. Turned out that daughter was indeed pregnant, and Target's marketing computers knew it before dad had a clue.
Exactly as gallowsCalibrator says. Target is free to sell the shirts, and people are free to boycott and object to their hearts content. This won't stop me from shopping there.
What is interesting about this story is that Target almost certainly has crunched a ton of numbers before deciding to sell these shirts. I bet they even ran some focus groups to try to predict the PR fallout. Anyone remember this story from a couple months ago? How Target Figured Out A Teen Girl Was Pregnant Before Her Father Did - Forbes
A father complained to Target that his daughter had received ad material from Target for maternity clothing. The daughter was a high school student, and dad was outraged. A little later dad called Target back to apologize. Turned out that daughter was indeed pregnant, and Target's marketing computers knew it before dad had a clue.
Gah, we just got back from Wal-Mart a couple hours ago. They were trying to ram fishing down our throats! You shoulda seen it, a whole aisle full of fishing gear and accessories. I was quite offended.
From the article via the first link...
This infuriates me! What is it that a retailer "should be doing"? Making money, is that all!? Have no moral sense, just business sense. Sell your soul to the almighty dollar? Screw what Britt Beemer says. Target is doing exactly what they should be doing, because being pro-gay is the only moral way to be, period. Bet if they were spewing anti-gay hatred like conservative extremists just love to do, Target would be suddenly doing "what they should be doing"
Also...
What voters? Every poll I've seen shows approval of legalizing gay marriage climbing steadily. You know what?
Lying is a far cry from "what they should be doing".
Target operates in all 31 states that have banned gay marriage. Talk about not having a finger on the pulse of America.
Apparently you folks have never followed Hillbuzz. It's a group of gay fellows who were madly in love with Hillary. When the Dem party dumped her in favor of Obammy, they defected and went conservative.
Check out their website. They have published apologies to W and Laura, Sarah, etc.
And HillBuzz is not too smart are they? They are apologizing to W, Laura and Googly eyes while North Carolina punches them in the face and the GOP demonizes them at every opportunity. The PUMAs are a bunch of angry women who really wanted to see Hillary win. If they can switch parties over that, they never truly support Hillary.
We are ready for Hillary now, didn't want Bill followed by Hillary the very next term and we are excited for her to run. Hillary's ideology is the opposite of W and Googly eyes as you very well know. I don't regret voting for Obama and I very much look forward to voting for Hillary.
I'll be sure to shop at Target more now! Supporting pride in oneself is not exactly an extreme social statement. Aren't there any gay republicans? I guess not any more seeing how y'all make them feel so welcome in that big tent of yours.
Why in the world does anyone need to advertise his/her sexual preferences for all the world to see? If you want the government out of your bedroom (homo or heterosexuals alike) shouldn't you also respect others and not flaunt your bedroom out into public for all the world to see? Or is it just about exhibitionism and the self-centered inclinations of gay activists?
Why in the world does anyone need to advertise his/her sexual preferences for all the world to see? If you want the government out of your bedroom (homo or heterosexuals alike) shouldn't you also respect others and not flaunt your bedroom out into public for all the world to see?
Why in the world would you whine about others' sexual preferences and freedom of expression? Because you label self a "libertarian"?
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