Yay, more things I have to drop
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Queerty's 10 Companies That Hate The Gays (via
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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 Tequila, Sonoma-Cutrer Wines, Fetzer Wines, Korbel Champagne, Bolla Wines, Bonterra Wines, but provides no comfort to its gay and lesbian employees, refusing even basic domestic partner benefits.
*tear* Oh well, I've still got Guinness. Yeah, I know Guinness isn't vegan ... IDK, lesser of all evils?
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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 Tequila, Sonoma-Cutrer Wines, Fetzer Wines, Korbel Champagne, Bolla Wines, Bonterra Wines, but provides no comfort to its gay and lesbian employees, refusing even basic domestic partner benefits.
*tear* Oh well, I've still got Guinness. Yeah, I know Guinness isn't vegan ... IDK, lesser of all evils?
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Date: 2009-02-25 07:21 pm (UTC)And I had no clue about Domino's. Good thing I don't eat their nasty pizzas.
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Date: 2009-02-25 07:25 pm (UTC)Very sad about Salvation Army. Well, there's still Goodwill and Oxfam.
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Date: 2009-02-25 08:23 pm (UTC)*hugs*
And thank goodness there's still Guinness. Hubby would cry if he couldn't get that. :p
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Date: 2009-02-25 09:35 pm (UTC)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
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Date: 2009-02-25 10:13 pm (UTC)'m still on the fence about boycotts, seeing as how they're poorly thought out most of the time
I know what you mean about boycotts. Some boycotts I think are successful, and some things I do my best to not shop from on principal, like Wal-Mart, but yeah, there are some poorly thought out, assy boycotts that gather steam on the Interwebz. Still, civil liberty are a big deal, and I don't feel right giving any of these fucktard companies my money.
Sigh...
Good thing I'm not a big drinker, I guess. And Dominos makes shitty pizza anyway.
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Date: 2009-02-26 03:43 am (UTC)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 (http://laist.com/2008/11/12/el_coyote_restaurant_prop_8_lunch_h.php) 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.
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Date: 2009-02-26 07:30 am (UTC)WORD. You haven't heard anything bad about Goodwill by any chance, have you? @_@
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Date: 2009-02-26 07:41 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-02-26 07:43 am (UTC)I'll be damned if I ever go to Salvation Army again though. *grump*
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Date: 2009-02-26 08:19 am (UTC)Snagged from Wikipedia:
Goodwill Industries International is one of the world’s largest nonprofit providers of education, training, and career services for people with disadvantages, such as welfare dependency, homelessness, and lack of education or work experience, as well as those with physical, mental and emotional disabilities.
I thought that was pretty cool -- I feel pretty good about giving them money. And WEAVE is definitely a slam dunk. They're just awesome. :)
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Date: 2009-02-26 04:47 am (UTC)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.
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Date: 2009-02-26 05:13 am (UTC)Lucky they didn't know about your friend.