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COURTING GAYS (Companies compete for "gay" market)
The New York Post ^ | November 5, 2004 | Paul Tharp

Posted on 11/05/2004 1:33:57 PM PST by The Loan Arranger

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To: quark

Tylenol is one of Johnson and Johnson's companies. You boycott J&J and life will be a lot more inconveinient. They make "splenda" BTW. Also I expect a lot of tylenol will have to be used this weekend at an event like that.
I hear the Dims are blaming Gays for the big loss tuesday. Gays are about to find out what the Dims really think of them now that they are a political liability.
I hope I'm wrong. But just look at how they've turned on Kerry already. The problem with liberalism is that all that touchy feely talk is all just talk. Sigh, another special interest group disenfranchised.....


21 posted on 11/05/2004 2:00:31 PM PST by Ricanator
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To: Modernman
I don't know why this would bother anyone. How does it in any way harm a straight person if a gay guy opens a bank account at Citibank?

Following that logic, why should I personally care about murder in Cleveland? After all, it won't personally hurt me. We approve and disapprove of activities that are good or bad for society at large, not just our personal selves.

MM

22 posted on 11/05/2004 2:01:40 PM PST by MississippiMan (Americans should not be sacrificed on the altar of political correctness.)
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To: Modernman
How are my checking, savings and investment accounts effected one bit by Citibank's renting a booth at this trade show?


Perhaps you did not understand the complexity of my example. Let me try again.

Your checking, savings and investments accounts are not affected one bit by Citibank's renting a booth or pandering to gays - neither are my currently open, soon to be closed accounts. >>>>It is a matter of the type of company one chooses to keep and identify themselves with.<<<<

I do no approve of the gay lifestyle. By giving money to companies that pander to gay organizations, I am in effect, approving and helping fund a lifestyle I abhor.

I removed my membership in the Episcopal Church for the same reason. One can not condemn a sin and then hang out with those who are committing it.
23 posted on 11/05/2004 2:03:32 PM PST by hushpad
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To: The Loan Arranger; Bikers4Bush; ConservativeBamaFan; socialismisinsidious; pypo; N. Theknow; ...

For any company out there reading this, I actively boycott ALL businesses that promote or pander to the homosexual lobby.

And since I live in the SF Bay Area, I see your advertising targeted at the homosexual "community" and I read the news that discusses pro-homosexual businesses. You might think that you can push this crap in San Francisco and other large urban markets, while putting on a "traditional values" face and hiding your pro-homosexual proclivities from the rest of the country. But we are on to you. You can no longer count on the mainstream media to cover-up your actions. The Internet is the new free press of the 21st century. And in case you didn't notice from this last election, Conservative values are making a strong comeback in America.

I may seem like a small voice, but just know that I represent a large silent MAJORITY that is sick of the homosexual agenda. For each homosexual customer you pick up, you are probably losing three or more regular Americans. As news of your pro-homosexual business practices spread into America's heartland, that loss ratio will increase. You have been warned.


24 posted on 11/05/2004 2:03:38 PM PST by SpyGuy (Liberalism is slow societal suicide.)
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To: The Loan Arranger

Here's a list of exhibitors. Heh.

http://www.gaylifeexpo.com/exhibitors.html


25 posted on 11/05/2004 2:05:16 PM PST by bjmorris
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To: Modernman

you asked a question in your post #11 and I answered it.


26 posted on 11/05/2004 2:05:27 PM PST by arly
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To: The Loan Arranger

Well, now we know who to boycott.


27 posted on 11/05/2004 2:07:26 PM PST by MHT
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To: N. Theknow
I heard the K-Y Jelly booth was pretty slick.

You just had to slip that post in, didn't you? ;)

28 posted on 11/05/2004 2:09:21 PM PST by meyer (Our greatest opponent is a candidate called Complacency.)
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To: The Loan Arranger

It's called Capitalism. Gays have alot of money.


29 posted on 11/05/2004 2:12:04 PM PST by Hildy (The really great men are always simple and true)
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To: SpyGuy

For any company out there reading this, I actively boycott ALL businesses that promote or pander to the homosexual lobby.<<<

My family does as well. I have not missed Disneyland at all, nor will I miss anything by any company that panders to gays. I dont use tylenol either. Hope bayer is not on the list, if it is, I'll suffer thru the occasional headache rather than supprt the decling morality of this nation.

BTW I have not missed paying at the box office for movies with terror-loving liberal "stars" in them either!

It is not very hard to live by a good personal value system, no company can provide me with the Peace of God.


30 posted on 11/05/2004 2:14:21 PM PST by hushpad
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To: MHT

Just preposterous. So you won't frequent any business that advertises to Gays? You've just drastically cut your choices. I don't know how being against Gay marriage has now manifested itself into being against Gays. It's their life, they have a right to sleep with whomever they want. Really now, you think by not going to CitiBank you're going to stop people from being Gay?


31 posted on 11/05/2004 2:14:56 PM PST by Hildy (The really great men are always simple and true)
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To: Modernman

It is the way they court gay people. Have you seen the advertisement for wrinkle release by P & G?? They always have to make it perverse.


32 posted on 11/05/2004 2:16:16 PM PST by ThisLittleLightofMine
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To: MississippiMan

I agree with you, the cost of health care due to aids brought to us courtesy of the gay community is just one of many ways their "choices" hurt innocent people.


33 posted on 11/05/2004 2:19:22 PM PST by ThisLittleLightofMine
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To: The Loan Arranger
I have been wondering about that Burger King commercial where the "king" is in the bed with a guy, playing touchy-feely. Mighty weird, that one. And BK has another one with a weird guy in horn-rimmed glasses I wonder about too.

Thank goodness for commercial free cable.
34 posted on 11/05/2004 2:21:41 PM PST by FrankR (Don't let the bastards wear you down...)
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To: dfwgator

Good idea marking it as sarcasm.

My post got whacked -- it was intended as dry sarcasm.


35 posted on 11/05/2004 2:25:02 PM PST by freedumb2003 (The cool points are out the window and you got me all twisted up in the game)
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To: Hildy
Three or four years ago (pre 9-11), United Airlines wanted to corner the market and be known as the "gay" airlines. Even O'Reilly talked about it. They hired more gay air attendants, overtly advertised get-away packages featuring guys holding hands, etc. I guess there were more gays flying it but I would never ask a fellow passenger about something like that. The service went down and flying with them was not fun. Many the gays got better service because they were the target market, but my husband and I sure didn't. It contributed to the demise of United, even before 9-11.

When ANY company tries to "cut its morals to fit today's fashions", it will suffer. I know a brokerage house in my city that wants to build its gay business. In response, gay marriage is now a political issue for all its brokers because gay marriage is about financial benefits just as much or moreso than about publicly-recognized commitment. In the meantime, they have turned off a more important market, married heterosexuals. Why buy from a broker who doesn't see the world the way you do when there are 100 others around the block who do? Will your broker be as quick to call you about a market change if he really wants business from another "targeted" customer? Sensing that a salesperson is discriminating, perhaps against your best interests, does not inspire future business.

Most products are the same, there are just subtle differences in how they market them. I don't want to do business with companies that don't think I'm special. It's like talking to someone and noticing that they are looking at everyone else in the room instead of you. Why bother if you aren't appreciated?

36 posted on 11/05/2004 2:33:20 PM PST by MHT
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To: Modernman
" That doesn't mean it's a rational choice, however."

Than God we have the self anointed like you to set us, uh, er, straight.

37 posted on 11/05/2004 2:42:56 PM PST by JoJo Gunn (More than two lawyers in any Country constitutes a terrorist organization. ©)
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To: Modernman
Because that eeeeviiiil queer might get his queerness all over your CD or savings account!

Seriously, I have no idea.

38 posted on 11/05/2004 2:45:11 PM PST by Bella_Bru (Proud member of La Kosher Nostra and the IZC)
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To: hushpad

You might want to boycott everything, because I am sure much of what you own, so does some gay guy or lesbian.


39 posted on 11/05/2004 2:46:26 PM PST by Bella_Bru (Proud member of La Kosher Nostra and the IZC)
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To: hushpad; Modernman

Are you saying Modernman is not 'keeping good company' because he banks somewhere that might also be the banking choice for homosexuals?


40 posted on 11/05/2004 2:48:13 PM PST by Bella_Bru (Proud member of La Kosher Nostra and the IZC)
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