Posted on 11/09/2005 11:50:22 AM PST by big'ol_freeper
WAL-MART BANS CHRISTMAS:
BOYCOTT LAUNCHED
A woman who recently complained to Wal-Mart that the store was replacing “Merry Christmas” with “Happy Holidays” received an e-mail response from Customer Service. It appears below in its exact form:
“Walmart is a world wide organization and must remain conscious of this. The majority of the world still has different practices other than ‘christmas’ which is an ancient tradition that has its roots in Siberian shamanism. The colors associated with ‘christmas’ red and white are actually a representation of of the aminita mascera mushroom. Santa is also borrowed from the Caucuses, mistletoe from the Celts, yule log from the Goths, the time from the Visigoth and the tree from the worship of Baal. It is a wide wide world.”
To which Catholic League president Bill Donohue says: “This statement was signed by someone called Kirby. When I read it, I thought he might be drunk. But I was wrong. We sent Kirby’s response to Wal-Mart’s headquarters only to find that Dan Fogleman, Senior Manager, Public Relations, agrees. After acknowledging that he read Kirby’s response, Fogleman said, in part, the following”:
“As a retailer, we recognize some of our customers may be shopping for Chanukah or Kwanza gifts during this time of year and we certainly want these customers in our stores and to feel welcome, just as we do those buying for Christmas. As an employer, we recognize the significance of the Christmas holiday among our family of associates…and close our stores in observance, the only day during the year that we are closed.”
Bill Donohue says: “It’s nice to know that Wal-Mart is closed on a federal holiday. Now here is why I am asking the leaders of 126 religious organizations that span seven religious communities to boycott Wal-Mart. Go to its website and search for Hanukkah and up come 200 items. Click on Kwanzaa and up come 77. Click on Christmas, and here’s what you get: ‘We’ve brought you to our ‘Holiday’ page based on your search.’ In other words, Wal-Mart is practicing discrimination.”
My thoughts exactly.
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Seeing as they had their Christmas crap up before Halloween, I am guessing they're into Christmas big time.
It's the only day of the year that they are closed. They give their employees paid time off for Christmas.
If you do a search for 'christmas' on Walmarts site you get a page titled "Holidays". However you also see this:
We've brought you to our "Holiday " page based on your search.
Not what you're looking for? View a list of items that match your search for "christmas".
When you click there you get a listing for 7970 items. The other searches come directly to Kwanzaa or Hanukkah. Don't know why the difference there, but the Christmas link is available.
As far as the email, I honestly can't see that coming from a Walmart corporate office either. It just doesn't seem like something a huge company would say. I wonder if it's a creation of that one particular person like some email responses that folks have received in the past from various companies.
What's up here.
My Wal-Mart is closed on Thanksgiving also. Don't know about others.
But look on down and you will find Christmas Trees and Christmas Wreaths.
That's what I thought because they close on Thanksgiving and the article stated the response said they only closed on Christmas.
Some people will fall for anything.
Didn't Walmart stop selling guns too, or something like that??
I bet they are politically correct.
Trying to call a Christmas Tree a Holiday Tree just doesn't sound right - I don;t think that means Walmart doens't avoid the term Christmas.
Dont start Lunatic - you and I went round and round - the Target thing is true - they do not support the Salvation Army, support homo charities and planned parenthood. Boycotting a store or product is exactly how it should work. I guess you would suggest we let the liberals rule the PC crap by only boycotting. Boycots work - and Target should be boycotted.
Do you think for one minute that a Hindu, Buddhist, or Jew is going to look for something at Wal Mart concerning their holiday by typing in "Christmas"?
Where can you shop where things aren't from China? I've been having a hard time finding such a place.
Sure will, especially if they live here in the US.
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