Beth, what's the AFA? As far as I'm concerned, not using Christmas is a good thing. We get enough of it shoved in our faces by everyone else. And, guess what, not everyone in the US celebrates Christmas. I do, but I think we go to far with rubbing it in everyone elses noses.
Hey! What do you two think you're doing? Fightin' at a time like this. You'll use up all the air!
Jayne ,'Out Of Gas'
Spike's Bitches 27: I'm Embarrassed for Our Kind.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risque (and frisque), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
SailAweigh - Dec 06, 2005 6:01:05 pm PST #8170 of 10003
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Hil R. - Dec 06, 2005 6:02:47 pm PST #8171 of 10003
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I'm just confused by people boycotting stores for not having Christmas stuff. They're arguing for a more commercialized Christmas?
Lee - Dec 06, 2005 6:04:13 pm PST #8172 of 10003
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Not beth, but the AFA is the American Family Association [link]
SailAweigh - Dec 06, 2005 6:06:12 pm PST #8173 of 10003
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Thanks, not!beth.
Ah, so what the AFA is worried about is that Target isn't showing a united Christian front for them, like all good US companies should. Blargh. Bite me, AFA.
sj - Dec 06, 2005 6:09:04 pm PST #8174 of 10003
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
There are a million reasons why we could boycott a store; I think it is just a matter of deciding which issues mean the most to us. I can think of any number of places that I could boycott for the way they treat their employees, but I don't always follow through on it. I will likely continue to shop at Target, despite the fact that I don't agree with this policy. If I hear of an incident where a specific location has refused to fill a perscription (these things tend to end up in the news in RI), I won't go to that location anymore. I was at Target tonight. The cashier who waited on me was in a wheelchair. This isn't something I see very often in a retail environment, and it is something that is very important to me, so I will likely shop at that Target more often. But, I can understand why opinions vary on this issue. t /rambling post
Cashmere - Dec 06, 2005 6:10:30 pm PST #8175 of 10003
Now tagless for your comfort.
Ford just bowed to a boycott threat from AFA and pulled all their ads from gay and lesbian magazines. I hope it hurts their business more than if the AFA instituted their boycott.
If it does, it could help solve the SUV glut as well.
SailAweigh - Dec 06, 2005 6:10:56 pm PST #8176 of 10003
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
It's just, I guess I find it surprising that Target will balk at outward shows of religious identification, yet let their pharmacists dispense based on theirs! Inconsistent, much?
SailAweigh - Dec 06, 2005 6:13:25 pm PST #8177 of 10003
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
If it does, it could help solve the SUV glut as well.
Bwah! and Wrod.
Ginger - Dec 06, 2005 6:24:25 pm PST #8178 of 10003
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Yay, puke-free VW!
There's a rousing sentiment for you. I hope you continue to get better, vw.
Sparky and her DH are gorgeous, and New Zealand's not too shabby.
beth b - Dec 06, 2005 6:35:58 pm PST #8179 of 10003
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!