AFA: Wal-Mart Preparing to Offer Another Carrot to GLBT Community

tuvor

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Thu Dec-15-05 09:36 PM
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AFA: Wal-Mart Preparing to Offer Another Carrot to GLBT Community

Wal-Mart Preparing to Offer Another Carrot to GLBT Community

By Fred Jackson and Jody Brown
December 15, 2005

(AgapePress) - The American Family Association (AFA) is expressing disappointment and concern over a pro-homosexual seminar being held on Friday at Wal-Mart's headquarters in Arkansas.

AFA spokesman Randy Sharp says his organization has obtained a copy of a Wal-Mart staff memo inviting home office associates to a seminar on December 16 entitled "Why Market to Gay America?" The memo, dated December 8, notes that America's homosexual community has $610 billion in purchasing power, and that the seminar -- sponsored by Wal-Mart's Office of Diversity -- will "provide insight into the purchasing decisions of GLBT customers."

Sharp says Wal-Mart has long been seen as a shopping place that supports family values. But now, he says, that image is in question.

"Basically what they're doing is they're giving their stamp of approval on homosexuality, recognizing it as a facet in America that deserves their support and their encouragement," he says. "And they want their business."

http://headlines.agapepress.org/archive/12/afa/152005b.asp

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Canuckistanian

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Thu Dec-15-05 09:40 PM
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1. Go get 'em, AFA! Boycott the bastards!

Not that it'll have much effect, but give it your all!

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bammertheblue

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Thu Dec-15-05 09:42 PM
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3. the more people

boycotting wal-mart the better. EVen if their reasons are vile.

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Canuckistanian

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Thu Dec-15-05 09:54 PM
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4. My sentiments exactly

And if we can pit the corporatists against the fundamentalists, everybody wins.

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bammertheblue

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Thu Dec-15-05 10:03 PM
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6. Maybe they'll all

blow each other up!
Wheee! Idiots 'splode!

Okay, maybe that's too good to be true.

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Canuckistanian

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Thu Dec-15-05 10:16 PM
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7. Like matter and anti-matter

These two groups are working for two different goals.

They're just using the same vehicle to get there... George B*....

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bammertheblue

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Thu Dec-15-05 10:18 PM
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8. HA!

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DRoseDARs

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Thu Dec-15-05 09:41 PM
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2. Erm, Earth to AFA: Walmart doesn't give a rat's ass about lifestyle...

...only the money. Kinda like you don't give a rat's ass about "family values," just your own narrow view of them.

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zoeb

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Thu Dec-15-05 09:54 PM
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5. Does this mean that wal-mart will replace the yellow smiley face

with a rainbow smiley face? :rofl:

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