Wal-Mart Hit by 'Brokeback' Protest

[thewayne]

Now, I have little love for Walmart, but none for intolerant anti-gay jerks. From IMDB news:

Wal-Mart has turned aside a massive letter-writing campaign by the American Family Association urging the retailer to refuse to stock Brokeback Mountain, being distributed by Universal Home Entertainment. The group, which has successfully campaigned against what it considers to be broadcast indecency launched the campaign last week after ads for the film began being displayed prominently in the retailer's 3,900 stores. In an interview with today's (Tuesday) Los Angeles Times, the AFA's Randy Sharp, accused Wal-Mart of helping to push the "gay agenda" by "trying to help normalize homosexuality in society." He added, "But how many copies are they going to have to sell to [recoup] the losses of customers who they've offended and will no longer shop at Wal-Mart?" But a Wal-Mart spokeswoman replied, "The fact that we are offering the movie is not an endorsement of the content of the movie or any specific belief. ...We simply offer the latest titles that consumers want."

Comments

[monkeygirldiva.livejournal.com]

... and my that's a wonderful userpic. :)

[thewayne.livejournal.com]

I've been waiting for a good opportunity to use it! Glad ya liked it, kiddo!

[cteare.livejournal.com]

I really can't stand WalMart. It is the last place I'll go to shop. But I don't like some group trying to tell them what they can or cannot sell either.

[thewayne.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately I have no choice but to shop there: there is only one other grocer in Alamogordo, Lowe's. I buy as much as I can there, the rest at WM. Fortunately for non-food items we also have KMart, Home Depot, and Lowe's Home Improvement.