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Thursday, November 26, 2009

because the american family association

is NOT on MY fucking christmas card list............

i'm posting this evil slutopia link

Debunking the AFA's Christmas Boycott


When the American Family Association singled out the Gap as a company that 'says no to Christmas' in an action alert a few weeks ago, I knew it was only the beginning. And sure enough, about a month later the AFA announced a two month boycott of Gap, Old Navy, and Banana Republic due to "the company’s censorship of the word 'Christmas.'"


For years, Gap has refused to use the word Christmas in its television commercials, newspaper ads and in-store promotions, despite tens of thousands of consumer requests to recognize Christmas and in spite of repeated requests from AFA to do the same.

Last year, Gap issued this politically-correct statement to Christmas shoppers: "Gap recognizes that many traditions are celebrated throughout this season and we feel it is important to display holiday signage that is inclusive to everyone."

Christmas is special because of Jesus. It's not just a "winter holiday." For millions of Americans the giving and receiving of gifts is in honor of the One who gave Himself. For the Gap to pretend that isn't the foundation of the Christmas season is political correctness at best and religious bigotry at worst.

The Gap is censoring the word Christmas, pure and simple. Yet the company wants all the people who celebrate Christmas to do their shopping at its stores? Until Gap proves it recognizes Christmas by using it in their newspaper, radio, television advertising or in-store signage, the boycott will be promoted.


Since I obviously totally trust the AFA's judgment when it comes to "culture war" issues like this, you can imagine my surprise when I recently saw a holiday commercial for Gap that did mention Christmas, along with several other winter holidays. Think Progress picked up on this as well, and shared my confusion:.....................

3 comments:

Malicious Intent said...

Get the dress. ;)
It's like wearing a nightgown to a ball.

stray said...

I'm boycotting the AFA because they completely failed to mention Saturnalia, which indicates to me not only disrespect for the multiplicity of pagan traditions, but also a complete disregard for the reason Christmas is celebrated when it is. (An inebriated Roman constabulary is the reason for the season, dears.)

Not to mention the fact that trees, wreaths, and gift-giving are a shameless appropriation of pagan holiday traditions, so it's spectacularly offensive that they're using those as criteria for their pro-Christmas litmus test.

These people ain't drinkin' outta my wassail bowl, nosirreebob.

Unknown said...

i just might mi

stray, you and i (and some others as well) know religions including christianity STOLE pagan traditions and not just for christmas. look at all souls and all saints day for example

they're just id-jits