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What do you boycott?

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!, Jul 27, 2012.

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  1. Buck

    Buck Well-Known Member

    Marriott is Mormon, which means he gives to the Mormon Church, which in turn uses that money to support things like Prop. 8 in California.
    Pretty straight line, straighter than the Chik-fil-a line.
     
    Buck, Jul 30, 2012
    #109
  2. J-School Blue

    J-School Blue Member

    Do you think it's at all possible to think Daniel Cathy is kind of a jerk (who lies about Muppet toys being a terrible danger to the little children), for reasons that are only tangentially related to his religion, and shouldn't have any of my money?

    Because I am managing to think this without particularly wanting to boycott any other chains owned by Christian businesspeople.

    Consumer decisions are personal and based on many factors. Mine are sometimes tied to things I believe in but not always. And I do not think I'm important enough to style my decision no longer to patronize Chik-fil-A as a "boycott." I just don't feel comfortable getting my processed, mediocre chicken entree there. It's not vital enough for me to put up with my dislike for its ownership.
     
    J-School Blue, Jul 30, 2012
    #110
  3. YGBFKM

    YGBFKM Guest

    Boycotting Chick-Fil-A makes me feel especially superior right now, whereas other boycotts do not, so I don't see the hypocrisy.
     
    YGBFKM, Jul 30, 2012
    #111
  4. Buck

    Buck Well-Known Member

    I guess I'm making a leap that the primary reason for people to boycott Chik-fil-a is the huge amount of publicity around Cathy's recent statements about his belief in 'traditional' marriage.
     
    Buck, Jul 30, 2012
    #112
  5. JackReacher

    JackReacher Well-Known Member

    For all you lunatics who are now boycotting Chik-Fil-A, you're in luck. If you know your way around a kitchen.

    http://www.seriouseats.com/2012/07/the-food-lab-how-to-make-a-chick-fil-a-sandwich-at-home.html?ref=title
     
    JackReacher, Jul 30, 2012
    #113
  6. dixiehack

    dixiehack Well-Known Member

    Sorry ijag. If this were Blues Clues, we'd be 66% of the way home.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriott_Center
     
    dixiehack, Jul 30, 2012
    #114
  7. imjustagirl

    imjustagirl Active Member

    Also this argument, which has been used a couple times, makes no sense to me.

    Who fucking opens the nightstand drawer in a hotel? I have never opened a drawer of ANYTHING in a hotel. I keep my clothes in the closet or in my suitcase. I put my phone on top of the nightstand.

    Do people actually USE the drawers in a hotel? That's gross to me.
     
    imjustagirl, Jul 30, 2012
    #115
  8. Buck

    Buck Well-Known Member

    If you opened a drawer at a Marriott in 2008, it automatically registered as a 'yes' on Prop. 8.
     
    Buck, Jul 30, 2012
    #116
  9. Greenhorn

    Greenhorn Active Member

    In terms of where I'd ever apply for a job: I boycott for-profit colleges. These places are such shams and provide nothing of real value to students.

    The very existence of these for-profit collegs is baffling. Why pay exorbitant fees and prices for a degree/program that will not be respected? If your schedule will only allow for online learning, plenty of legit colleges now have online programs.
     
    Greenhorn, Jul 30, 2012
    #117
  10. ColdCat

    ColdCat Well-Known Member

    No, but they are anti alcohol and caffeine. And that. . . . .that's just weird.
     
    ColdCat, Jul 30, 2012
    #118
  11. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    Abuse is a pretty subjective word. For you, what constitutes abuse of certain races or classes of people, labor, animals, the environment and the political process? Maybe you don't fall in the category, but in my experience, people who say things like that have an ideology, and "abuse" means "they don't think the way I do or share my ideological beliefs." How does one abuse the political process, for example, other than not having your politics?

    It's cool if you want to try to go to the effort of figuring out the ideology of the owner of a company that makes a product you might buy, and only buy from people who think like you do.

    I don't want to live my life that way, though. When I buy a product, I am buying the product, not the person who started the company.

    And unless they are doing something illegal or highly immoral (and personally, I can't think of too many things that are highly immoral that aren't illegal), I'm not going to spend a lot of time beyond trying to figure out if they make a good product for the money.
     
    The Big Ragu, Jul 30, 2012
    #119
  12. Buck

    Buck Well-Known Member

    Interesting to note that, until recently, Cathy's management approach and treatment of employees has been lauded by many.
     
    Buck, Jul 30, 2012
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