FUCK TARGET

[atomiczombie]

Originally Posted by SuperFemme

Target CEO: Sorry for $150K Donation

By Michelle Garcia

Target CEO Gregg Steinhafel (pictured) has sent a letter of apology to Target employees for the company's $150,000 contribution to a conservative political action committee that backs antigay Minnesota gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer.

"The intent of our political contribution to MN Forward was to support economic growth and job creation," he wrote in a letter acquired by Minnesota Public Radio. "While I firmly believe that a business climate conducive to growth is critical to our future, I realize our decision affected many of you in a way I did not anticipate, and for that I am genuinely sorry."

Minnesota Forward supports Republican gubernatorial candidate Emmer, who openly opposes marriage equality. He is also friends with musician Bradlee Dean, who has said Muslim countries that execute gay people are "more moral than even the American Christians."

Steinhafel added that the company will begin a "strategic review and analysis" of financial contributions for public policy issues. The company will also take a "leadership role in bringing together a group of companies and partner organizations for a dialogue focused on diversity and inclusion in the workplace, including GLBT issues."

Yay! Now if they would only contribute to gay-friendly candidates!

[Soon]

Target's Promised 'Review Process' For Political Donations Has A Lot Of Anti-Gay Ground To Cover

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The truth is not that Target and its leadership have suddenly turned on their commitment to gay rights. It's more that it never really existed to begin with. Further research shows that Target has funneled significant funding to the most socially conservative of Republicans and that it boasts a frightening culture of anti-gay candidate support from Target's own stable of top executives.


We have already noted that CEO Gregg Steinhafel and his wife both maxed out their personal contributions this year to Michele Bachmann and Tom Emmer. But Steinhafel is just the captain of the crew.

Target's current group of top corporate officers have supported a murderers row of anti-gay politicians. Even more confusing, some of those anti-gay candidates supported by Target's PAC and its executives don't even represent Minnesota.

That's just a taste, please make with the click to get the full story. Here's an addition worth noting, however:

Al Franken, who is a very staunch supporter of complete gay equality, received zero dollars from Target executives or the Target PAC. Coleman, meanwhile, supported a constitutional amendment against gay equality.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/0..._n_672643.html

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more:

Real America: Target Doesn't Support Gay Equality Because It Never Did

[atomiczombie]

Originally Posted by HowSoonIsNow

Target's Promised 'Review Process' For Political Donations Has A Lot Of Anti-Gay Ground To Cover

....

The truth is not that Target and its leadership have suddenly turned on their commitment to gay rights. It's more that it never really existed to begin with. Further research shows that Target has funneled significant funding to the most socially conservative of Republicans and that it boasts a frightening culture of anti-gay candidate support from Target's own stable of top executives.


We have already noted that CEO Gregg Steinhafel and his wife both maxed out their personal contributions this year to Michele Bachmann and Tom Emmer. But Steinhafel is just the captain of the crew.

Target's current group of top corporate officers have supported a murderers row of anti-gay politicians. Even more confusing, some of those anti-gay candidates supported by Target's PAC and its executives don't even represent Minnesota.

That's just a taste, please make with the click to get the full story. Here's an addition worth noting, however:

Al Franken, who is a very staunch supporter of complete gay equality, received zero dollars from Target executives or the Target PAC. Coleman, meanwhile, supported a constitutional amendment against gay equality.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/0..._n_672643.html

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more:

Real America: Target Doesn't Support Gay Equality Because It Never Did

*sigh*

Is Kmart any better?

[chefhmboyrd]

my current fuck target is 4

[Pretty Woman]

The link below is to a really great piece of reporting on TheAwl.com
http://www.theawl.com/2010/08/real-a...e-it-never-did
Apparently it seems like a review of Target's political donations puts them smack dab in the midst of donating to the California Prop 8 homophobes as well.

[Jet]

sorry, I like Target. I don't give a shit what they do. But that's just me because I never get involved.

[apretty]

FFFFFF target, for real.

has anyone delivered the HRC letter to a target store manager? (--sorry, haven't read the entire thread.)

*i'm not sure which is worse, ignorance or apathy--or letting others do human-rights work, for you. /rant.

[Mister Bent]

Originally Posted by Jet

sorry, I like Target. I don't give a shit what they do. But that's just me because I never get involved.

"THEY CAME FIRST for the Communists,
and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Communist.

THEN THEY CAME for the trade unionists,
and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a trade unionist.

THEN THEY CAME for the Jews,
and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Jew.

THEN THEY CAME for me
and by that time no one was left to speak up."

Pastor Martin Niemöller (1892–1984)

[SuperFemme]

[Toughy]

Originally Posted by SuperFemme

*doing a little activist happy dance* I love brilliant protest......

where was this????

[Diva]

I'm gonna open me up a BIG OL' STORE....right here in WEIRD OL' AUSTIN.......and name it.....

......wait for it....









......wait for it........

TARGAY.

[SuperFemme]

Originally Posted by Toughy

*doing a little activist happy dance* I love brilliant protest......

where was this????

Minnesota.

Help it go viral people, and share away!

[SuperFemme]

Target to Take No Corrective Action Over Donation to Anti-Gay PAC

Target Corporation says it will not honor the Human Rights Campaign's request to "make it right" over its sizable donation to MN Forward, a conservative political PAC which has funded campaign ads for anti-gay gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer. Emmer supports an amendment banning same-sex marriage in Minnesota, among other anti-equality measures including preventing gay and lesbian couples from using a surrogate mother.

HRC is responding by putting $150K toward pro-LGBT Minnesota candidates, the group says in a press release:

"After two weeks of good-faith discussions, and two tentative agreements, with Target Corporation, the company has informed the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, that it will be take no corrective actions to repair the harm that it caused by contributing $150,000 to an organization supporting a vehemently anti-gay candidate closely associated with a Christian rock band that advocates death and violence to gay people.

In response, HRC announced that it will devote $150,000 of its own resources to help elect a pro-equality governor and legislature in Minnesota. The next governor will likely have the opportunity to either sign or veto marriage equality legislation in the North Star State.

Said HRC President Joe Solmonese: “All fair-minded Americans will now rightly question Target’s commitment to equality. If they’re initial contribution was a slap in the face, their refusal to make it right is a punch in the gut and that’s not something that we will soon forget. However, with full marriage equality hanging in the balance in Minnesota, regardless of Target, it’s important that we as a community send a message that we will work tirelessly to elect pro-equality candidates.”

HRC tells Towleroad it will be supporting Mark Dayton for governor as well as fund "pro-equality legislative candidates and pro-LGBT causes."

[Queerasfck]

We went to K-Mart instead of T* for our sundries today. We're making the sacrifice.

[SuperFemme]

Originally Posted by EzeeTiger

We went to K-Mart instead of T* for our sundries today. We're making the sacrifice.

Blue light specials are not as sleazy as Red light specials, no?

[Toughy]

Originally Posted by SuperFemme

Minnesota.

Help it go viral people, and share away!

I hope they had short sweet bullet point flyers to hand out to everyone in the store and had folks sticking those flyers under the wiper blades of every car in the parking lot.........

[Soon]

[chefhmboyrd]

my fuck target is up to 7

[Apocalipstic]

I loved Target, I am sad.

Yes, I had a nagging feeling in the back of my head that they were only marginally less evil that Wal-Mart, but I actually did like shopping at Target.

Fuckers!

[Apocalipstic]

Originally Posted by chefhmboyrd

my fuck target is up to 7

I think this may top my action at the wildest of my wild days. You win.