Kraft, Harris Bank hit for Gay Games support

[apnu]

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By Lorene Yue
Tribune staff reporter
Published June 6, 2005

Two conservative Christian groups are attacking two prominent businesses for taking a high-profile role in the 2006 Gay Games in Chicago.

The American Family Association of Tupelo, Miss., and the Illinois Family Institute of Glen Ellyn are sharply criticizing Kraft Foods Inc. and Harris Bank for each contributing $25,000 to the athletic competition and now want the companies to take a less visible role by removing logos and banners from the event.

"We don't think this is something a big corporation should get behind," said Peter LaBarbera, executive director of Illinois Family Institute, which says it promotes family values.
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[BR_Parkway]

1. We don't think big corporations should listen to hate groups masking

themselves as being benefical to anyone outside of their own, warped world view.

[apnu]

2. you can visit kraft.com and harrisbank.com to voice support

Corporations need to be told when they do good things as well as the bad.

Voice your support for Kraft and Harris Bank for standing up to the Reich Wing!

[gratuitous]

3. Good point

And Kraft and Harris Bank should decline to listen to bigots who tell them that their bottom line will suffer if they don't hate the right folks.

[apnu]

5. some how i don't think it will work

Imagine all those SBC gatherings without the requisite Jello salad! Oh the horror!

</sarcasm>

[wtbymark]

4. when i first heard of this

i emailed Kraft and basically said don't listen to the fundies please.

[apnu]

7. Good job! (n/t)

[davidinalameda]

10. this isn't a new story

it's been going on for the past few weeks now and people have been writing Kraft--I know that I have--in support.

[Anarcho-Socialist]

13. Here is a feedback form for Kraft

http://www.kraftfoods.com/main.aspx?m=contact_us/cu_form2&age=4&coppa=False&prod=True&sub=28

[Bill McBlueState]

6. funny

"When you look at all the Kraft commercials, they all revolve around family and children," Sharp said. "Now if I go buy Kraft mac and cheese, I'll know that part of my dollar is going to sponsor Olympic-type games for men that have sex together."

!

For some reason, that quote really cracks me up. "Men that have sex together" -- goodness, no!

[BR_Parkway]

12. So, now it's Cheese & Canoodling? Works for me.

[Catfight]

8. Yummy, I love my gay mac and cheese! Let the fundiefreaks eat

the store brand. Does anything kind come out of the American Taliban Association?

[Betsy Ross]

9. Harris Contact

The most generic email link to Harris that I found was http://www.theharris.com/contact_us/contact_us.asp

Message sent: This seemed to be the best email address to send Harris a note of appreciation for supporting the Gay Games. Do not cave to fundamentalist groups asking you to withhold sponsorship.

[madrchsod]

11. what the fuck

yesterday i found out that gays drive--i wondered what was next now this-gays eat food and have money...my god when will this stop!!!!!!

oh by the way this scumbag outfit- ifi- founder got nailed for racial profiling in his survey business...kinda figures doesn`t it....

[murielm99]

15. Got a link for that?

I need to nail a fundie with it -- a fundie who agrees with the boycott.

[apnu]

14. After lunch bump (n/t)

[Zhade]

16. I'm uncomfortable with them taking money from cigarette moguls.

(For those who don't know, Kraft is owned by Philip-Morris, now known as Altria.)