Target: No donations planned for gay groups

[WillParkinson]

Source: The Associated Press

Target: No donations planned for gay groups
By The Associated Press
08.17.2010 1:41pm EDT

(Minneapolis) Target Corp. said Monday it won’t give money to gay-friendly causes to quiet the uproar over a $150,000 donation that helped support a Minnesota governor candidate who opposes gay marriage.

The discount retailing giant said it was “best to wait” given the controversy stirred by its donation, which prompted Facebook calls for a boycott and scattered protests outside stores. An anti-boycott site also popped up on Facebook from conservatives supporting Target.

“We believe that it is impossible to avoid turning any further actions into a political issue and will use the benefit of time to make thoughtful, careful decisions on how best to move forward,” the company said in a statement.

In response, the Human Rights Campaign, a national gay rights group, said it will contribute $150,000 of its own money to political candidates in Minnesota who support gay marriage, including Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mark Dayton.

Read more: http://www.365gay.com/news/target-no-donations-planned-for-gay-groups/

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For those who missed it, also see http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2010/08/anti-target-flash-mob.html for an Anti-Target Flash Mob doing a Target song to Depeche Mode's People Are People.

[foxfeet]

1. foxfeet: No plans to spend any money at Target whatsoever.

[Luciferous]

3. same here

[myrna minx]

2. K&R Unbelievable.

[valerief]

4. Target, the new Wal-Mart. Blecch! nt

[Brickbat]

8. Target has ALWAYS been as bad as Wal-Mart. I'm hoping this action exposes them for who they really

are.

[DebbieCDC]

5. No more $$ for Target from this house

[obxhead]

6. hmmm I remember conservatives boycotting Target for being

a dirty commmie French corporation.

[SoapBox]

7. I'm so disappointed in Target...guess it is time for a BOYCOTT.

*sigh* SO disappointing.

http://pol.moveon.org/state/target/

[aquart]

9. No shopping planned at Target.

[davidinalameda]

10. I hope people who boycott Target take the time to write the company as well

they won't read them but sheer numbers might cause them to change their mind or at least appreciate how much business they're losing

[WillParkinson]

13. I wrote them...

Got a crappy reply back, but writing them and not shopping there again makes me feel better.

[SILVER__FOX52]

11. Fuck Target.

[David__77]

12. "Social issues" may become a powerful wedge between business and fascists.

The corporate interests obviously could care less about banning gay marriage or forced reproduction. They want profit and to destroy labor protections. We can skillfully split the corporate right from the "cultural" right. There is a natural difference that can be exploited to the utmost.

[quakerboy]

14. That only works if long as we are

willing to adopt their stance on corporate issues.