Cookie’s here LIVE, as in in person! We chat more about the Target Boycott or lack there of, and more. Oh, and Iced Coffee. You’ll understand.
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In the early 2000’s I worked for a big affiliate internet marketing company. I don’t recall the specific details, but I somehow wound up being sent to Dallas to participate in a pitch to Blockbuster in Dallas. They had the reputation for being “arrogant, ” but didn’t think too much about it as it was the Internet boom and a$$holes were
everywhere.
I flew down from Chicago and my boss from NYC. We sat in the reception area for about 30 minutes when the receptionist told us that the people we were to meet with were “too busy and to make another appointment.” We had just spent a couple of grand to get there and they didn’t even have the decency to step out of their office to tell us to hit the road? From that day on, I never set foot in Blockbuster store.
The funny thing is that I talked a friend out of investing in Red Box, yet every time I walk past one of their machines at the local supermarket, there is a line of soccer moms and their annoying spawn queueing up to rent the latests crap. Oops!
I was scanning through the iTunes podcasts and ran into your listings. Enjoyed your latest episode and checked out the last three shows. You have another fan.
- Email from Don RE: COL 127
Dear COL
I just listened to COL 127 (I know I’m way behind..sorry please don’t shoot me. It’s summertime and I was doing what any good ole Bear does : frolicking in the woods sort to speak BIG SMILE !!!)
In regards to the boycott and discrimination IMHO I have to respectfully disagree with Griff. While it’s true you can’t control human behavior all the time, at the same time one cannot deny that prejudicial behavior nor actions go unnoticed nor affected the people who are targeted.
While people and corporations know it’s not “politically incorrect” to be overtly prejudice, because they are more aware of their actions carry significant consequences (legal ramifications, bad publicity ..etc ), it doesn’t mean prejudice has disappeared. Because of awareness that such behaviors are deemed as wrong, prejudice has more covert (or underground). Sometimes this is demonstrated in certain catch phrases that are exercised in boorish, demeaning language or nuisances disguised under free speech that are blatantly ignorant. To me, the Tea Party are a great example of this, who hide their real racist agenda behind so called “political discourse,” or in the case of Target who proclaim ignorance for supporting a Homophobic Candidate just because they supported gay causes in the past and they should be forgiven due to this one blunder.
No wrong. It’s why I support the boycott. Target shouldn’t be allowed to claim ignorance just because they gave money to gay causes in the past. Don’t you think they do some research before they give money to an individual or group? How do you think their Queer Employees feel when they learn that the company they enjoy working for supports a Homophobe who if elected will take away their rights? Not to mention the anguish in having to defend the company position that goes counter to their own values and beliefs. It’s like how some people look at me and say I’m not prejudice, but (Insert any gender, racial, ethnic, sexual minority group..etc slur) or I can’t be a bigot cause most of my friends are (again insert any group); yet, you know where there true feelings lie because their actions already have betrayed them.
It’s why Target have to be called on it because they were wrong, and they know it. They are just to embrassed cause they got caught that’s all. Besides they should have known better because they supported us in the past. So why go off and support this canidate in the first place?
Keep up the good work guys!! You rock!!
Don
Toronto, Canada
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