RMDave
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After receiving two emails today hyping PC's promotion which gives Best Buy gift cards out ... I went ballistic and send the following email to HQ:I am offended that Pampered Chef is working in any manner with Best Buy. Perhaps someone in the appropriate department ought to Google "Target+Boycott" and read what how both Target Stores and Best Buy have given (together) a quarter-of-a-million dollars which ended up purchasing advertising for a Homophobic candidate for governor of the State of Minnesota.Many of your consultants (both male and female, gay and straight) are displeased with Pampered Chef's promoting Best Buy and offering a promotion in conjunction with the less-than-honorable business.Very, very disappointed,Dave BartonFor my fellow "Cheffers", Consultants, Directors, et al: who don't know what I'm talking about, here's a bit of background:Target and Best Buy have made sizable donations ($150,000 and $100,000, respectively) to a Political Action Committee (PAC) that supports Republican Tom Emmer's bid to replace Tim Pawlenty as Minnesota governor. While Emmer is opposed to gay marriage, it is his support for an anti-gay Christian rock band that really rankles:You Can Run But You Cannot Hide*is fronted by a man named Bradlee Dean. And Tom Emmer is a buddy-buddy with Dean and his band. "These are nice people," Emmer said of the band, who have appeared at various Minnesota GOP functions, from statewide conventions to political candidate soirées.But here's what Bradlee Dean has said about LGBT people:"Muslims are calling for the executions of homosexuals in America. This just shows you they themselves are upholding the laws that are even in the Bible of the Judeo-Christian God, but they seem to be more moral than even the American Christians do, because these people are livid about enforcing their laws. They know homosexuality is an abomination," Dean previously said.This could be a textbook example of the tension between corporate influence and corporate public image. While the ability to make such large donations certainly increases the potential influence that a company can exert, it also ties them more closely to potential political liabilities. The Republicans' reputation for being "business friendly" must now be counterbalanced with some of their less-attractive social views. This is the flip side of the free speech argument, taking responsibility for what you say.
You are free to disagree with me on this issue, but I think HQ has made a move based on ignorance and insensitivity. Let HQ know your feelings on this matter.Thanks for taking the time to read this,Dave
You are free to disagree with me on this issue, but I think HQ has made a move based on ignorance and insensitivity. Let HQ know your feelings on this matter.Thanks for taking the time to read this,Dave
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