I've posted a couple of times about the Christiannist onslaught and boycott effort against retailer JC Penney because (1) the company hired Ellen Degeneres as a spokeswoman and (2) because the company included a photo of two gay dads in the Father's Day catalog (see the image above). The haters are apoplectic because JC Penney acknowledges that gays exist and that we have family values too. Our family values, however, are not based on fear, self-inflicted ignorance and hatred of others who are different from ourselves. I have also encouraged LGBT consumers to spend their money at JC Penney as a way of saying "thank you" to the company for not knuckling under to the hate merchants and Christofascists.
Today I took my own advice and ran by the local JC Penney store before heading down the street to a 4th of July party at a neighbor's home that looks out across Hampton Roads harbor with a panoramic view of the harbor and the U.S. Navy Atlantic Fleet at the Norfolk Naval Base. JC Penney is not a high end designer stre, but I was able to find some nice things and left the store with five items that included some designer names at a great price. In fact, wore the Joseph Abboud shorts I bought to today's party.
We as a community need to support those who don't surrender to the demands of our enemies. I for one will continue to target my spending toward gay friendly companies and businesses.
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