Anti-Gay Group Slams JCPenney over Father’s Day Ad
Just a few months after anti-gay group One Million Moms launched a campaign to remove Ellen DeGeneres as JCPenney’s spokesperson because of her sexual orientation, the group is boycotting the department store over a new ad featuring a same-sex couple. The Father’s Day ad shows real-life dads Todd Koch and Cooper Smith playing with their children, Claire and Mason. The ad reads:
“First Pals: What makes Dad so cool? He’s the swim coach, tent maker, best friend, bike fixer and hug giver — all rolled into one. Or two.”
One Million Moms, part of the American Family Association, complained that JCPenney was “continuing on the same path of promoting sin” with this new ad, and recommended their supporters write “Refused … Return to sender” on their JCPenney catalog when it arrives. They also advised members to close their JCPenney accounts and talk to their local-store manager about their concerns....
I used to love JCPenneys--but decided to abandon this wicked store when they first announced Ellen as spokesperson. I had a strong feeling that it would come to this and more. I called their headquarters and told them that they were wrong also. It fell on deaf ears. I'm through with them. As someone commented, there are other stores to shop at with a sense of the right family values.
CAS wrote: I think this will hurt JCP's already sagging sales... I'll make an effort to avoid them now. And I don't think they're cool enough for the typical LGBT? and metro hipster types.
I agree with you....I don't shop there and the metro hipster types don't either. It's the mainstream "christian" who compartmentalizes their life and rationalizes shopping there that keeps them in business.
I think this will hurt JCP's already sagging sales... I'll make an effort to avoid them now. And I don't think they're cool enough for the typical LGBT? and metro hipster types.
Rev. Colin Mercer | 11/19/2012
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