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Old 03-14-2006   #1 (permalink)
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Anti-gay group boycotts Ford

Although I'm not a Ford fan, I have to say that I'm glad they are standing up to the AFA.

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Re: Anti-gay group boycotts Ford

me too, i think that gays are nasty. but i can't judge anyone-it's not my place to. i personally think that it's wrong but they make their own choices and will be judged for that one day.

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Re: Anti-gay group boycotts Ford

Didn't the AFA boycott Disney for a while? That worked out well for them, I see.

Oh well, good for the AFA for exercising their right to speak out, and good for Ford for exercising their right to say "Whatever."

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good for the AFA for exercising their right to speak out, and good for Ford for exercising their right to say "Whatever."
Exactly. I agree.

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Re: Anti-gay group boycotts Ford

Thanks for the article. Its good that they are taking a stand. I wonder if it will do any good.

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Re: Anti-gay group boycotts Ford

Very interesting.. I'm not going to judge either its not my place as for disney world nah it really didn't do much good you just... too bad.. but whatever










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Re: Anti-gay group boycotts Ford

Ten bucks says that when the AFA started making a stink about the advertisements a few months ago, Ford had their marketing executives figure how many homosexual buyers they were gaining from the ads as opposed to how many AFA members they could potentially lose because of the ads, and found that they would receive a higher profit from running the ads and taking the hit from the AFA. These are business people, after all. The bottom line is what counts.

My question is: why is the boycott limited to one year? If an AFA member already owns a Ford, are they supposed to sell it?

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Re: Anti-gay group boycotts Ford

Here's the flip side...this is AFA's letter or response....

Ford Motor Company will continue funding homosexual groups which are pushing homosexual marriage.

Ford had agreed to stop funding the groups in a meeting with AFA on Nov. 28. But when confronted by a group of homosexual leaders about the decision, Ford reneged on the agreement with AFA and announced they would continue their funding.

For the past three months, AFA has been trying to get Ford to honor their agreement but Ford has refused.

The homosexual groups are very dedicated to their cause. They are urging their supporters to buy a Ford product to prove to Ford and America that Americans support homosexual marriage. The success of the boycott will depend on whether or not pro-family individuals are as dedicated to their cause as the homosexuals are to theirs. If pro-family individuals fail to respond with the same commitment as the homosexuals, homosexual marriage will be given a huge boost.

Ford's support for homosexual marriage was summed up by Thomas Anderson, a vice-president with Ford's Volvo division: "For us, it was very natural to address gay families. We're targeting people with modern day values. It's a value set and the Volvo-minded consumer is very diverse. 'Family' is much more than the traditional family."

Here is what the Detroit Free Press said about Ford: "Ford Motor Company, led by Chairman Bill Ford, donates hundreds of thousands of dollars to homosexual groups, sponsors gay pride parades and holds mandatory diversity training for employees..."

Pro-Family organizations endorsing the boycott of Ford include:

American Family Association
Center for Reclaiming America
Citizens for Community Values
Vision America
Free Market Foundation
WIN Family Services
Liberty Counsel
CatholicVote.org
Point of View Radio
Coalitions for America
Mayday for Marriage
RealMarriage.org
Judeo-Christian Council
Constituent Voice
Faith2Action
Coalition for Marriage and Family
ConservativeHQ.com
Tradition, Family, Property, Inc.
National Association of Marriage Enhancement
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Re: Anti-gay group boycotts Ford

Wow there are statitics on how many gays have Fords? I must have missed that lil box on my credit app...As for AFA Members selling their Fords..I'm looking for an Expedition let me know!

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I had a friend majoring in marketing that as part of her internship with a certain company did telephone polling about the age, race, gender, sexual orientation, hair color, income, geographic location, hobbies, occupation and even favorite color of past buyers to figure out how to market to them in the future. Creepy, huh?

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