Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<J.C. Penney is turning its back on One Million Moms, a group which called for the retailer to dump talk show host Ellen DeGeneres as its national spokeswoman because she is gay. In an emailed statement to Yahoo! Shine on Friday, J.C. Penney confirmed it "stands behind its partnership with Ellen DeGeneres.">> Source: <a href="http://entertainment.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/02/03/10311724-jc-penney-stands-behind-ellen-degeneres" target="_blank">http://entertainment.msnbc.msn...egeneres</a> It's about time that companies started to stand up to ridiculous demands from the far-right. Gonna have to do me some shopping at JC Penney!
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Was happy to see this, too. I knew this outfit was an offshoot of the "American Family Association" (which tells you about all you need to know), but apparently, despite their grandiose name, they really should call themselves "six or seven moms with lots of AFA funding and ability to make a loud stink in the media as a result," because that's essentially who they are.
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb I wish super markets had stood up to them over the Schweddy Balls ice cream debacle. Good for Penny's.
Originally Posted By mawnck GOOD! For Penneys. Although I'm afraid I've gotta side with the Moms and the supermarkets on the ice cream thing. As causes go, gay acceptance > 5th-grader potty humor.
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb That's true, but I'd like those busy bodies of my bed room AND my kitchen. Besides my super market had a B&J's flavor with a name like Mother Fluffer, so it seems silly they pulled the SB flavor. All because a bunch of clucking chickens didn't like the name.
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost You have to realize that B & J is a company that is very sensitive to the public because they don't want to be offensive. Apparently the flavor you mentioned didn't get any negative feedback where SB did. Both were introduced as humorous names...only one drew any complaints. They built there business and reputation on being concerned about social agenda's. That said...it is still a shame the a group of humorless old hags can so quickly influence what the rest of us might like or dislike. If we were offended all we had to do was not buy it and it would be gone very quickly and join the graveyard of deceased flavors just outside the factory.
Originally Posted By hopemax Actually, they changed the name of that one too. It used to be Clusterfluff, and then I noticed it was changed to "What a Cluster."
Originally Posted By skinnerbox The whole Schweddy Balls debacle was pathetic. I'm really sorry that the stores and B&J didn't stand up and defend the ice cream name, given that it represents one of the best SNL skits of all time. "No one can resist my Schweddy balls." 8^D
Originally Posted By MissCandice Yay for JCP. I'd hate to stop shopping at the only store that I have a credit card for.
Originally Posted By mawnck >>given that it represents one of the best SNL skits of all time.<< Uh ... wow. One heckuva show, that SNL.
Originally Posted By DyGDisney As a Christian this type of garbage really bothers me. All it does is draw more negativity toward Christians, promoting hate instead of compassion and grace...I wish these crazies would just go away. Why do they care so much about JCPenney's spokesperson...what about Cover Girl? Who cares about her sexual orientation anyway. I doubt that JCPenney will lose much business due to this, and they will in fact gain business with their new pricing policy.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip AFA/Million Moms made a bad tactical error when they decided to go after Ellen. People of ALL political viewpoints LOVE her. Many people opposed to gay marriage STILL love Ellen and are willing to look past the issue. Now if they went after a spokesperson like Rosie O'Donnell they might have had more luck! LOL
Originally Posted By mele I'm torn...I'm really mad at JCP for that obnoxious screaming commercial* but I love Ellen, and the fact they stood by her, totally negates the irritation factor. I really despise these OMM women. The world is not a better place with them in it.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder "given that it represents one of the best SNL skits of all time" Proving yet again that humor is subjective.
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 Wow, going after Ellen is so 1997...don't they have better things to do? I'm glad JCP stuck to it's guns and told them "No". I wish other companies had that much backbone. It seems lately, that these large companies are so skittish, and pander to the crazies. It's good to see one stand up to them.
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost ^^^^I so agree. It is way past the time for all the stupid to stop. I wouldn't care if Ellen were married to a groundhog, I like her for her comedy not whatever she does during her private life. I do wonder, however, how she got to be a spokeswoman for Cover Girl. She is a very nice looking woman, but with so many models out there starving themselves to be attractive...how did she get the job? I'm glad she did, but it remains a mystery to me.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder I think Cover Girl was hoping for free publicity, any publicity, and people just shrugged their shoulders instead.
Originally Posted By skinnerbox Ellen is in her fifties now. The particular Cover Girl makeup she's advertising is their "Age Defying" line, targeted specifically towards aging women and their specific needs to minimize lines and wrinkles. Picking Ellen was a smart choice. Middle-aged women, for the most part, like Ellen. Only the right wing conservatives like One Million Moms despise her. And Cover Girl has no worries about catering to that particular demographic, since so many of them are still based in the southern states where the home-based sales of cosmetics like Mary Kay and Avon still command a significant chunk of the business.
