tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31402520.post3484323813637027785..comments2023-10-24T04:43:53.179-04:00Comments on KGMom Musings: The BoycottKGMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05165941950953938943noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31402520.post-48599129351184015862016-05-01T07:56:55.554-04:002016-05-01T07:56:55.554-04:00Good for Target. I am embarrassed to say that my ...Good for Target. I am embarrassed to say that my Home State is North Carolina. Our governor is taking us back to the way it was when I moved here in 1978 ... the hatred and bias is palpable.Ginniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12749133391349265563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31402520.post-81605437889598633322016-04-29T06:03:16.334-04:002016-04-29T06:03:16.334-04:00Like everything else going on that seems so insane...Like everything else going on that seems so insane, this is yet one more instance of "us vs them" and the fear it instills in people. It's the entire platform of the Trump campaign, and more likely WHY this debate is even happening right now. FEAR. Plain and simple. Loss of perceived control. Loss of majority. It's simply a knee jerk reaction to not being able to stop progressive, inclusive thought in this country. Kudos to Target and Kroger and all those businesses who publicly state that they want to have ALL their customers comfortable and will do what they have to do in order to accommodate that. Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14057094040409159429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31402520.post-5991160470116978362016-04-28T15:53:24.175-04:002016-04-28T15:53:24.175-04:00I admit to being puzzled by the laws and the contr...I admit to being puzzled by the laws and the controversy surrounding bathrooms and transgendered people. I have wondered, could public places have men's rooms, women's rooms, and then a room with the sign in your picture showing either. Make the third room a private room, like family bathrooms at the airport are. One church where I preach regularly has two bathrooms (we call them washrooms) upstairs -- both with a sign of a man and of a woman, and both able to be locked with one person in them. Downstairs are more traditional men's and women's rooms.<br /><br />My difficulty is fairly simple. I wonder, isn't there a compromise that we can use even before we all agree on what's going on with "transgendered"? Do we have to finish the debate before we can use the bathroom again?Climenheisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01989459133238230712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31402520.post-84740150840004577472016-04-28T15:04:59.749-04:002016-04-28T15:04:59.749-04:00I too participated in the Nestle boycott many year...I too participated in the Nestle boycott many years ago, but as you say, it was difficult to do (except for not buying obvious Nestle products like chocolate bars, etc.) because of the many company tentacles that one is usually not aware of. As an aside, but related to the formula issue, I was interested in the most recent episode of "Call the Midwife" (PBS) in which the wonders of formula were being touted in poor areas of London in 1961. The downside of assuming that all women can breastfeed successfully was explored, but there was also healthy skepticism of accepting without question that formula is better than breast milk, which was the impression that companies like Nestle tended to give.<br /><br />And I too will not be participating in the Target boycott for pretty much the same reasons. The whole bathroom controversy is stupid, to say the least (not to mention discriminatory and mean-spirited). As someone pointed out, wouldn't it be more upsetting and confusing for Caitlyn Jenner to show up in the men's room than the women's? <br /><br />As with so many things these days, I am also left speechless and sputtering!Harriethttp://harrietbicksler.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31402520.post-124688272152616112016-04-28T14:57:18.923-04:002016-04-28T14:57:18.923-04:00Target didn't make it in Canada, but good for ...Target didn't make it in Canada, but good for them for standing up in the face of lunacy. In fact, I think people should consider making a conscious effort to shop at Target even more.Anvilcloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07974744042579564912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31402520.post-60369369305134524312016-04-28T14:30:57.600-04:002016-04-28T14:30:57.600-04:00During the grape boycott I lived in a part of the ...During the grape boycott I lived in a part of the country where grapes weren't grown, but there were still issues of exploiting migrant labor. My community of faith was all about seeking justice for those being exploited, and I even recall writing a letter to the governor to state my well-formed, eight-year old views! I boycotted Nestle, too. And if I recall, part of the issue was that women were diluting the formula to make it go farther, thereby diminishing the nutritional value that led to infant deaths. Corporate malfeasance abounded!<br /><br />I don't shop often at Target (just not convenient), but I am inclined to support businesses that respect the dignity and safety of all persons. The maligning of the transgendered community makes me heartsick, and the misinformed and uniformed hysteria makes me cringe. altar egohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11564052536173244610noreply@blogger.com