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stupid human feuds
Palin Wins Battle In Letterman War
Oh good, the people looking to get David Letterman fired because they don't like his monologue (admittedly it is usually pretty hacky but that is part of the charm!) just cost him one (1) internet advertiser. More »
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By PareeneComment by Muggs Bigglesworth: And Jezebel's out there crucifying people for not caring. Now I don't know what to think! 11 Responses | Other threads
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boycotts
Ford Flack: Bill O'Reilly Is 'Hopelessly Pig-Headed'
Blogger Amanda Terkel exacted revenge on the O'Reilly Factor for stalking and ambushing her on a desolate Virginia street: She got UPS to stop advertising, and a Ford spokesman to trash the show. More » -
protests
Reverend Al Assails Post with Outrage
Rev. Al Sharpton, having no other plans for the day, just held a protest outside the New York Post's headquarters to protest Sean Delonas' monkey cartoon. It's more outrageous than Don Imus, sez the Rev! More »
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Comment by eatsshootsleaves: Okay, look, even though the cartoon was stupid, was there really any racial connotation? It was an obvious play on... 39 Responses | Other threads
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petitions
Stoners to Boycott Kellogg's, Until They Get High and Forget
Hah, it's funny because stoners get high, right? NORML sent out this outraged petition on behalf of hero swimmer Michael Phelps. More »
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By PareeneComment by friend_of_a_friend: This boycott is going to die a quick death once stoners realize that Kelloggs makes all of their favorite munchies:... 3 Responses | Other threads
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proposition 8
Will Hollywood's Gay Mafia Take Its Prop. 8 Anger Out on Sundance?
After a week of attention-getting protests against Proposition 8, gay activists and allies are ready for their next big target — and some, like blogger John Aravosis, are suggesting a boycott of the Sundance Film Festival. Sure, the Prop, 8-pushing Mormon Church has no direct ties to Sundance, but the Park City fest could be affected by a growing movement to boycott not just Mormon-owned enterprises but the entire, caffeine-fearing state of Utah in general. So, should Robert Redford be shaking in his stylish snow boots? We think not, for these reasons: More » -
the cinema
Promise To Boycott Tropic Thunder Kept
"Representatives of the Special Olympics, the National Down Syndrome Congress and the American Association of People With Disabilities are among those that said they would picket the movie, beginning with a screening Monday in Los Angeles." [Times, Previously]
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By Ryan TateComment by UnindictedCo-conspirator: There's a 900-foot poster of Robert Downey, Jr. in blackface hanging off Madison Square Garden and people are freaking out... more » | Other threads
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wrigley
Boycott Wrigley If You Ever Want To Hear Real Music Again
Deep down in our hearts, where we keep our darkest fears hidden, we knew this day would come: the day when you find out after the fact that a hit song is actually an advertisement. Let the tears of rage flow. Chris Brown is not the vessel of true love that you thought! When the R&B star sang "We can go anywhere, go anywhere/ But first, it's your chance, take my hand, come with me," he wasn't talking to you, girl; he was talking to your Wrigley's Doublemint gum. But the company is only revealing its sponsorship after Brown's song, "Forever," had become a top-10 hit. We don't want to appear as if we invest the music of Chris Brown with any meaning whatsoever; but now would be an appropriate time to begin boycotting Wrigley, if you would like to have the option of listening to songs that aren't sponsored by mega-corporations in the coming decade.
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Comment by PhilipZimbabwe: As a marketing whore, I say you're totally wrong. More product placements in more songs means more money. For me.... more » | Other threads
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staten island
'Guido' War
Staten Island—all of it!—is threatening to boycott Belmar, NJ because the mayor there made derogatory remarks about "guidos," the overtanned, hair-gelled, well-muscled gentlemen who I say are just fine, so that I don't get jumped next time I go to the gym. "The mayor should watch his f- - -ing mouth!" one Staten Island resident told the Post. Ha, right you are, my friend! Do you care to read the entire press release about this grievous insult from Staten Island Good Neighborhood Association president John "JE" Englebert, for some reason? Then click through and do so! [UPDATE: And a sample of the mayor's original gentle insults!]: More »
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Comment by dabree: @Richard: I used to work in Elizabeth (make yucky face and wrinkle nose) that had tons of SI parties and... more » | Other threads
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boycotts
Bloggers Stop Posting AP Stories to Fight AP's "Stop Posting Our Stories" Policy
As we reported last week, the Associated Press sent a copyright complaint to a harmless little left-wing news aggregating site demanding they remove posts that featured "39 to 79 words" of their precious, precious copy. Over the weekend, after outrage from various blogs, they retreated. But they're not giving up! Blogs will bow to them! They will set standards, and blogs will naturally decide to follow these standards on their own accord, because that's how bloggers act! More »
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By PareeneComment by it takes a lot to laugh: @CrankYank: Exactly - pick on some small blog (and a liberal one at that, hmmmmm). I'm still not convinced that... more » | Other threads
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marketing
Absolut Gay
Have you bought your Absolut Rainbow bottle yet? It's only available at Colette through July 1! It's "a tribute to support diversity and individual rights. The rainbow also stands for happiness and now for party...with Absolut!" Hey, the homosexual agenda is at least as scary as the Mexican takeover agenda. Where's the boycott? [via Selectism]
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Comment by Wortavious: Actually, they're selling it at Selfridges in London, too -- right next to the bottle that looks like and can... more » | Other threads
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jackie warner
Workout Star Called "Negative Icon"
Jackie Warner, the personal trainer star of Bravo's reality show Workout and popular fantasy girlfriend of straight women, is facing a fan backlash for acting rude on the show. They're calling for a boycott! Apparently she fired a guy named Peeler (rudely), and now she's being branded as a "negative icon to the gay community." Harsh! Shouldn't that type of forceful condemnation be reserved for, you know, Perez Hilton? [LA Rag Mag]
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Comment by DingoStoleMaBaybee: Listen, she and her assistant didn't know the lady she was commenting about had survived breast cancer! She never knew... more » | Other threads
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boycotts
Slutty Starbucks Logo Offends Crazies
"The Resistance," which describes itself as a "Christian Group" but, judging by its website, is more of a "Wacko Conspiracy Theory Group," has just launched a boycott of Starbucks. They object to the coffee chain's new retro-style logo, which features a mermaid who wantonly possesses boobies. They "might as well call themselves Slutbucks"! In the past, The Resistance has lobbied celebrities like Paris Hilton and Tom Cruise to change their "ridiculous" behavior. So their calls for action have clearly been huge failures thus far. The full, weird press release is below. More »
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Comment by mmejanvier: We were discussing this over on barista exchange. (It's like facebook for coffee geeks) And I'll say it again. Icthio-huminoid breasts do... more » | Other threads
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seal the borders
The Ignorant Announce Absolut Boycott
Global liquor conglomerates, take note: a hastily constructed website is calling for a boycott of Absolut. Run a humorous ad in Mexico and face financial ruin, Pernod Ricard corporation! "Absolut vodka is trying to sell liquor to Mexicans that aspire to control the Southwest United States," reveals boycott organizer William "Yosemite" Gheen. Now if he can only get Matt Sanchez on his side...Despite its insistence on spelling the company's name "Absolute," the website has already attracted more than 120 visits and nearly 7 comments. But its visual and documentary evidence of the brewing Mexican separatist movement that threatens American freedom may be its most powerful tool: More »
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Comment by YourGoldKeith: Suggested Alt-Titles: ABSOLUT AWFULABSOLUT BALLSYABSOLUT GOOSE more » | Other threads
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freaks and geeks
Darth Weinstein Relents, Geeks Stay Hungry as 'Fanboys' Saved From Hacky Death
After last weekend's flash of rebellion threatening to engulf parents' basements across America with smoldering dork rage, the Weinstein Company announced late Monday that it would in fact release the Star Wars-devotee dramedy Fanboys on DVD in both a cancer-subplot-free edit and the original, disease-of-the-geek version preferred by the angry fans at StopDarthWeinstein.com. But that's not enough for the fanboy offensive, who lashed out in protest yet again this morning: More » -
advertising
The Gays Are Still Buying Cars
Insane fundamentalist Christian group American Family Association has declared victory in a two-year boycott against Ford Motor Company and its "significant support of the homosexual agenda." This, despite the fact that Ford says it negotiated no settlement, and is still involved with groups that work in support of gay marriage [Mixed Media]. It's the "Declare victory and go home" strategy, apparently. The AFA is very opposed to any ads "aimed at the homosexual community specifically." Except maybe ads for [jokey regular product with a gay reputation—suggestions?]! But the truth is that auto ads targeting gays have been standard for quite a while now, in America and internationally. After the jump, some of the most obvious examples. More »
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Comment by judithvansteppes: @Knucklehead Babylon: Axe bodyspray is not gay, I am more offended by the suggestion that it could be than I am... more » | Other threads
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rants
Please Keep Our Dead Heroes Out Of Your Freaking Ads
There's nothing that will tear your heart out quicker than seeing one of your immortal heroes decide to sell out. Hearing the "conscious" rapper KRS-ONE declaring "The revolution is basketball" in a Nike ad back in the 90's was a particularly dark day for me. But at least living people havethe free will to decide to sell out. An even more despicable practice is waiting until an icon is dead, then pimping their image out to the highest bidder. Some responsibility falls on whoever licensed their image for commercial use. Some of it falls on us, the consumers, for making these campaigns financially worthwhile. But most of it falls on the damn ad people who co-opt someone's cool without their attendant philosophy. And now that Gonzo extraordinaire Hunter Thompson has popped up in a Converse ad, it's time for some serious boycott action. Some things just aren't right. Right?
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Comment by TomCruiseDiedforYourSins: @bangbangbonnie: or Steve & Edye, for that matter. more » | Other threads
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boycotts
CNN.com Headline Does Its Part To Further Erode Sino-Spielbergian Relations
Yesterday's surprise announcement that Steven Spielberg would not, in fact, be contributing to the Beijing summer games—having enacted the force genocide clause of his contract that allowed him to pull out if he found the host-country to be bankrolling a very unsportsmanlike systematic human slaughter—caused human rights groups the world over to sing the director's praises. (Amnesty International went so far as to issue a statement absolving the director "of all perceived misdeeds, including the last 7 minutes of War of the Worlds.") More » -
sex
Perverted Justice calls Google a corporate sex offender
Ah, those anti-pedophile hunters. How can anyone criticize them without coming off as a perv-lover? Let's try. More »
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By Nick DouglasComment by m-c: Actually Google do a very diligent job of removing pedophile websites from its search database. The issue PJ are ranting about... more » | Other threads
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