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Originally Posted by Alex Stroup
I find it odd that I might care about the politics, race, hobbies, etc., of the person who owns the diner down the road...
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That's a subject I'm personally conflicted on. Part of me says, "Who cares, it's the product that matters,"* but another part of me says, "Do I want them to be supported by my money if it's owned by a Nazi who'd rather I were dead?" I honestly haven't come to terms with a universal answer for myself. My feelings tend to change based on the size of the company (under the nebulous theory of, the smaller the company is, the closer to my money said theoretical Nazi owner is). So I do understand somewhat the boycott motivation.
I still contend that the AFA boycott turned into a convenient way for Ford to pass off gay-pandering as amazing altruistic community support, and allowed them to continue to hide their gay targeted advertising away from the "public" ("public" in quotes to indicate how inane it is to separate "gay" from "public") eye.
*Actually, a better measure might be, "Who cares, it's how they treat me personally that matters."