Ford pulls LR/Jag GLBT support due to American Family threat

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Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

The CEO of Ford could stand up at the next shareholder meeting and say "we've decided not to advertise in gay magazines because the AFA has convinced us that homosexuality is a sin and while we won't in any way prevent them from buying our cars, we will not be advertising to them directly. We thank the AFA for opening our eyes to this." and I would still feel the same way. I would disagree but not particularly care.

I do care. It's where the thinking of this sort of decision leads that makes me very concerned. Ford is the #2 car company in this country. And what if other big corporations follow suit? What if others pull their ads in gay pubs? That doesn't mean gays disappear. But that's what the AFA wants. So what's their next move then? Targeting Ford sponsoring gay events? Targeting Ford's gay employees? I find it imperative to stop the AFA's efforts with their first try at Ford. It worked with Microsoft. The employees there made the difference and Microsoft backed away from a bad decision concerning the gay community. Now that issue has disappeared. That's what I want for this one.

My question to the AFA is how does stopping Ford from advertising in gay publications protect America's families?