atheist-fire: For the record, I’m against bullying for any reason.
Well said, atheist-fire :)
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This is a slightly dickish post on my part, but I really don’t like TOMS.
For a long time I’m like “eh, they do good things with the One for One program, maybe I can justify buying them…?” but really hating their sudden über-trendiness with sorority girls around here — not to mention it’s hard for me to respect anyone who makes glitter shoes for adults.
Anyway, it looks like TOMS’s owner recently spoke at a Christian Focus on the Family (FOTF) event. FOTF is a group that is openly anti-homosexual and anti-choice. While the owner of TOMS is openly Christian, in the past has avoided such topics to focus on a more humanitarian approach. I can respect that — the idea that we can be different religions but still want to help those less fortunate. But now that he has aligned himself with a group of small-minded bigots, I will no longer be supporting TOMS products nor recommending them to my friends.
You don’t need to be “rewarded” with a pair of shoes to do good things for the world. Volunteer your time, donate resources or money, or find a reputable organization to hook yourself up with. Don’t support companies like TOMS who so blindly (or so they claim) buddy up with groups that are anti-human rights. It’s called hypocrisy and it doesn’t do well for business.
Just my two cents.
I don’t own any rainbow clothing, so I painted my nails in a mini-rainbow for the Pride Festival! We are home now, though. We didn’t stay long because it was a steady rain — but we saw the entire parade and walked around the park to see the vendors and drink some iced tea. There were so many lovely people… Happy Pride!
Presidential Proclamation: LGBT Pride Month
“NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim June 2011 as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month. I call upon the people of the United States to eliminate prejudice everywhere it exists, and to celebrate the great diversity of the American people.”
So this happened today.
I just saw a statistic that you can be legally fired in 29 states for being gay. My brain can barely handle this. I’m fuming. And something else — I LIVE IN ONE OF THOSE STATES. WHATTHEFUCKICANTEVEN.
Ohio Republicans ‘balance budget’ by banning legal protections for gay couples
With the passage of S.B. 5 by Senate Republicans in Ohio today, Republicans proclaimed:
“This is the first big step in restoring fiscal responsibility in Ohio.”Uh huh. Tucked in the bill is this little nugget:
Sec. 3101.01 of S.B. 5: … A marriage may only be entered into by one man and one woman. Any marriage between persons of the same sex is against the strong public policy of this state. Any marriage between persons of the same sex shall have no legal force or effect in this state and, if attempted to be entered into in this state, is void ab initio and shall not be recognized by this state. The recognition or extension by the state of the specific statutory benefits of a legal marriage to non-marital relationships between persons of the same sex or different sexes is against the strong public policy of this state. Any public act, record or judicial proceeding of this state, as defined in section 9.82 of the Revised Code, that extends the specific statutory benefits of legal marriage to non-marital relationships between persons of the same sex or different sexes is void.So along with union-busting, Ohio Republicans are saving money (and no doubt creating jobs) by stripping any kind of legal protections for gay couples. Fiscal responsibility, Republican-style. Otherwise known as bigotry.
Ohio. Ohio. Ohio. THE FUCK? This is my home. This is absurd. I read somewhere that we need 232,000 signatures to put this to a public vote in November. Does anyone know the validity of this statement?
(via stfuconservatives)
